If This Bass Could Only Talk

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If This Bass Could Only Talk is a 1988 album by the American bassplayer Stanley Clarke.

Track listing

1. "If This Bass Could Only Talk (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 2:30
2. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus, arr.: Stanley Clarke/ Eddie Arkin) - Dedicated to Jaco Pastorius and Gil Evans" – 6:24
3. "I Want to Play for Ya (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:22
4. "Stories to Tell (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:46
5. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) (James Harris/Lerry Lewis/Janet Jackson, arr.: Stanley Clarke/ Byron Miller)" – 6:07
6. "Workin' Man (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 6:27
7. "Tradition (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 7:11
8. "Come Take My Hand (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 4:08
9. "Bassically Taps (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:15

Personnel

• Eddie Arkin – Synthesizer, Arranger
• Gerry Brown – Drums
• Stanley Clarke – Electric and Acoustic Bass Guitars, Fylde Acoustic Bass Guitar, Synthesizers; Arranger and Producer
• Stewart Copeland – Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
• George Duke – Piano
• James Earl – Bass
• Gregory Hines – Dancer
• Allan Holdsworth – Guitar
• George Howard – Sax (Soprano)
• Freddie Hubbard – Trumpet
• Steve Hunt – Synthesizer
• Byron Miller – Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer Bass
• John "J.R." Robinson – Drums
• Wayne Shorter – Sax (Soprano)
• Vance Taylor – Piano

Production

• 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