Two Eyes

{{other uses|Two eyes (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Two Eyes

| type = studio

| artist = Brenda Russell

| cover = BrendaRussellTwoEyes.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 1983

| recorded = July–December 1982

| studio = * Sound Labs, Hollywood

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

| length = 34:09

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Tommy LiPuma

| prev_title = Love Life

| prev_year = 1981

| next_title = Get Here

| next_year = 1988

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-eyes-mw0000233387|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|publisher=AllMusic|website=allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = New York Daily News

|rev2Score = (favourable){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/489074532/|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|author=T. Hazlewood, Darrel|page=348|date=June 5, 1983|publisher=New York Daily News|website=newspapers.com}}

}}

Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.{{cite work|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|date=May 1983|publisher=Warner Bros. Records}} The album got to No. 16 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.{{cite magazine|title=Top British Soul Albums|issue=384|date=June 28, 1983|publisher=Blues & Soul}}

Overview

Artists such as Michael McDonald, Rita Coolidge, Stevie Wonder, Pattie Brooks, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Patrice Rushen and Al Jarreau appeared on the album.

In 1990, singer Lalah Hathaway covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her self-titled debut album. Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with Snarky Puppy did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=27 |title=Grammy Awards |publisher=Grammy.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-07}}

Track listing

  1. "I Want Love To Find Me" (Brenda Russell, Bill LaBounty) – 3:02
  2. "It's Something" (Brenda Russell, David Foster) – 3:31
  3. "Hello People" (Brenda Russell, Michael McDonald) – 3:24
  4. "Two Eyes" (Brenda Russell) – 3:16
  5. "Stay Close" (Brenda Russell, Don Grusin) – 4:25
  6. "Jarreau" (Brenda Russell) – 3:13
  7. "New York Bars" (Brenda Russell) – 4:04
  8. "I'll See You Again" (Brenda Russell) – 4:20
  9. "Look Down, Young Soldier" (Brenda Russell) – 4:40

Personnel

Production

  • Producer – Tommy LiPuma
  • Executive Producers – David Nathan and Paul Tarnopol
  • Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt
  • Assistant Engineers – Bob Bullock, Terry Christian, Don Koldon, Peggy McCreary and Steve Schmitt.
  • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Creative Director – Rich Kamerman
  • Art Direction – Simon Levy
  • Cover Design – Laura LiPuma
  • Photography – Paddy Reynolds

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Chart

! Peak
position

1983

| UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums

| align=center|16

References

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Category:Brenda Russell albums

Category:1983 albums

Category:Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma

Category:Warner Records albums