Love Approach is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne that was released by GRP Records in 1980. The song "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980.

Love Approach
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
Studio
GenreJazz, jazz funk
Length36:32
LabelGRP
Producer
Tom Browne chronology
Browne Sugar
(1979)
Love Approach
(1980)
Magic
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Tom Browne, except where indicated

  1. "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" (Browne, Toni Smith) – 4:43
  2. "Her Silent Smile" – 5:12
  3. "Forever More" (Don Blackman) – 3:22
  4. "Dreams of Lovin' You" (Omar Hakim) – 4:20
  5. "Nocturne" – 5:08
  6. "Martha" (Browne, Smith) – 3:41
  7. "Moon Rise" (Lesette Wilson) – 5:15
  8. "Weak in the Knees" (featuring Viki Sylva) (Sylva) – 4:41

Personnel

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Handclaps (Tracks 1 & 3)

  • Tom Browne, Alvin Flythe, Mike Flythe, Bob Franceschini, Omar Hakim, Kevin Osborne, Martha Rojas, Toni Smith and Victoria Sylva

Rap on "Funkin' for Jamaica"

  • Alvin Flythe, Mike Flythe and Kevin Osborne

Production

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  • Dave Grusin – producer
  • Larry Rosen – producer, recording, digital mixing
  • Ollie Cotton – additional recording, recording assistant, mix assistant
  • Richard Feldman – engineer at Digital Equipment Soundstream (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Peter Lopez – GRP production coordinator
  • Donn Davenport – art direction
  • Lisa Wolf – design
  • John Ford – photography
  • Gerald Huerta – logo design
  • Jeri Haywood – hair, make-up
  • Lisa Daurio – stylist
  • Jimmy Boyd – management

Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
US
Jazz
1980 Love Approach 18 1 1

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1980 "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" 1 9

Culture

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"Forever More" from Tom Browne's 1980 album, Love Approach, was heard as part of the beginning and end of the broadcast day on the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, WCMH-TV in the mid 1980s.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Love Approach". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Tom Browne US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  3. ^ "Tom Browne US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  4. ^ WCMH-TV 4 broadcast day sign-off - mid-1980s, retrieved 2024-03-18
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