Tomorrow Today

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Tomorrow Today
Studio album by Al Jarreau
Released	March 7, 2000
Genre	Vocal jazz R&B
Length	49:28
Label	GRP
Producer	Bill Darlington (Exec.), Paul Brown, Barry J. Eastmond
Al Jarreau chronology
Tenderness (1994) Tomorrow Today (2000) All I Got (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Tomorrow Today is a studio album by Al Jarreau issued in 2000 by GRP Records.[2] The album rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[3]

Overview

Artists such as Boney James and Vanessa Williams are featured.

Jarreau covered The Crusaders Puddit (Put It Where You Want It) upon the album.[4]

Singles

"It's How You Say It" rose to No. 14 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Just to Be Loved"	Bill Champlin, Greg Mathieson, Al Jarreau	4:18
2.	"Let Me Love You"	John Stoddart, Paul Brown	4:41
3.	"In My Music"	Paul Brown, David Woods	4:05
4.	"Through It All"	Paul Brown, Steve Harvey	4:30
5.	"Tomorrow Today"	Al Jarreau, Fred Ravel	4:41
6.	"Flame"	Andrew Ford, Al Jarreau	5:31
7.	"Something That You Said"	Al Jarreau, Joe Zawinul	5:57
8.	"Last Night"	Steve Dubin, Andrea Martin	3:48
9.	"God's Gift to the World" (Duet With Vanessa Williams)	Mike Himelstein, Terry Sampson	4:28
10.	"It's How You Say It"	Barry J. Eastmond, Al Jarreau	4:45
11.	"Puddit"	Al Jarreau, Joe Sample	2:44

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Personnel

• Lead vocals – Al Jarreau (all tracks), Vanessa Williams (track 9)
• Keyboards – Phil Davis, Barry J. Eastmond, Tim Heintz, Jerry Hey, Randy Kerber, Greg Mathieson, Freddie Ravel, Dan Shea, John Stoddart and Larry Williams
• Guitars – Ross Bolton, Phil Hamilton, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Landau and Tony Maiden
• Bass – Alex Al, Jimmy Johnson and Chris Walker
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Percussion – Luis Conte and Paulinho da Costa
• Harmonica – Tollak Ollestad
• Saxophones – Larry Williams, Boney James (solo on track 2)
• Trombone – Bill Reichenbach Jr.
• Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Rick Braun (solo on track 7)
• Backing vocals – Sarah Brown, Reggie Burrell, Sue Ann Carwell, Bill Champlin, Josephine James, Ryan Jarreau, Susan Jarreau, Kevyn Lettau, Mindy Stein, Donna Taylor and Phyllis Yvonne Williams

Production

• Paul Brown – producer (Tracks 1–9 & 11)
• Barry J. Eastmond – producer (Track 10)
• Bill Darlington – executive producer
• Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
• Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Hollis King – art direction, design
• Albert Sanchez – photography

References

1. "Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today. GRP Records. 2000.
3. "Al Jarreau: Tomorrow Today (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
4. "Puddit (Put It Where You Want It) by Al Jarreau". secondhandsongs.com.
5. "Al Jarreau: It's How You Say It (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.