Reach for It
{{short description|1977 studio album by George Duke}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Reach for It
| type = Studio
| artist = George Duke
| cover = Reach for It.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded =
| studio = Paramount Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = Jazz-funk
| length = 37:17
| label = Epic
| producer = George Duke
| prev_title = From Me to You
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = The Dream
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Reach for It
| type = studio
| single1 = Reach for It
| single1date = 1977
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reach-for-it-mw0000319716|title=Reach for It – George Duke|website=AllMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=August 26, 2018}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=3 |page=151}}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
|rev3score = {{rating|1.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=212}}
}}
Reach for It is a studio album by the American keyboardist and record producer George Duke. It was recorded at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, and released in 1977 through Epic Records. The album peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and number 4 on the Top Soul LPs chart. It was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America on January 18, 1978.
Its only single, the eponymous track "Reach for It", peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = The Beginning
| length1 = 1:50
| writer1 = George Duke
| title2 = Lemme at It
| length2 = 4:13
| writer2 = George Duke
| title3 = Hot Fire
| length3 = 5:31
| writer3 = Leon Chancler
| title4 = Reach for It
| length4 = 4:53
| writer4 = {{hlist|George Duke|Leon Chancler|Charles Foster Johnson|Byron Miller}}
| title5 = Just for You
| length5 = 4:28
| writer5 = George Duke
| title6 = Omi
| note6 = Fresh Water
| length6 = 4:50
| writer6 = George Duke
| title7 = Searchin' My Mind
| length7 = 3:11
| writer7 = George Duke
| title8 = Watch Out Baby!
| length8 = 5:25
| writer8 = {{hlist|George Duke|Leon Chancler|Michael Sembello|Stanley Clarke}}
| title9 = Diamonds
| length9 = 6:45
| writer9 = George Duke
| title10 = The End
| length10 = 1:07
| writer10 = George Duke
| title11 = Bring It on Home
| length11 = 4:25
| writer11 =
| total_length = 37:17
}}
Personnel
- George Duke – keyboards, vocals
- Charles "Icarus" Johnson – guitar, vocals (4, 9)
- Michael Sembello – guitar (8)
- Byron Miller – bass (4)
- Stanley Clarke – bass (8)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums, rototoms, timbales, vocals (4, 8)
- Manolo Badrena – congas, bongos, percussion
- Raul De Souza – trombone (6)
- Dee Henrichs – vocals
- Sybil Thomas – vocals
- Deborah Thomas – vocals
= Production =
- George Duke – producer
- Kerry McNabb – engineer
- John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
- Glen Christensen – art direction
- Norman Seeff – photography
Charts
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{{col-2}}
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Chart (1977) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"{{album chart|Billboard200|25|artist=George Duke|accessdate=August 26, 2018}} |
|---|
| scope="row"{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=George Duke|accessdate=August 26, 2018}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (1978) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1978/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 16, 2021}}
|41 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Reach For It|artist=George Duke|award=Gold|relyear=1977}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Discogs master|36957|George Duke – Reach For It}}
{{George Duke}}
{{Authority control}}