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George Duke
Illusions

Album US 1995 on Warner Bros. Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz)

Tracks 1 to 12 Recorded at LeGonks West, Los Angeles, CA Track 13 Recorded at Conway, Los Angeles, CA Drums on Tracks 5, 12 Recorded at Fantasy Studio, Berkeley, CA Drums on Track 11 Recorded at O'Henry Studio, Burbank, CA ©℗ 1995 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. Made in U.S.A. Ray Brown appears courtesy of Telarc Records Stanley Clarke appears courtesy of Epic Records Paulinho Da Costa appears courtesy of One Globe Music Rachelle Ferrell appears courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. Everette Harp appears courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. Chante Moore appears courtesy of Silas Records/MCA Records, Inc. Phil Perry appears courtesy of MCA/GRP Records Dianne Reeves appears courtesy of EMI Records Kirk Whalum appears courtesy of Columbia Records Marvin Winans appears courtesy of Qwest Records

     
Musicians
PortraitGeorge Duke key, voc, 1946-2013 US
keyboards, piano, vocals, producer, written by, album by, backing vocals, "ee-yo-ah", narrator
PortraitA. Ray Fuller g,
guitar, rhythm guitar
PortraitAlex Brown bvoc, voc,
vocals
PortraitJosie James bvoc, voc, US
vocals
PortraitLori Perry voc, US
vocals, vocals, fills
PortraitLynn Davis bvoc, *1958 US
vocals
PortraitPhil Perry bvoc, voc, *1952 US
vocals
PortraitLarry Kimpel b, eb, US
bass
PortraitStanley Clarke eb, b, *1951 US
bass, piccolo bass
PortraitDennis Chambers dr, *1959 US
drums
PortraitMichael Landau g, *1958 US
lead guitar
PortraitByron Miller b, bvoc,
bass
PortraitLeon Ndugu Chancler dr, perc, *1952 US
drums
PortraitPaulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR
percussion
PortraitJim Gilstrap bvoc, *1946 US
vocals
PortraitEverette Harp , *1961 US
alto saxophone, soloist, soprano saxophone
PortraitJames Ingram bvoc, voc, *1962 US
vocals
PortraitJeanette Hawes voc, *1951
vocals
PortraitJoyce Kennedy voc, bvoc, *1948 US
vocals
PortraitMarvin Winans voc, key, *1958 US
vocals
PortraitMervyn Warren voc, *1964 US
vocals
PortraitRachelle Ferrell p, bvoc, voc, *1964 US
vocals
PortraitSheila Hutchinson ,
vocals
PortraitWanda Vaughn voc,
vocals
PortraitCarl Carwell bvoc, voc,
backing vocals, "ee-yo-ah"
PortraitMichael Sembello g, *1954 US
backing vocals, "ee-yo-ah", guitar, written by
PortraitGary Grant tr, US
flugelhorn
PortraitLarry Williams , US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBill Reichenbach tb, US
trombone
PortraitJerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US
trumpet
PortraitChao Chi Hao ,
tenor saxophone
PortraitHerman Matthews dr, *1960 US
drums
PortraitPaul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US
guitar, acoustic guitar
PortraitDan Higgins sax, *1955 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitLew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US
trombone
PortraitErik Zobler ,
vocals, money zombies
PortraitSteve Ford ,
vocals, money zombies
PortraitRay Brown b, 1926-2002 US
bass
PortraitTerri Lyne Carrington dr, *1965 US
drums
PortraitKirk Whalum sax, ts, *1958 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitDianne Reeves voc, *1956 US
vocals
Producers
Caroline Balog art direction, design
Robert Reed artwork, cover
Corine Duke coordinator, production assistant
Wayne Holmes engineer, additional
Jerry Finn engineer, assistant at conway
Sean O'Dwyer engineer, assistant at conway
Brett Swain engineer, assistant at o'henry
Herb Cohen Management management
Brian Gardner mastered by
Arnold Turner photography by
Erik Zobler recorded by, mixed by
Jim Gilstrap backing vocals
Rachelle Ferrell backing vocals
Chanté Moore backing vocals
Carol Perry backing vocals
Darlene Perry backing vocals
Lori Perry backing vocals
Sharon Perry backing vocals
George Duke backing vocals
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1GenesisGeorge Duke1:34
2500 Miles To GoGeorge Duke5:00
3411George Duke5:10
4Love Can Be So ColdGeorge Duke5:42
5IllusionsGeorge Duke5:00
6The Simple ThingsGeorge Duke5:16
7Life And TimesGeorge Duke6:07
8Look What We Started NowGeorge Duke5:55
9C'est La VieGeorge DukeMichael Sembello, Richard Rudolph4:51
10Buffalo SoldiersGeorge Duke4:50
11MoneyGeorge Duke5:16
12No Greater LoveGeorge Duke4:46
13 So I'll PretendGeorge Duke7:25

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