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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = If This Bass Could Only Talk
| name = If This Bass Could Only Talk
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| Cover = Stan_Clarke_If_This_Bass_Could_Only_Talk.jpg
| cover = Stan_Clarke_If_This_Bass_Could_Only_Talk.jpg
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = 1988
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 1988
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| Length = 43:10
| venue =
| 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)
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| Label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
| Producer = Stanley Clarke, Byron Miller
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| length = 43:10
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| Last album = ''[[Hideaway (Stanley Clarke album)|Hideaway]]''<br />(1986)
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| label = [[Portrait Records|Portrait]]
| This album = '''''If This Bass Could Only Talk'''''<br />(1988)
| Next album = ''[[Passenger 57 (Stanley Clarke album)|Passenger 57]]''<br />(1992)
| producer = {{hlist|[[Stanley Clarke]]|Byron Miller}}
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| 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 |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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| title2 = [[Goodbye Pork Pie Hat]]
| title2 = [[Goodbye Pork Pie Hat]]
| length2 = 6:24
| length2 = 6:24
| note2 = [[Charles Mingus]]
| writer2 = [[Charles Mingus]]


| title3 = I Want to Play for Ya
| title3 = I Want to Play for Ya
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| title5 = [[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]
| title5 = [[Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)]]
| length5 = 6:07
| length5 = 6:07
|note5 = [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], [[Janet Jackson]]
| writer5 = [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis]], [[Janet Jackson]]


| title6 = Workin' Man
| title6 = Workin' Man
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
* Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
* [[Wayne Shorter]] – soprano saxophone
* [[Wayne Shorter]] – soprano saxophone (on 2)
* [[George Howard (jazz)|George Howard]] – soprano saxophone
* [[George Howard (jazz)|George Howard]] – soprano saxophone (on 8)
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] – trumpet (on 5)
* [[Allan Holdsworth]] – guitar
* [[Allan Holdsworth]] – guitar (on 4)
* [[Jimmy Earl]] – bass
* [[George Duke]] – piano (on 8)
* Byron Miller – synthesizer bass
* Vance Taylor – piano (on 5)
* Eddie Arkin – synthesizer
* Eddie Arkin – synthesizer (on 2)
* [[Steve Hunt]] – synthesizer
* [[Steve Hunt]] – synthesizer (on 6, 7)
* Byron Lee Miller – synthesizer bass (on 5)
* [[George Duke]] – piano
* [[Gregory Hines]] – tap dancer (on 1, 9)
* Vance Taylor – piano
* [[Gerry Brown]] – drums
* [[Jimmy Earl]] – bass (on 6, 7)
* [[Stewart Copeland]] – drums
* [[Gerry Brown (drummer)|Gerry Brown]] – drums (on 2, 6, 7)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums
* [[Stewart Copeland]] – drums (on 4)
* [[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]] - drums (on 5)
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* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion<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|accessdate=19 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums (on 3, 8)
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* [[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>


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




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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