3 (Stanley Clarke and George Duke album)

3 is the third collaborative album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke released in 1990 on Epic Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[3]

3
Studio album by Stanley Clarke & George Duke
Released	June 12, 1990
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA) Le Gonks West Benedict Canyon Studios
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	46:20
Label	Epic
Producer	George Duke Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke & George Duke chronology
The Clarke/Duke Project II (1983) 3 (1990) The Clarke/Duke Project Volumes I, II & III (compilation) (2010)
Stanley Clarke chronology
If This Bass Could Only Talk (1988) 3 (1990) Passenger 57 (soundtrack) (1992)
George Duke chronology
Night After Night (1989) 3 (1990) Snapshot (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Overview

Artists such as Gerald Alston, Rahsaan Patterson, West Coast hip hop group Above The Law and Philip Bailey, Phil Perry, Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Osborne appeared on the album. As well other artists like Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, George Bohanon, Brandon Fields, Wayne Shorter, Robert Brookins, Joe Henderson, Kirk Whalum, and drummer Dennis Chambers featured on the LP.[2]

Singles

The cover of Parliament-Funkadelic's "Mothership Connection" was released as a 12" single. George Clinton was starring in the music video.[4]

"Lady" was released as promotional single and as 7" single along with "Find Out Who You Are".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Pit Bulls (An Endangered Species)"		George Duke Stanley Clarke	4:15
2.	"Oh Oh"		George Duke Stanley Clarke Robert Brookins	4:58
3.	"No Place to Hide" (featuring Rahsaan Patterson & Above The Law)	George Duke Gregory Hutchison Larry Goodman	Stanley Clarke	5:02
4.	"Somebody Else"		George Duke	5:27
5.	"Mothership Connection"		Bernie Worrell Bootsy Collins George Clinton	5:10
6.	"Right by My Side" (featuring Gerald Alston)	Stanley Clarke Dennis Matkosky	Stanley Clarke	5:11
7.	"From the Deepest Corner of My Heart"		Stanley Clarke	1:17
8.	"Lady"		George Duke	4:21
9.	"Find Out Who You Are"		Stanley Clarke	4:38
10.	"Quiet Time"		George Duke	1:03
11.	"Finger Prints"		George Duke Stanley Clarke	3:48
12.	"Atlanta"		George Duke	1:09
Total length:				46:20

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Personnel

Primary artists

• George Duke – keyboards (tracks: 1-6, 8-9, 11), synthesizer (tracks: 7, 10, 12), vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), lyrics (track 2), lead vocals (tracks: 4, 8), producer
• Stanley Clarke – bass (tracks: 1-9, 11-12), keyboards (track 3), vocals (track 5), lyrics (track 6), lead vocals (track 9), producer

Vocalists

• Rahsaan Patterson – lead vocals (track 3)
• Gerald Alston – lead vocals (track 6)
• Gregory Fernan Hutchison – lyrics & rap vocals (track 3)
• Philip Eugene Perry – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3)
• Carl Carwell – vocals (tracks: 4, 5, 9), backing vocals (track 3)
• Howard Hewett, Jr. – vocals (track 2)
• Jeffrey Linton Osborne – vocals (track 2)
• Roy Galloway – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3)
• James Earl Gilstrap – vocals (track 4), backing vocals (track 3)
• Darrell Cox – vocals (track 5)
• Philip Irvin Bailey – vocals (track 5)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – vocals (track 5)
• Larry Goodman – rap lyrics (track 3)
• Dennis Matkosky – lyrics (track 6)

Instrumentalists

• Dennis Milton Chambers – drums (tracks: 1-3, 5-6, 8-9, 11), hi-hats (track 4)
• Robert Brookins – keyboards (track 2)
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (track 5)
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (track 5)
• George Roland Bohanon, Jr. – trombone (track 5)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (track 5)
• Michael Landau – guitar (track 6)
• Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (track 9)
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (track 9)
• Rayford Griffin – drums (track 11)
• Buell Neidlinger – double bass
• Dorothy Remsen – harp
• Earl Madison – cello
• Steve Erdody – cello
• Ronald Cooper – cello
• Douglas L. Davis – cello
• Dan Neufeld – viola
• Miriam Meyer – viola
• Marilyn Baker – viola
• Carole Mukogawa – viola
• Mihail Zinovyev – viola
• Samuel Boghossian – viola
• Bill Hybel – violin
• Neal Laite – violin
• Murray Adler – violin
• Israel Baker – violin
• Endre Granat – violin
• Brenton Banks – violin
• Reginald Hill – violin
• Michael Ferril – violin
• Mitchell Newman – violin
• Armen Garabedian – violin
• Claudia Parducci – violin
• Anatoly Rosinsky – violin
• Alexander Horvath – violin
• Franklyn D'Antonio – violin
• George Del Barrio – conducting

Technicals Erik Zobler – mixing & recording Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks: 3, 6) Kevin Fisher – additional engineering Steve Sykes – additional engineering Dan Humann – additional engineering David Rideau – additional engineering Steve Holroyd – additional engineering Bernie Grundman – mastering Linda McClary – production coordinator

Additional Chris Cuffaro – photography Mary Maurer – art direction Nancy Donald – art direction

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Chart history

Year	Chart	Peak position
1990	US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums	7[3]
	US Billboard Top Soul Albums	52

References

1. S. Ginell, Richard. "Stanley Clarke and George Duke: 3". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Stanley Clarke and George Duke: 3. Epic Records. 1990.
3. "George Duke and Stanley Clarke: 3 (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. ClarkeDukeVEVO (2018-03-15), Stanley Clarke, George Duke - Mothership Connection, retrieved 2018-08-27