Two Eyes

Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.[2] The album got to No. 16 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[3]

Two Eyes
Studio album by Brenda Russell
Released	May 1983
Recorded	July - December 1982 at Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) Lion Share Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Genre	R&B pop dance
Length	34:09
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Brenda Russell chronology
Love Life (1981) Two Eyes (1983) Get Here (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Overview

Artists such as Michael McDonald, Rita Coolidge, Stevie Wonder, Pattie Brooks, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Patrice Rushen and Al Jarreau appeared on the album.[2]

In 1990, singer Lalah Hathaway covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her self-titled debut album. Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with Snarky Puppy did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category. [4]

Track listing

1. "I Want Love To Find Me" (Brenda Russell, Bill LaBounty) – 3:02
2. "It's Something" (Brenda Russell, David Foster) – 3:31
3. "Hello People" (Brenda Russell, Michael McDonald) – 3:24
4. "Two Eyes" (Brenda Russell) – 3:16
5. "Stay Close" (Brenda Russell, Don Grusin) – 4:25
6. "Jarreau" (Brenda Russell) – 3:13
7. "New York Bars" (Brenda Russell) – 4:04
8. "I'll See You Again" (Brenda Russell) – 4:20
9. "Look Down, Young Soldier" (Brenda Russell) – 4:40

Personnel

• Brenda Russell – lead and backing vocals
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
• David Foster – keyboards
• Leon Pendarvis – keyboards
• Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (3), LinnDrum programming (3), backing vocals (3)
• Dean Parks – guitar
• David Williams – guitar
• Caleb Quaye – guitar (8)
• Nathan East – bass
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (8)
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
• Larry Williams – saxophone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Backing vocals on "Look Down, Young Soldier" – Pattie Brooks, Rita Coolidge, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, Joe Esposito, Donny Gerrard, James Ingram, Al Jarreau, David Lasley, Patrice Rushen and Leon Ware

Production

• Producer – Tommy LiPuma
• Executive Producers – David Nathan and Paul Tarnopol
• Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt
• Creative Director – Rich Kamerman

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1983	UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums[3]	16

References

1. "Brenda Russell: Two Eyes". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Brenda Russell: Two Eyes. Warner Bros. Records. May 1983.
3. "Top British Soul Albums". No. 384. Blues & Soul. June 28, 1983. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
4. "Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.