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Condition: - Vinyl: VG+ (strong gloss, very clean playing surfaces) - Sleeve: VG+ (clean front portrait, solid edges and spine) Pressing Details: - Label & Catalog #: Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3434 - Label Style: Cream/tan Warner Bros. shield watermark label with bottom 'W' logo - Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo - Country & Year: US, 1980 (Original 1st US Pressing) - Production & Personnel: Produced by Jay Graydon; features Steve Lukather (Toto), David Foster, George Duke, Jeff Porcaro, Abraham Laboriel, and Steve Gadd Track Listing: Side 1: 1. Never Givin' Up (3:56) 2. Gimme What You Got (3:43) 3. Love Is Real (4:23) 4. Alonzo (5:25) 5. (If I Could Only) Change Your Mind (4:16) Side 2: 1. Spain (I Can Recall) (6:31) 2. Distracted (5:52) 3. Your Sweet Love (4:13) 4. (A Rhyme) This Time (3:42) Recent Market Comps: - Recent eBay / online market sales for original 1980 US pressings in VG to VG+ condition range from $7.00 – $14.00. Notes & Keywords: - Crucial 1980 crossover masterpiece from 7-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau, reaching #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and #6 on the R&B chart. Marked the historic first collaboration between Jarreau and legendary West Coast/Yacht Rock producer Jay Graydon. Highlighted by Jarreau's iconic, lightning-fast vocal adaptation of Chick Corea's jazz classic "Spain (I Can Recall)," alongside R&B radio staples "Never Givin' Up," "Gimme What You Got," and the lush George Duke-assisted ballad "Alonzo." Backed by the elite Toto and West Coast studio rhythm section of Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, David Foster, and Abraham Laboriel. - Keywords: Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Chick Corea, Spain I Can Recall, George Duke, Steve Lukather, David Foster, Jeff Porcaro, Toto, Abraham Laboriel, Warner Bros Records, BSK 3434, 1980 Vinyl, Yacht Rock, Smooth Jazz, West Coast AOR, Sophisti-Pop, R&B, Crate Digger --- 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.