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Silver Rain

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{{Infobox album

| name = Silver Rain

| type = Album

| artist = Marcus Miller

| cover = MarcusMiller-SilverRain.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 8, 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

  • Absolut Beats (Dallas, Texas)
  • Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California)
  • The Hit Factory and The Dormitory (New York City, New York)
  • Vertical Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)

| genre = Jazz fusion

| length = 75:24

| label = Koch

| producer =

  • Marcus Miller
  • David Isaac

| prev_title = The Ozell Tapes

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Free

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = Tom Hull

|rev2score=B{{cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Tom |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: marcus miller |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=marcus+miller |publisher=tomhull.com |accessdate=31 July 2020}}

}}

Silver Rain is an album by bassist Marcus Miller. Named after a poem by Langston Hughes, it was released in 2005.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id= mw0000256492|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review: Silver Rain] accessed 31 March 2013

Track listing

All compositions by Marcus Miller, except as noted.

  1. "Intro Duction" – 0:30
  2. "Bruce Lee" – 5:23
  3. "La Villette" (Miller, Lalah Hathaway) – 5:54
  4. "Behind The Smile" – 6:24
  5. "Frankenstein" (Edgar Winter) – 6:33
  6. "Moonlight Sonata" (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 7:38
  7. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:02
  8. "Paris (Interlude)" – 1:14
  9. "Silver Rain" (Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers) – 6:08
  10. "Make Up My Mind" – 3:42
  11. "Girls and Boys" (Prince) – 5:36
  12. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:23
  13. "Power of Soul" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:53
  14. "Outro Duction" – 0:53
  15. "If Only For One Night" (Brenda Russell) -> "Silver Rain (reprise)" – 8:11

Japanese Release

  1. "Intro Duction" - 0:30
  2. "Bruce Lee" - 5:23
  3. "La Villette" - 5:53
  4. "Behind The Smile" - 6:24
  5. "Frankenstein" - 6:33
  6. "Moonlight Sonata" - 7:38
  7. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - 5:02
  8. "Paris (Interlude)" - 1:14
  9. "Silver Rain" - 6:08
  10. "Make Up My Mind" - 3:42
  11. "Girls & Boys" - 5:36
  12. "Sophisticated Lady" - 5:23
  13. "Power of Soul" - 6:53
  14. "Outro Duction" - 0:53
  15. "It'll Come Back to You" - 5:07 [Bonus Track]
  16. "Silver Rain" (featuring Joey Kibble) - 6:37 [Bonus Track]

European Release

  1. "Intro Duction" - 0:30
  2. "Bruce Lee" - 5:23
  3. "La Villette" - 5:53
  4. "Behind The Smile" - 6:24
  5. "Frankenstein" - 6:33
  6. "Moonlight Sonata" - 7:38
  7. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" - 5:02
  8. "Paris (Interlude)" - 1:14
  9. "Silver Rain" - 6:08
  10. "Make Up My Mind" - 3:42
  11. "Girls & Boys" - 5:36
  12. "Sophisticated Lady" - 5:23
  13. "Power of Soul" - 6:53
  14. "Outro Duction" - 0:53
  15. "The Lord's Prayer" - 2:40 [Bonus Track]
  16. "Silver Rain" (Dub Mix) - 6:34 [Bonus Track]

Personnel

  • Marcus Miller – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 14), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11, 14), bass (1-7, 9, 11, 13-15), udu (1, 14), beat box (1-3, 14), scratches (1, 2, 14), talk box (2), hi-hat (2), acoustic piano (3, 6, 9), synth orchestra (3), Moog synthesizer (4, 10, 15), rhythm box (4), percussion (4), clavinet (5), tambourine (5), synth chords (6, 7), bass clarinet (6, 10-12, 15), synth melody (8), synth strings (8, 12), acoustic guitar (8), fretted bass (8), fretless bass (8, 12), finger snaps (8), guitars (9, 11), backing vocals (9), acoustic bass (10), drums (10), woodwind (10), organ (11), soprano saxophone (15)
  • Bernard Wright – additional keyboards (2, 3, 6, 13)
  • Bruce Flowers – organ (5, 13), Fender Rhodes (9, 13, 15), synth bass (13)
  • Dean Brown – acoustic guitar (3, 4), guitars (3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Poogie Bell – brush snare (3), drums (4-7, 9, 13, 15)
  • Roger Byam – tenor saxophone (5, 9, 11, 13, 15), tenor sax solo (6)
  • Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15)

= Guests =

Production

  • Harold Goode – executive producer
  • Harry Martin – executive producer
  • Marcus Miller – executive producer, producer, arrangements, recording
  • David Isaac – co-producer, recording, mixing (2, 4, 6, 8, 10-12)
  • Dennis Thompson – recording, mixing (8, 10)
  • Takamasa Honda – mixing (1, 12, 14), additional recording, assistant engineer, technical supervisor
  • Ray Bardani – mixing (3, 5)
  • Goh Hotoda – mixing (7, 13)
  • Adam Dorn – additional recording
  • The Dropper – additional recording
  • Mark Kibble – additional recording
  • Philippe Rose – additional recording
  • Dave Huston – assistant engineer
  • Kaori Kinoshita – assistant engineer
  • Zach McNees – assistant engineer
  • Bryan Russell – assistant engineer
  • Joel Evenden – Pro Tools operator for Eric Clapton (9)
  • Louie Teran – mastering (1-8, 10-15) at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Jonathan Wyner – mastering (9) at M Works (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  • Bibi Green – production coordinator
  • Gretchen ONeal – production coordinator
  • Jack Frisch – art direction, design, additional photography
  • Kumiko Higo – cover photography
  • Reuben Jackson – liner notes

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Category:E1 Music albums