Album

Take Me To The Alley

Gregory Porter

2016 · Jazz, Funk / Soul

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Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter

Take Me To The Alley is a Jazz album by Gregory Porter, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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There’s a timeless quality to <i>Take Me to the Alley</i>—in the skillfully crafted lyrics that blur the political and personal, the band’s elegant accompaniment, and Gregory Porter's magnetic presence on the mic. He brings gospel-inflected fire to uptempo tracks like “French African Queen," but it’s the immaculate ballads—like the warmly soulful “Don’t Be a Fool” and the touching title track—that are filled with heartbreaking poignancy.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Holding On5:01
  2. 2Don’t Lose Your Steam3:17
  3. 3Take Me to the Alley5:16
  4. 4Day Dream3:51
  5. 5Consequence of Love3:20
  6. 6In Fashion4:34
  7. 7More Than a Woman3:31
  8. 8In Heaven4:18
  9. 9Insanity5:37
  10. 10Don't Be a Fool4:31
  11. 11Fan the Flames4:12
  12. 12French African Queen3:45
  13. 13Holding On (feat. Kem)4:14
  14. 14Insanity (feat. Lalah Hathaway)5:03

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Post-Bop & Modal
  • warm
  • serene
  • smoky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded at Sear Sound, New York, NY, September 28 - October 1, 2015.
Recorded at Capitol Studio B, Hollywood, CA, October 26 & 27, 2015.
Recorded at Wyman Studios, Burbank, CA (# CD-13, CD-14).
Recorded at Studio A, Dearborn Heights, CA (# CD-13).
Recorded at Unit 2 Studio, N. Hollywood, CA.
Issued in a gatefold two-panel cardboard sleeve including a 16-page booklet.
Universal logo appears 6 times in DVD matrix.

Credits

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Performers

  • Aaron JamesBASS
  • Alicia OlatujaVOCALS
  • Chip CrawfordPIANO
  • Emanuel HarroldDRUMS
  • Gregory PorterVOCALS
  • Kamau KenyattaARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, ARRANGED BY
  • Keyon HarroldARRANGED BY TRUMPET TRUMPET, ARRANGED BY
  • Ondrej PivecORGAN
  • Tivon PennicottTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Yosuke SatoALTO SAXOPHONE
  • Demetrius NaborsBASS, KEYBOARDS
  • KemFEATURING VOCALS
  • Lalah HathawayFEATURING
  • Rex RideoutREMIX, ARRANGED BY

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