Glow (Al Jarreau album)

Glow
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	June 15, 1976
Recorded	February 1976 – May 1976
Studio	Sound Labs (Hollywood) Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	R&B jazz soft rock
Length	36:15
Label	Reprise[1]
Producer	Tommy LiPuma, Al Schmitt
Al Jarreau chronology
We Got By (1975) Glow (1976) Look to the Rainbow (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Glow is the second solo album by Al Jarreau, released in 1976.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Al Jarreau except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	Leon Russell	4:30
2.	"Your Song"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	5:38
3.	"Água de Beber"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes	3:57
4.	"Have You Seen The Child"		3:48
5.	"Hold on Me"		1:47
6.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	4:49
7.	"Somebody's Watching You"	Sylvester Stewart	3:48
8.	"Milwaukee"		4:57
9.	"Glow"		5:07

Personnel

• Al Jarreau – vocals, effects (5)
• Tom Canning – electric piano (1–4, 6–9)
• Larry Nash – synthesizers (1, 7), ARP String Ensemble (1)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (2, 6), organ (4)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (1–4, 6–9)
• Wilton Felder – bass (1, 3, 4)
• Willie Weeks – bass (2, 6, 7, 9)
• Paul Stallworth – bass (8)
• Joe Correro – drums (1–4, 6–9)
• Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3), tambourine (4)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (6–9)
• Nick DeCaro – vocal arrangements (1)
• Dale Oehler – string and synthesizer arrangements, conductor

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
• Don Henderson – assistant engineer
• Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Noel Newbolt – production assistant
• Calbalka Studio – art direction, design
• Moshe Brahka – photography
• Susan Jarreau – photography
• Patrick Rains – management

Charts

Glow peaked at #132 and #30 on the Billboard 200 on the Soul LP charts respectively.[5]

The only single to be released and make the charts was "Rainbow in Your Eyes" reaching number 92 on the R&B charts.[6]

Album

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	132
US R&B/Soul	30

Charting singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions[7]
		US R&B
1976	"Rainbow in Your Eyes"	92

Production

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt
• Production Assistant – Noel Newbolt
• Engineer – Al Schmitt
• Assistant Engineers – Don Henderson and Linda Tyler
• Recorded at Capitol Studios and Sound Labs (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Capitol Studios.
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Design – John Calbaka
• Photography – Moshe Brakha and Susan Jarreau
• Management – Patrick Rains

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 582.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 361–362.
4. All Music Guide
5. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
6. "Al Jarreau music". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
7. "Al Jarreau – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard.