DAVE GRUSIN - OUT OF THE SHADOWS

 

Out of the Shadows is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin. The album consists mostly of original, pop-influenced jazz compositions. Released by Arista and Grusin's own GRP Records in 1982, it experienced favorable critical reception and became a commercial success, spawning the single "She Could Be Mine" and becoming one of his highest-charting albums when it peaked at number four on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 88 on the all-genre Billboard 200. It continues to be retrospectively well regarded by critics. The majority of the eight-song album consists of original compositions by Grusin, as well as a rendition of the Gerry Mulligan song "Five Brothers".The record incorporates elements of jazz and pop, and has been considered to bear influence from the Frank Mills piece "Music Box Dancer". It was released in 1982 by GRP Records. It was released as a compact disc in 1990. The track "She Could Be Mine", produced by Grusin and Larry Rosen, was released as a single in August 1982, by Arista; the single edit was three minutes and forty-six seconds long. It was also later featured as the opening track on his 1988 greatest hits compilation, Collection.

Personnel:

Dave Grusin – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, synthesizers

Don Grusin – synthesizers

Lee Ritenour – guitar

Eric Gale – guitar

Lincoln Goines – bass

Steve Gadd – drums

Harvey Mason – drums

Rubens Bassini – percussion

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