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{{other uses|Two eyes (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Two Eyes
| name = Two Eyes
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Longtype =
| artist = [[Brenda Russell]]
| Artist = [[Brenda Russell]]
| cover = BrendaRussellTwoEyes.jpg
| Cover = BrendaRussellTwoEyes.jpg|250px
| alt =
| Released = 1983
| released = May 1983
| recorded = July–December 1982
| Recorded = Los Angeles: Sound Labs, Lion Share Studios, Sunset Sound
| studio = * Sound Labs, Hollywood
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop Music|Pop]], [[Dance Music|Dance]]
* [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood
| Length = 34:09
* [[Lion Share Studios|Lion Share]], Los Angeles
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Producer = [[Tommy LiPuma]]
| venue =
| Reviews =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Last album = ''Love Life''<br />(1981)
*[[pop music|pop]]
| This album = '''''Two Eyes'''''<br />(1988)
*[[dance music|dance]]}}
| Next album = ''[[Get Here (Brenda Russell album)|Get Here]]''<br/ >(1988)
| length = 34:09
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = [[Tommy LiPuma]]
| prev_title = [[Love Life (Brenda Russell album)|Love Life]]
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[Get Here (album)|Get Here]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-eyes-mw0000233387|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[New York Daily News|New York ''Daily News'']]
|rev2Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/489074532/|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|author=T. Hazlewood, Darrel|page=348|date=June 5, 1983|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|website=newspapers.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Two Eyes''''' is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter [[Brenda Russell]], released in 1983 on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref name=Album>{{cite work|title=Brenda Russell: Two Eyes|date=May 1983|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Records]]}}</ref> The album got to No. 16 on the [[Blues & Soul]] Top British Soul Albums chart.<ref name="B&S">{{cite magazine|title=Top British Soul Albums|issue=384|date=June 28, 1983|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]}}</ref>


==Overview==
Artists such as [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Rita Coolidge]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Pattie Brooks]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[Christopher Cross]], [[James Ingram]], [[Patrice Rushen]] and [[Al Jarreau]] appeared on the album.<ref name=Album />


In 1990, singer [[Lalah Hathaway]] covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her [[Lalah Hathaway (album)|self-titled debut album]]. Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with [[Snarky Puppy]] did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=27 |title=Grammy Awards |publisher=Grammy.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-07}}</ref>
'''''Two Eyes''''' is the third studio album by the [[United States|American]] singer/songwriter [[Brenda Russell]], released in 1983.


==Album History==
==Track listing==
# "I Want Love To Find Me" <small>(Brenda Russell, [[Bill LaBounty]])</small> – 3:02
The track "Hello People" was co-written and performed with [[Michael McDonald]], whereas the track "Look Down, Young Soldier" featured a whole chorus of star names including [[Rita Coolidge]], [[Pattie Brooks]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[Christopher Cross]], [[James Ingram]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[Joe Esposito]], [[Leon Ware]], and [[Al Jarreau]] (who was the subject of the track "Jarreau" that Russell had written for the album).
# "It's Something" <small>(Brenda Russell, [[David Foster]])</small> – 3:31
# "Hello People" <small>(Brenda Russell, [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]])</small> – 3:24
# "Two Eyes" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small> – 3:16
# "Stay Close" <small>(Brenda Russell, [[Don Grusin]])</small> – 4:25
# "Jarreau" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small> – 3:13
# "New York Bars" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small> – 4:04
# "I'll See You Again" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small> – 4:20
# "Look Down, Young Soldier" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small> – 4:40


== Personnel ==
''Two Eyes'' was Russell's first and only album with Warner Bros. Records, whom she signed with after leaving [[A&M Records]] (the label that had released her first two solo albums). However, despite the impressive list of personnel, the album was not a commercial success and Russell's contract with Warner Bros. came to an end. Russell would return to A&M a few years later for her [[Get Here (Brenda Russell album)|next album]].
* Brenda Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6-9), vocal arrangements, rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6-9), acoustic piano (6, 8, 9)
* [[Bill LaBounty]] – acoustic piano (1)
* [[Leon Pendarvis]] – [[Fender Rhodes]] (1, 4, 6-9), rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 6-9)
* [[James Newton Howard]] – synthesizers (1, 3-8), synthesizer arrangements (1, 4-8), [[LinnDrum]] (3), rhythm arrangements (3)
* Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizers (1, 6, 7)
* [[David Foster]] – acoustic piano (2), synthesizers (2), rhythm arrangements (2), synthesizer arrangements (2)
* [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (3), LinnDrum (3), rhythm arrangements (3)
* [[Don Grusin]] – Fender Rhodes (5), additional synthesizers (5), rhythm arrangements (5)
* [[David Williams (guitarist)|David Williams]] – electric guitar (3, 4-7, 9)
* [[Dean Parks]] – electric guitar (6)
* [[Caleb Quaye]] – electric guitar (8)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums
* [[Jeff Porcaro]] – tambourine (3)
* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (4, 7, 8, 9)
* Kim Hutchcroft – alto saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (6, 7), [[flute]] (9), [[piccolo flute]] (9)
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 7), horn arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9), flute (9), piccolo flute (9)
* [[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]] – trombone (1, 6, 7), [[bass trombone]] (9), [[Baritone horn|baritone]] (9), [[tuba]] (9)
* [[Gary Grant (musician)|Gary Grant]] – trumpet (1, 7)
* [[Jerry Hey]] – trumpet (1, 6, 7)
* [[Stevie Wonder]] – [[harmonica]] (8)
* [[Pattie Brooks]], [[Rita Coolidge]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[Christopher Cross]], [[Joe Esposito (singer)|Joe Esposito]], [[Donny Gerrard]], [[James Ingram]], [[Al Jarreau]], Bill LaBounty, [[David Lasley]], Michael McDonald, Caleb Quaye, [[Patrice Rushen]], Cinnamon Sharpe and [[Leon Ware]] – backing vocals on "Look Down, Young Soldier"


