Suddenly
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 1983
RecordedAugust–December 1982
StudioMinot Sound, White Plains, New York; Celebration Recording Studios, New York
GenreJazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length43:23
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMarcus Miller, Michael Colina, Ray Bardani
Marcus Miller chronology
Suddenly
(1983)
Marcus Miller
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Suddenly is the debut studio album by American jazz bass-guitarist Marcus Miller, released in 1983.[2][3][4]

The album was re-released in 1999.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.

  1. "Lovin' You"
  2. "Much Too Much"
  3. "Suddenly" (Miller, Mainor Ramsay)
  4. "Just For You"
  5. "The Only Reason I Live"
  6. "Just What I Needed"
  7. "Let Me Show You"
  8. "Be My Love" (Miller, Luther Vandross)
  9. "Could It Be You"

Personnel

  • Marcus Miller – lead and backing vocals, bass guitars, keyboards, guitars, clarinet, drum programming
  • Ralph MacDonald - percussion
  • Mike Mainieri - vibraphone
  • Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White King - backing vocals
  • David Sanborn - alto saxophone
  • Buddy Williams, Yogi Horton, Harvey Mason - drums
  • Nick Moroch - acoustic guitar
  • Dean Crandall, Lewis Paer - 2-string bass guitar
  • Eric Bartlett - cello
  • Anca Nicolau, Carol Pool, Eriko Sato, Guillermo Figueroa, Joanna Jenner, Kineko Barbini, Martha Caplin-Silverman, Naoko Tanaka, Robert Chausow, Ruth Waterman - violin
  • Maureen Gallagher, Valerie Haywood - viola
  • Michael Colina - string arrangements on "Just For You" and "Could It Be You"

Production

  • Ray Bardani – recording and mixing engineer
  • Daniel Christopher – assistant engineer
  • Eddie Osario – assistant engineer
  • Michael Morongell – assistant engineer
  • Phil Burnett – assistant engineer
  • Steven Remote – assistant engineer
  • Wayne Yurgelin – assistant engineer
  • George Holz – front cover photography

References

  1. Hogan, Ed. Suddenly at AllMusic
  2. "Top album picks". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 March 1983. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. Ratiner, Tracie (2008). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7876-9614-6. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. Gregory, Hugh (1995). Soul Music A-z. Da Capo Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-306-80643-8. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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