The Clarke/Duke Project
{{short description|1981 studio album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Clarke/Duke Project
| type = Studio album
| artist = Stanley Clarke & George Duke
| cover = ClarkeDukeI.jpg |
| alt =
| released = April 9, 1981
| studio = {{hlist|Fantasy Studios (Berkeley)|Westlake (Hollywood)|Le Gonks West (Hollywood)|A&M (Hollywood)}}
| genre = Jazz-funk
| length = 36:21
| label = Epic
| producer = {{hlist|George Duke|Stanley Clarke}}
| next_title = The Clarke/Duke Project II
| next_year = 1983
| misc =
{{Singles
| name = The Clarke/Duke Project
| type = studio
| single1 = Sweet Baby
| single1date = 1981
| single2 = Louie Louie
| single2date = 1981}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Stanley Clarke
| type = Studio
| prev_title = Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
| prev_year = 1980
| title = The Clarke/Duke Project
| year = 1981
| next_title = Let Me Know You
| next_year = 1982}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = George Duke
| type = Studio
| prev_title = A Brazilian Love Affair
| prev_year = 1980
| title = The Clarke/Duke Project
| year = 1981
| next_title = Dream On
| next_year = 1982}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-clarke-duke-project-vol-1-mw0000187963|title=The Clarke/Duke Project, Vol. 1 – Stanley Clarke / George Duke|website=AllMusic|last=Ginell|first=Richard S.|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}
}}
The Clarke/Duke Project was the first collaborative album by American jazz musicians Stanley Clarke and George Duke released in 1981 on Epic Records.
The Clark/Duke project peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{cite work|title=Stanley Clarke & George Duke: The Clarke/Duke Project|date=1981|publisher=Epic Records}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-duke/chart-history/|title=George Duke|publisher=Billboard|website=billboard.com}}
Background
The main recording sessions took place at Studio D of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California with additional recording at Le Gonks West, Westlake Studios and A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.
The album's lead single,
"Sweet Baby", peaked at No. 19 on the Hot 100.
Critical reception
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Wild Dog
| length1 = 3:29
| lyrics1 =
| music1 = {{hlist|George Duke|Stanley Clarke}}
| title2 = Louie Louie
| length2 = 5:05
| lyrics2 = Richard Berry
| music2 = Richard Berry
| title3 = Sweet Baby
| length3 = 3:45
| lyrics3 = George Duke
| music3 = George Duke
| title4 = I Just Want to Love You
| length4 = 3:50
| lyrics4 = Stanley Clarke
| music4 = Stanley Clarke
| title5 = Never Judge a Cover By Its Book
| length5 = 1:42
| lyrics5 =
| music5 = Stanley Clarke
| title6 = Let's Get Started
| length6 = 3:56
| lyrics6 =
| music6 = {{hlist|George Duke|Stanley Clarke}}
| title7 = Winners
| length7 = 4:01
| lyrics7 = Stanley Clarke
| music7 = Stanley Clarke
| title8 = Touch and Go
| length8 = 4:36
| lyrics8 = Allee Willis
| music8 = {{hlist|Stanley Clarke|George Duke}}
| title9 = Finding My Way
| length9 = 5:36
| lyrics9 = George Duke
| music9 = George Duke
| total_length = 36:21
}}
Personnel
{{div col}}
- George Duke – vocals, keyboards, percussion, string arrangement (tracks: 3, 8), bass synthesizer (track 7), producer
- Stanley Clarke – vocals, bass, guitar, sitar, cello, string arrangement (tracks: 4, 8), producer
- Michael Boddicker – bass synthesizer (track 7)
- John Frederick Robinson – drums
- Norman Gary Foster – saxophone (track 3)
- Jerry Hey – piccolo trumpet C (track 8)
- Frederick Seykora – strings
- Israel Baker – strings
- Endre Granat – strings
- Paula Hochhalter – strings
- Barbara Thomason – strings
- Marcia Van Dyke – strings
- Bonnie Douglas – strings
- Selene Hurford – strings
- Denyse Buffum – strings
- Sheldon Sanov – strings
- Kenneth Yerke – strings
- Rollice Dale – strings
- Dorothy Wade – strings
- Nils Oliver – strings
- Assa Drori – strings
- Art Royval – strings
- Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster
- George Del Barrio – conducting
- Brent Averill – engineering
- Tommy Vicari – engineering
- Dave Concors – engineering
- Jim Cassell – engineering
- Erik Zobler – engineering
- Wally Buck – mixing assistant
- George Horn – mastering
- Kathe Hoffman – album coordinator
{{div col end}}
Chart history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart (1981) ! scope="col" |Peak |
| scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|33|artist=George Duke|accessdate=August 27, 2018}} |
|---|
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|7|artist=George Duke|accessdate=August 27, 2018}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|124345|The Clarke / Duke Project}}
- [https://www.georgeduke.com/1980s.html George Duke's 1980s discography on his website]
{{George Duke}}
{{Stanley Clarke}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark Duke Project}}
Category:1981 collaborative albums
Category:Stanley Clarke albums