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| Released | August 3, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Boney James, Greg Smith, Paul Brown, Gerald McCauley | |||
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Pure is the ninth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 2004.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pure" | Boney James, Phil Davis | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Better With Time" (featuring Bilal) | James, Phillip Jackson, Rex Rideout | 5:26 |
| 3. | "2:01 A.M." | James, Greg Smith | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Stone Groove" (featuring Joe Sample) | James, Darrell Smith | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Appreciate" (featuring Debi Nova) | James | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Here She Comes" | James, Leon Bisquera | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Break of Dawn" (featuring Dwele) | James, Johnny Britt, Andwele Gardner | 4:49 |
| 8. | "It's On" | James, Britt | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Thinkin' 'bout Me" (Lauren Evans) | James | 4:02 |
| 10. | "You Don't Have to Go Home" | James, Paul Brown, Gerald McCauley | 4:06 |
Personnel
- Boney James – keyboards (1, 3-8), programming (1, 5), tenor saxophone (1, 3-6, 8, 9), string arrangements (1), soprano saxophone (2, 7), drum programming (2), horn arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), keyboard bass (5), alto saxophone (10)
- Phil Davis – keyboards (1)
- Morris Pleasure – acoustic piano (1), keyboards (2), Fender Rhodes (9), clavinet (9)
- Rex Rideout – keyboards (2)
- Greg Smith – keyboards (3), arrangements (3)
- David Torkanowsky – Fender Rhodes (3, 4), acoustic piano (6), Wurlitzer organ (6)
- Joe Sample – acoustic piano (4)
- Darrell Smith – clavinet (4)
- Johnny Britt – keyboards (8)
- Tim Carmon – organ (9)
- Kurt "KC" Clayton – Digital Rhodes piano (10)
- Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (10)
- Billy Preston – organ (10)
- Matt Richardson – source sounds (10)
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6), electric guitar (1, 6)
- Rohn Lawrence – wah guitar (1), electric guitar (2), guitars (6, 9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 7)
- Tony Maiden – guitars (5)
- Erick Walls – guitars (8)
- Marlon McClain – guitars (10)
- Pino Palladino – bass (1), fuzz bass (9)
- Alex Al – bass (2, 4, 7, 8), "funk" bass (9)
- Larry Kimpel – bass (6)
- Ricardo Jordan – hi-hat overdubs (1), drums (6)
- Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson – drums (2, 4, 9)
- Teddy Campbell – drums (8)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (10)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1-4, 6, 9)
- Luis Conte – percussion (5, 7, 8, 10)
- Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Jerry Hey – string arrangements (1, 2), trumpet (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), horn arrangements (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Cecilia Tsan – cello (1, 2)
- Roland Kato – viola (1, 2)
- Ralph Morrison – violin (1, 2)
- Sara Parkins – violin (1, 2)
- Bilal – vocals (2)
- Debi Nova – vocals (5)
- Dwele – vocals (7)
- Lauren Evans – vocals (9)
Production
- Jeff Aldrich – A&R
- Boney James – producer, recording
- Greg Smith – additional producer (3)
- Paul Brown – producer (10)
- Gerald McCauley – producer (10)
- Ray Bardani – recording
- Russell Elevado – recording
- Todd Fairall – recording
- Dave Rideau – recording
- Rex Rideout – recording
- Bill Schnee – recording
- Koji Egawa – Pro Tools consultant
- Aaron Fessel – second engineer
- Jesse Gorman – second engineer
- Marc McLaughlin – second engineer
- Michael Musmanno – second engineer
- Ryan Petrie – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
- Greg Price – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
- Jason Rankins – second engineer
- Steef Van De Gevel – second engineer, additional Pro Tools consultant
- Antony Zeller – second engineer
- Dragan "DC" Capor – additional Pro Tools consultant
- John Hanes – additional Pro Tools consultant
- Steve Mazur – additional Pro Tools consultant
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Tim Roberts – mix assistant
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
- Mick Haggerty – art direction
- James Minchin III – photography
- Direct Management Group, Inc. – management
Studios
- Recorded at The Backyard and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, California); Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); KAR Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Electric Lady Studios, The Hit Factory and Sear Sound (New York City, New York); Studio A Recording (Dearborn Heights, Michigan).
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
References
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