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Condition: - Vinyl: VG+ (strong gloss, clean playing surfaces) - Sleeve: VG+ (clean white cover with Susan McManus meadow illustration, solid spine and edges) Pressing Details: - Label & Catalog #: Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3229 - Label Style: Cream/tan Warner Bros. shield watermark label with bottom 'W' logo - Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo - Country & Year: US, 1978 (Original 1st US Pressing) - Production: Produced by multi-Grammy-winner Al Schmitt; engineered by Hank Cicalo - Guest Personnel: Features jazz titan Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn), percussionist Paulinho da Costa, keyboardist Tom Canning, and bassist Freddie Washington Track Listing: Side 1: 1. Thinkin' About It Too (3:18) 2. I'm Home (5:18) 3. Brite 'N' Sunny Babe (3:28) 4. I Do (4:22) 5. Fly (3:49) Side 2: 1. Wait A Little While (3:38) 2. She's Leaving Home (7:00) 3. All (3:51) 4. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (4:00) Recent Market Comps: - Recent eBay / online market sales for original 1978 US pressings in VG to VG+ condition range from $6.00 – $12.00. Notes & Keywords: - The 1978 masterwork that earned Al Jarreau the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. Produced by legendary studio wizard Al Schmitt, the album showcases Jarreau's trademark vocal elasticity across sophisticated jazz-funk and smooth soul arrangements. Highlights include a stunning 7-minute jazz reinvention of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home," a soulful vocal cover of Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," the radio favorite "Thinkin' About It Too," and a soaring guest flugelhorn performance by hard bop legend Freddie Hubbard. - Keywords: Al Jarreau, Al Schmitt, Freddie Hubbard, The Beatles, Otis Redding, Paulinho da Costa, Tom Canning, Hank Cicalo, Warner Bros Records, BSK 3229, 1978 Vinyl, Grammy Winner, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Vocal Jazz, Soul Jazz, Yacht Rock --- Fast one-day shipping. Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping. Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store.