Al Jarreau / Breakin’ Away (CD, 輸入盤)

5th. studio album was released in 1981.

Produced by Jay Graydon
All rhythm arrangements by Jay Graydon, Tom Canning & Al Jarreau (except as noted “)

Musicians :
* Al Jarreau (Lead & Background Vocals)
* Steve Gadd (Drums on 1-5, 7-9)
* Jeff Porcaro (Drums on 6)
* Abe Laboriel (Bass on 1-5, 7-9)
* Neil Steubenhaus (Bass on 6)
* Tom Canning (Fender Rhodes on 1, 4, 9, Acoustic Piano on 1, Synthesizer on 1, 2, 4, 8)
* David Foster (Fender Rhodes on 2, 5, 6, Acoustic Piano on 2, 5, 6, Synthesizer on 2, 5, 6)
* Michael Omartian (Fender Rhodes on 3, Synthesizer on 3)
* George Duke (Fender Rhodes on 7)
* Michael Boddicker (Synthesizer Programming on 2, 8, Synthesizer on 4, 5, 6)
* Peter Robinson (Synthesizer on 4)
* Larry Williams (Synthesizer Solo on 4)
* Milchio Leviev (Acoustic Piano on 8)
* Jay Graydon (Electric Guitar on 1-7, 9, Synthesizer Programming on 1, 2)
* Steve Lukather (Electric Guitar on 3)
* Dean Parks (Electric Guitar on 9)
* Bob Zimmitti (Percussion on 4)
* Tom Scott (Horns on 1)
* Jerry Hey (Flugelhorn on 2, Trumpet on 7)
* Chuck Findley (Trumpet on 7)
* Lan Price (Alto Sax Solo on 3)
* Bill Reichenbach (Trombone on 6, 7)
* Richard Page (Background Vocals on 2, 5, 7)
* Steve George (Background Vocals on 2, 5, 7)
* Bill Champlin (Background Vocals on 7)

Track list :
All written by A. Jarreau, T. Canning & J. Graydon (Except noted below)
1. Closer To Your Love
2. My Old Friend (Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang)
3. We’re In This Love Together (Roger Murrah & Kevin Siegoll)
4. Easy
5. Our Love
6. Breakin’ Away
7. Roof Garden
8. (Round, Round, Round)Blue Round A La Turk (Dave Brubeck & Al Jarreau)
9. Teach Me Tonight (Gene De Paul & Sammy Cohn)

◎Discography◎
1. We Got By (1975)
2. Glow (1976)
3. All Fly Home (1978)
4. This Time (1980)
5. Breakin' Away (1981)
6. Jarreau (1983)
7. High Crime (1984)
8. 1965 (1985)
9. L Is for Lover (1986)
10. Heart's Horizon (1988)
11. Heaven and Earth (1992)
12. Tomorrow Today (2000)
13. All I Got (2002)
14. Accentuate the Positive (2004)
15. Givin' It Up (with George Benson) (2006)
16. Christmas (2008)
17. My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke (2014)