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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Thunder
| name = Thunder
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[SMV (band)|SMV]]
| artist = [[SMV (band)|SMV]]
| Cover = SMV-Thunder-cover.jpg
| cover = SMV-Thunder-cover.jpg
| Cover size = 170
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|2008|8|12}}
| released = {{Start date|2008|8|12}}
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist|Hannibal Studio <small>([[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, CA]])</small>|Threshold Sound + Vision <small>(Santa Monica, CA)</small>|House of Blues Studios <small>([[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino, CA]])</small>|[[Westlake Recording Studios]] <small>([[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]])</small>|VixMix <small>([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]])</small>|Topanga Studios <small>([[Topanga, California|Topanga, CA]])</small>|Le Gonks West <small>(Los Angeles, CA)</small>}}
| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[jazz-funk]], [[funk]]
| Length =
| genre = [[Jazz-funk]]
| Label = [[Heads Up International]]
| length = 1:02:33
| label = [[Heads Up International|Heads Up]]
| Producer = Stanley Clarke
| producer = {{hlist|[[Marcus Miller]]|[[Stanley Clarke]] <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>|[[Victor Wooten]] <small>(co.)</small>}}
| Last album =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| This album = '''''Thunder'''''
| artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| Next album =
| type = Studio
| prev_title = [[The Toys of Men]]
| prev_year = 2007
| title = Thunder
| year = 2008
| next_title = [[The Stanley Clarke Band]]
| next_year = 2010}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Marcus Miller]]
| type = Studio
| prev_title = [[Marcus (album)|Marcus]]
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Thunder
| year = 2008
| next_title = [[Renaissance (Marcus Miller album)|Renaissance]]
| next_year = 2012}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Victor Wooten]]
| type = Studio
| prev_title = [[Palmystery]]
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Thunder
| year = 2008
| next_title = The Music Lesson
| next_year = 2011}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1406051 |title=Thunder - S.M.V. &#124; AllMusic |first=Hal |last=Horowitz |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/thunder-mw0000793353|title=Thunder – S.M.V. / Stanley Clarke / Marcus Miller / Victor Wooten|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/08/jazzreview.smv |title=CD: Jazz review: SMV, Thunder &#124; Music &#124; The Guardian |first=John L. |last=Walters |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 August 2008 |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/08/jazzreview.smv|title=CD: Jazz review: SMV, Thunder &#124; Music &#124; The Guardian|first=John L. |last=Walters |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 8, 2008|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]]|location=[[London]] |issn=0261-3077|oclc=60623878|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev3 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev3Score = (favourable) <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30525 |title=S.M.V.: Thunder |first=Woodrow |last=Wilkins |date= 16 September 2008 |work=allaboutjazz.com |accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.allaboutjazz.com/thunder-smv-stanley-marcus-victor-heads-up-international-review-by-woodrow-wilkins.php|title=S.M.V.: Thunder |first=Woodrow|last=Wilkins|date=September 16, 2008|work=[[All About Jazz]]|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Thunder''''' is the debut studio album by [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[SMV (band)|S.M.V.]], consisted of bassists [[Stanley Clarke]], [[Marcus Miller]] and [[Victor Wooten]]. It was released on August 12, 2008 via [[Heads Up International]]. Recording sessions took place at Hannibal Studio and Threshold Sound + Vision in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], at House of Blues Studios in [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], at [[Westlake Studios]] and Le Gonks West in [[Los Angeles]], at VixMix Studios in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], and at Ryan's Place in [[Topanga, California|Topanga]]. The entire album was produced by Marcus Miller with co-production by Clarke and Wooten. It features contributions from [[Butterscotch (performer)|Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton]] on vocals, [[George Duke]], [[Ruslan Sirota]], Ariel Mann, [[Chick Corea]] and Karlton Taylor on keyboards, [[Ronald Bruner Jr.]], [[Poogie Bell]], Derico Watson and [[J. D. Blair]] on drums, Kevin Ricard on percussion, Michael "Patches" Stewart on trumpet, and Steve Baxter on trombone.
'''''Thunder''''' is the debut album from supergroup [[SMV (band)|SMV]]. The album was released on August 12, 2008.

