Sportin' Life (Weather Report album)

Sportin' Life is the fifteenth studio album by Weather Report, released in 1985. Although featuring many more vocal performances than any of their previous albums, words are rare and most vocals are chants from Bobby McFerrin or Carl Anderson. The album is named after a character from Porgy and Bess.

Sportin' Life
Studio album by
Weather Report
ReleasedMarch 1985
GenreJazz fusion
Length39:09
LabelColumbia
ProducerJoe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter
Weather Report chronology
Domino Theory
(1984)		 Sportin' Life
(1985)		 This is This!
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul; except where indicated

  1. "Corner Pocket" – 5:46
  2. "Indiscretions" – 4:05
  3. "Hot Cargo" – 4:41
  4. "Confians" (Mino Cinelu) – 5:07
  5. "Pearl On the Half Shell" (Wayne Shorter) – 4:06
  6. "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 6:29
  7. "Face on the Barroom Floor" (Wayne Shorter) – 3:59
  8. "Ice-Pick Willy" – 5:00

Personnel
Weather Report
  • Josef Zawinul – keyboards
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophones
  • Omar Hakim – drums, background vocals on "Confians"
  • Victor Bailey – bass, background vocals on "Confians"
  • Mino Cinélu – percussion, lead vocal and acoustic guitar on "Confians"
Additional musicians
  • Bobby McFerrin – vocalist (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8)
  • Carl Anderson – vocalist (tracks 1, 3, 8)
  • Dee Dee Bellson – vocalist (tracks 1, 3, 8)
  • Alfie Silas – voice (tracks 1, 3, 8)
Technical
  • Howard Siegel - engineer
  • Tony Lane, Nancy Donald - art direction
  • Jerry McDonald - album artwork
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References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Sportin' Life - Weather Report | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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