==Track Listing==
== Production ==
* Producer – Tommy LiPuma
# "I Want Love To Find Me" <small>(Brenda Russell/Bill LaBounty)</small>
* Executive Producers – David Nathan and Paul Tarnopol
# "It's Something" <small>(Brenda Russell/David Foster)</small>
* Recorded and Mixed by [[Al Schmitt]]
# "Hello People" <small>(Brenda Russell/Michael McDonald)</small>
* Assistant Engineers – Bob Bullock, Terry Christian, Don Koldon, Peggy McCreary and Steve Schmitt.
# "Two Eyes" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small>
* Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
# "Stay Close" <small>(Brenda Russell/Don Grusin)</small>
* Creative Director – Rich Kamerman
# "Jarreau" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small>
* Art Direction – Simon Levy
# "New York Bars" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small>
* Cover Design – Laura LiPuma
# "I'll See You Again" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small>
* Photography – Paddy Reynolds
# "Look Down, Young Soldier" <small>(Brenda Russell)</small>


==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Chart
! Peak<br />position
|-
| 1983
| UK ''[[Blues & Soul]]'' Top British Soul Albums<ref name="B&S" />
| align=center|16
|}


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


{{Brenda Russell}}
== External links ==


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[[Category:1983 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma]]
[[Category:Warner Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 16 November 2024

For other uses, see Two eyes (disambiguation).
Two Eyes
Studio album by
Brenda Russell
ReleasedMay 1983
RecordedJuly–December 1982
Studio
Genre
Length34:09
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTommy LiPuma
Brenda Russell chronology
Love Life
(1981) 		Two Eyes
(1983) 		Get Here
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
New York Daily News(favourable)[2]

Two Eyes is the third studio album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album got to No. 16 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[4]

Overview

[edit]

Artists such as Michael McDonald, Rita Coolidge, Stevie Wonder, Pattie Brooks, Randy Crawford, Christopher Cross, James Ingram, Patrice Rushen and Al Jarreau appeared on the album.[3]

In 1990, singer Lalah Hathaway covered the song "It's Something" under the title "Somethin'" on her self-titled debut album. Later in 2013 Lalah Hathaway with Snarky Puppy did another rendition of the song for the album 'Family Dinner - Volume 1', which on January 26, 2014, won a Grammy Award in the "Best R&B Performance" category.[5]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "I Want Love To Find Me" (Brenda Russell, Bill LaBounty) – 3:02
  2. "It's Something" (Brenda Russell, David Foster) – 3:31
  3. "Hello People" (Brenda Russell, Michael McDonald) – 3:24
  4. "Two Eyes" (Brenda Russell) – 3:16
  5. "Stay Close" (Brenda Russell, Don Grusin) – 4:25
  6. "Jarreau" (Brenda Russell) – 3:13
  7. "New York Bars" (Brenda Russell) – 4:04
  8. "I'll See You Again" (Brenda Russell) – 4:20
  9. "Look Down, Young Soldier" (Brenda Russell) – 4:40

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Producer – Tommy LiPuma
  • Executive Producers – David Nathan and Paul Tarnopol
  • Recorded and Mixed by Al Schmitt
  • Assistant Engineers – Bob Bullock, Terry Christian, Don Koldon, Peggy McCreary and Steve Schmitt.
  • Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Creative Director – Rich Kamerman
  • Art Direction – Simon Levy
  • Cover Design – Laura LiPuma
  • Photography – Paddy Reynolds

Charts

[edit]
Year Chart Peak
position
1983 UK Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums[4] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Brenda Russell: Two Eyes". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. ^ T. Hazlewood, Darrel (June 5, 1983). "Brenda Russell: Two Eyes". newspapers.com. New York Daily News. p. 348.
  3. ^ a b Brenda Russell: Two Eyes. Warner Bros. Records. May 1983.
  4. ^ a b "Top British Soul Albums". No. 384. Blues & Soul. June 28, 1983. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
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