The album peaked at #186 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart in the United States.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
# "Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas" ([[Stanley Clarke]]) – 2:52
| all_writing =
# "Thunder" ([[Marcus Miller]]) – 6:37
| title1 = Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas
# "Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon" ([[Victor Wooten]], Clarke) – 6:13
| length1 = 2:52
# "Mongoose Walk" (Wooten, Miller, Clarke) – 5:59
| writer1 = [[Stanley Clarke]]
# "Los Tres Hermanos" (Miller) – 5:25
| title2 = Thunder
# "Lopsy Lu - Silly Putty (Medley)" (Clarke) – 6:14
| length2 = 6:37
# "Milano" (Miller) – 4:22
| writer2 = [[Marcus Miller]]
# "Classical Thump (Jam)" (Wooten) – 4:50
| title3 = Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon
# "Tutu" (Miller) – 5:05
| length3 = 6:13
# "Lil' Victa" (Clarke) – 4:13
| writer3 = {{hlist|[[Victor Wooten]]|Stanley Clarke}}
# "Pendulum" (Clarke, Miller, Wooten, [[Butterscotch (performer)|Antoinette Clinton]]) – 4:18
| title4 = Mongoose Walk
<!-- please do not to change above to "Butterscotch" - writing credit in liner notes uses her actual name) -->
| length4 = 5:59
# "Lemme Try Your Bass (Interlude)" (Clarke, Miller) – 0:59
| writer4 = {{hlist|Victor Wooten|Marcus Miller|Stanley Clarke}}
# "Grits" (Miller) – 5:27
| title5 = Los Tres Hermanos
| length5 = 5:25
| writer5 = Marcus Miller
| title6 = Medley: Lopsy Lu/Silly Putty
| length6 = 6:14
| writer6 = Stanley Clarke
| title7 = Milano
| length7 = 4:22
| writer7 = Marcus Miller
| title8 = Classical Thump (Jam)
| length8 = 4:50
| writer8 = Victor Wooten
| title9 = Tutu
| length9 = 5:05
| writer9 = Marcus Miller
| title10 = Lil' Victa
| length10 = 4:13
| writer10 = Stanley Clarke
| title11 = Pendulum
| length11 = 4:18
| writer11 = {{hlist|Stanley Clarke|Marcus Miller|Victor Wooten|[[Butterscotch (performer)|Antoinette Clinton]]}}
| title12 = Lemme Try Your Bass
| note12 = Interlude
| length12 = 0:59
| writer12 = {{hlist|Stanley Clarke|Marcus Miller}}
| title13 = Grits
| length13 = 5:27
| writer13 = Marcus Miller
| total_length = 1:02:33
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;SMV
* [[Marcus Miller|William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.]] – [[bass guitar]], [[fretless bass]] <small>(track 7)</small>, [[bass clarinet]] <small>(tracks: 1, 9)</small>, [[alto saxophone|alto]] & [[tenor saxophone]] <small>(track 1)</small>, [[synthesizer]]s <small>(tracks: 2-7, 9, 11, 13)</small>, [[minimoog]] <small>(track 4)</small>, [[drum programming]] <small>(tracks: 2, 6, 9)</small>, [[Record producer|producer]], recording
* [[Stanley Clarke]] – bass guitar <small>(tracks: 1-6, 10-13)</small>, [[double bass]] <small>(tracks: 7, 9)</small>, co-producer
* [[Victor Wooten|Victor Lemonte Wooten]] – bass guitar <small>(tracks: 1-11, 13)</small>, co-producer, recording
;Additional musicians
* [[Butterscotch (performer)|Antoinette Clinton]] – [[vocals]] <small>(tracks: 2, 9)</small>, [[beatboxing]] <small>(tracks: 2, 11)</small>
* [[George Duke]] – [[clavinet]] <small>(track 3)</small>, [[minimoog]] <small>(track 6)</small>
* Ariel Mann – synthesizer <small>(track 1)</small>
* [[Ruslan Sirota]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] <small>(track 1)</small>
* [[Chick Corea|Armando Anthony Corea]] – [[piano]] <small>(track 4)</small>
* Karlton Taylor – keyboards <small>(track 9)</small>
* [[Ronald Bruner Jr.]] – [[drum kit|drums]] <small>(tracks: 1, 10, 13)</small>
* [[Poogie Bell|Charles Bell Jr.]] – drums <small>(tracks: 5, 6)</small>
* Derico Watson – drums <small>(track 3)</small>
* [[J. D. Blair]] – drums <small>(track 9)</small>
* Kevin Ricard – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] <small>(tracks: 4, 5, 7)</small>
* Michael "Patches" Stewart – [[trumpet]] <small>(tracks: 1, 6)</small>
* Steve Baxter – [[trombone]] <small>(tracks: 1, 6)</small>
;Technical
*[[Gerry Brown|Gerry E. Brown]] – mixing & recording
*Dave Rideau – mixing
*David Isaac – mixing
*Goh Hotoda – mixing
*Peter A. Barker – additional recording
*Erik Zobler – additional recording
*Milton Gutiérrez Ruezga – assistant engineer
*Antonio Resendiz – assistant engineer
*Sharon Brencius – assistant engineer
*Ursula Arevalo – assistant engineer
*Scott Coslett – assistant engineer
*Todd Bergman – assistant engineer
*Doug Tyo – assistant engineer
*[[Bob Ludwig|Robert C. Ludwig]] – mastering
*Steven Parke – art direction, design, photography
*Danette Albetta – management
*Bibi Green – management


