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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
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| Name = If This Bass Could Only Talk
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = If This Bass Could Only Talk
| Artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Cover =
| artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| cover = Stan_Clarke_If_This_Bass_Could_Only_Talk.jpg
| Released = 1988
| Recorded =
| border = yes
| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| alt =
| Length = 43:10
| released = 1988
| recorded =
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| Label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
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| venue =
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| Producer = Stanley Clarke, Byron Miller
| studio = Garage Recorders <br> [[Ocean Way Recording]] <br> [[Capitol Studios]] <br> Baby'O <br> [[Cherokee Studios]] <br> The Complex <br> [[Westlake Recording Studios]] (Los Angeles, California)
| Last album =
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| This album = '''''If This Bass Could Only Talk'''''<br />(1988)
| Next album =
| length = 43:10
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| label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
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| producer = {{hlist|[[Stanley Clarke]]|Byron Miller}}
| prev_title = [[Hideaway (Stanley Clarke album)|Hideaway]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Passenger 57 (Stanley Clarke album)|Passenger 57]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r136623 |title=If This Bass Could Only Talk - Stanley Clarke &#124; AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 [last update] |accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r136623 |title=If This Bass Could Only Talk - Stanley Clarke &#124; AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |website=[[AllMusic]] |year=2011 |access-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>
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'''If This Bass Could Only Talk''' is a 1988 album by the American bassplayer [[Stanley Clarke]].
'''''If This Bass Could Only Talk''''' is a 1988 album by American bass player [[Stanley Clarke]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"If This Bass Could Only Talk" – 2:30
| all_writing = Stanley Clarke except where noted
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#"[[Goodbye Pork Pie Hat]]" – 6:24

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#"I Want to Play for Ya" – 3:22
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| title1 = If This Bass Could Only Talk
#"Stories to Tell" – 3:46
| length1 = 2:30
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#"[[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]" – 6:07

#"Workin' Man" – 6:27
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| title2 = [[Goodbye Pork Pie Hat]]
#"Tradition" – 7:11
| length2 = 6:24
#"Come Take My Hand" – 4:08
| writer2 = [[Charles Mingus]]
#"Bassically Taps" – 3:15

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| title3 = I Want to Play for Ya
| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = Stories to Tell
| length4 = 3:46

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| title5 = [[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]
| length5 = 6:07
| writer5 = [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis]], [[Janet Jackson]]

| title6 = Workin' Man
| length6 =6:27

| title7 = Tradition
| length7 = 7:11

| title8 = Come Take My Hand
| length8 = 4:08

| title9 = Bassically Taps
| length9 =3:15
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
* [[Eddie Arkin]] – Synthesizer, Arranger
* [[Wayne Shorter]] – soprano saxophone (on 2)
* [[George Howard (jazz)|George Howard]] – soprano saxophone (on 8)
* [[Gerry Brown]] – Drums
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet (on 5)
* Stanley Clarke – Electric and Acoustic Bass Guitars, Fylde Acoustic Bass Guitar, Synthesizers; Arranger and Producer
* [[Stewart Copeland]] – Drums
* [[Allan Holdsworth]] – guitar (on 4)
* [[Paulinho Da Costa]] – Percussion
* [[George Duke]] – piano (on 8)
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* Vance Taylor – piano (on 5)
* [[George Duke]] – Piano
* Eddie Arkin – synthesizer (on 2)
* [[Jimmy Earl|James Earl]] – Bass
* [[Gregory Hines]] – Dancer
* [[Steve Hunt]] – synthesizer (on 6, 7)
* Byron Lee Miller – synthesizer bass (on 5)
* [[Allan Holdsworth]] – Guitar
* [[George Howard]] – Sax (Soprano)
* [[Gregory Hines]] – tap dancer (on 1, 9)
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – Trumpet
* [[Jimmy Earl]] – bass (on 6, 7)
* [[Gerry Brown (drummer)|Gerry Brown]] – drums (on 2, 6, 7)
* [[Steve Hunt]] – Synthesizer
* [[Byron Miller]] – Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer Bass
* [[Stewart Copeland]] – drums (on 4)
* [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] - drums (on 5)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John "J.R." Robinson]] – Drums
* [[Wayne Shorter]] – Sax (Soprano)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums (on 3, 8)
* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (on 5)<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=If This Bass Could Only Talk | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/if-this-bass-could-only-talk-mw0000198751/credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1823823-Stanley-Clarke-If-This-Bass-Could-Only-Talk|title=Stanley Clarke – If This Bass Could Only Talk (1988, Carrollton pressing, Vinyl)|access-date=25 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
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* [[Vance Taylor]] – Piano


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

{{Stanley Clarke}}

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[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:Stanley Clarke albums]]
[[Category:Stanley Clarke albums]]
[[Category:Portrait Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Stanley Clarke]]



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Latest revision as of 23:04, 27 September 2022

If This Bass Could Only Talk
Studio album by
Stanley Clarke
Released1988
StudioGarage Recorders
Ocean Way Recording
Capitol Studios
Baby'O
Cherokee Studios
The Complex
Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length43:10
LabelPortrait
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
Hideaway
(1986) 		If This Bass Could Only Talk
(1988) 		Passenger 57
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

If This Bass Could Only Talk is a 1988 album by American bass player Stanley Clarke.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Stanley Clarke except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If This Bass Could Only Talk" 2:30
2."Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"Charles Mingus6:24
3."I Want to Play for Ya" 3:22
4."Stories to Tell" 3:46
5."Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson6:07
6."Workin' Man" 6:27
7."Tradition" 7:11
8."Come Take My Hand" 4:08
9."Bassically Taps" 3:15

Personnel

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Production

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  • Chris Cuffaro – Photography
  • Nancy Donald – Art Direction
  • Joe Gastwirt – Engineer
  • Mitch Gibson – Engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – Mastering
  • Mick Guzauski – Mixing
  • Dan Humann – Engineer
  • Tony Lane – Art Direction
  • Csaba Petocz – Engineer
  • Steve Sykes – Engineer

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "If This Bass Could Only Talk - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ "If This Bass Could Only Talk". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Stanley Clarke – If This Bass Could Only Talk (1988, Carrollton pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.


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