Browne Sugar

1979 studio album by Tom Browne
Browne Sugar
Studio album by
Tom Browne
Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz-funk, funk, soul, jazz
Length37:39
LabelGRP
ProducerDave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Tom Browne chronology
Browne Sugar
(1979)
Love Approach
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Browne Sugar is the debut album by Tom Browne. It was released in 1979 on GRP Records and reached number six on the Jazz Albums chart in 1979.

Track listing

  1. "Throw Down" (Tom Browne) – 3:56
  2. "I Never Was a Cowboy" (Dave Grusin) – 4:24
  3. "Herbal Scent" (Marcus Miller) – 5:22
  4. "Brother, Brother" (Marcus Miller) – 5:36
  5. "The Closer I Get to You" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas) – 4:38
  6. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland) – 5:13
  7. "Promises for Spring" (Tom Browne) – 4:50
  8. "Antoinette Like" (Bernard Wright) – 3:40

Personnel

  • Tom Browne - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Dave Grusin - Oberheim synthesizer, electric piano, Clavinet, mini-Moog synthesizer, percussion
  • Bernard Wright - acoustic and electric piano
  • Rob Mounsey - Oberheim synthesizer
  • Buddy Williams - drums
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion, congas
  • Sue Evans - percussion, congas
  • Ron Dean Miller - guitar
  • Marcus Miller, Francisco Centeno - bass
  • Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
  • Frank Floyd, Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Zachary Sanders - vocals

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
Jazz Albums
1979 Browne Sugar 147 50 6

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r135945/review
  2. ^ "Tom Browne US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.

External links

  • Tom Browne-Browne Sugar at Discogs
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  • MusicBrainz release group