===SMV===
== Chart history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
* [[Stanley Clarke]] – [[bass guitar]] (tracks 1-6, 10-13), [[double bass]] (tracks 7, 9)
! scope="col" |Chart (2008)
* [[Marcus Miller]] – bass guitar (all tracks), [[fretless bass guitar]] (track 7), [[bass clarinet]] (tracks 1, 9), [[alto saxophone]] (track 1), [[tenor saxophone]] (track 1), [[synthesizers]] (tracks 2-7, 9, 11, 13), [[minimoog]] (track 4), [[drum programming]] (tracks 2, 6, 9)
! scope="col" |Peak<br />position
* [[Victor Wooten]] – bass guitar (tracks 1-11, 13)
|-

!scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|67|artist=S.M.V.|album=Thunder|accessdate=October 16, 2018}}
===Other===
|-
* Steve Baxter – [[trombone]] (tracks 1, 6)
!scope="row" {{album chart|France|105|artist=S.M.V.|album=Thunder|accessdate=October 16, 2018}}
* [[Poogie Bell]] - drums (tracks 5, 6)
|-
* [[J.D. Blair]] – drums (track 9)
!scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|186|artist=SMV|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}
* Ronald Bruner, Jr. – [[drum set|drums]] (tracks 1, 10, 13)
|-
* [[Butterscotch (performer)|Butterscotch]] – [[vocals]] (tracks 2, 9), [[beatboxing]] (tracks 2, 11)
!scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|28|artist=SMV|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}
* [[Chick Corea]] – [[piano]] (track 4)
|-
* [[George Duke]] – [[clavinet]] (track 3), [[minimoog]] (track 6)
!scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|6|artist=SMV|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}
* Ariel Mann – synthesizers (track 1)
|-
* Kevin Ricard – percussion (tracks 4, 5, 7)
!scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardJazz|3|artist=SMV|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}
* [[Ruslan Sirota]] – synthesizers (track 1)
|}
* Patches Stewart – [[trumpet]] (tracks 1, 6)
* Karlton Taylor – keyboards (track 9)
* Derico Watson – drums (track 3)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}




==External links==
==External links==
{{Discogs master|292336|S. M. V. – Thunder}}
* [http://www.smvmusic.com SMV - Official Site]

{{Marcus Miller}}
{{Marcus Miller}}
{{Stanley Clarke}}
{{Stanley Clarke}}

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[[Category:Heads Up International albums]]
[[Category:Heads Up International albums]]
[[Category:Jazz-funk albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Marcus Miller]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Stanley Clarke]]

Latest revision as of 04:49, 25 January 2021

Thunder
Studio album by
SMV
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008 (2008-08-12)
Studio
GenreJazz-funk
Length1:02:33
LabelHeads Up
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
The Toys of Men
(2007) 		Thunder
(2008) 		The Stanley Clarke Band
(2010)
Marcus Miller chronology
Marcus
(2008) 		Thunder
(2008) 		Renaissance
(2012)
Victor Wooten chronology
Palmystery
(2008) 		Thunder
(2008) 		The Music Lesson
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
All About Jazz[3]

Thunder is the debut studio album by supergroup S.M.V., consisted of bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten. It was released on August 12, 2008 via Heads Up International. Recording sessions took place at Hannibal Studio and Threshold Sound + Vision in Santa Monica, at House of Blues Studios in Encino, at Westlake Studios and Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, at VixMix Studios in Nashville, and at Ryan's Place in Topanga. The entire album was produced by Marcus Miller with co-production by Clarke and Wooten. It features contributions from Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton on vocals, George Duke, Ruslan Sirota, Ariel Mann, Chick Corea and Karlton Taylor on keyboards, Ronald Bruner Jr., Poogie Bell, Derico Watson and J. D. Blair on drums, Kevin Ricard on percussion, Michael "Patches" Stewart on trumpet, and Steve Baxter on trombone.

The album peaked at #186 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas"Stanley Clarke2:52
2."Thunder"Marcus Miller6:37
3."Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon"
6:13
4."Mongoose Walk"
  • Victor Wooten
  • Marcus Miller
  • Stanley Clarke
5:59
5."Los Tres Hermanos"Marcus Miller5:25
6."Medley: Lopsy Lu/Silly Putty"Stanley Clarke6:14
7."Milano"Marcus Miller4:22
8."Classical Thump (Jam)"Victor Wooten4:50
9."Tutu"Marcus Miller5:05
10."Lil' Victa"Stanley Clarke4:13
11."Pendulum"
4:18
12."Lemme Try Your Bass" (Interlude)
  • Stanley Clarke
  • Marcus Miller
0:59
13."Grits"Marcus Miller5:27
Total length:1:02:33

Personnel

[edit]
SMV
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Gerry E. Brown – mixing & recording
  • Dave Rideau – mixing
  • David Isaac – mixing
  • Goh Hotoda – mixing
  • Peter A. Barker – additional recording
  • Erik Zobler – additional recording
  • Milton Gutiérrez Ruezga – assistant engineer
  • Antonio Resendiz – assistant engineer
  • Sharon Brencius – assistant engineer
  • Ursula Arevalo – assistant engineer
  • Scott Coslett – assistant engineer
  • Todd Bergman – assistant engineer
  • Doug Tyo – assistant engineer
  • Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
  • Steven Parke – art direction, design, photography
  • Danette Albetta – management
  • Bibi Green – management

Chart history

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 67
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 105
US Billboard 200[6] 186
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 28
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 6
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] 3

References

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  1. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Thunder – S.M.V. / Stanley Clarke / Marcus Miller / Victor Wooten". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Walters, John L. (August 8, 2008). "CD: Jazz review: SMV, Thunder | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Wilkins, Woodrow (September 16, 2008). "S.M.V.: Thunder". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – S.M.V. – Thunder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – S.M.V. – Thunder". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "SMV Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "SMV Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "SMV Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. ^ "SMV Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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S. M. V. – Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)

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