1985 George Duke – Thief In The Night

Thief in the Night é o décimo oitavo álbum de estúdio do tecladista e produtor musical americano George Duke . Foi lançado em 1985 pela Elektra Records, tornando-se seu primeiro lançamento pela gravadora. As sessões de gravação do álbum ocorreram no Le Gonks West em West Hollywood, Califórnia. Duke tocou vários instrumentos de teclado no álbum, incluindo Synclavier II, Memorymoog, Fender Rhodes, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, clavinet, Yamaha P F15 e Minimoog. O álbum conta com contribuições de Lynn Davis, Paul Jackson Jr , Paulinho Da Costa , Robert Brookins e Deniece Williams, entre outros.

O álbum atingiu o pico de número 183 na Billboard 200 e número 52 na parada Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Seu single principal, uma faixa-título “Thief in the Night”, alcançou o número 37 na Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, número 21 na Dance Club Songs e número 89 na UK Singles Chart. Seu segundo single “I Surrender” e um single promocional “Love Mission” não entraram nas paradas.

Tracks

1  I Surrender (David Batteau; Don Freeman; James Ingram) 03:33
2  Thief In The Night (George Duke) 04:47
3  Remembering The Sixties (Stevie Wonder; George Duke) 04:10
4  We’re Supposed To Have Fun (Tony Haynes; Robert Brookins) 04:23
5  Ride (George Duke) 03:56
6  Love Mission (Len Ron Hanks; Brian Potter) 04:24
7  Jam (George Duke) 05:11
8  Why (George Duke) 04:10
9  La La (George Duke) 03:35

Musicians

1 I Surrender

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	Steve Ferrone
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals	George Duke

2 Thief In The Night

Drums (Linn)	George Duke
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Effects	Mick Guzauski
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Lena Sunday
Background Vocals	George Duke
Vocals	George Duke

3 Remembering The Sixties

Cymbals	Ricky Lawson
Hi-hat	Ricky Lawson
Toms	Ricky Lawson
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Melodica	George Duke
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Lena Sunday
Background Vocals	Alice Murrell
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	Robert Brookins
Background Vocals	George Duke
Vocals	George Duke

4 We’re Supposed To Have Fun

Bass	Louis Johnson
Drums	Steve Ferrone
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar	Charles Fearing
Keyboards	George Duke
Background Vocals	Robert Brookins
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	George Duke
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Petsey Powell
Vocals	George Duke

5 Ride

Tom Tom	JR Robinson
Drums (Linn)	George Duke
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Effects	Mick Guzauski
Vocals	George Duke

6 Love Mission

Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Lena Sunday
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	Deniece Williams
Background Vocals	George Duke
Vocals	George Duke

7 Jam

Drums (Linn)	George Duke
Guitar	Chuck Gentry
Keyboards	George Duke
Effects	Mick Guzauski
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	George Duke
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	Robert Brookins
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Lena Sunday
Background Vocals	Shirley Jones

8 Why

Drums	Steve Ferrone
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Background Vocals	George Duke
Vocals	Jon Fiore

9 La La

Drums (Linn)	George Duke
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards	George Duke
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Deniece Williams
Background Vocals	Lynn Davis
Background Vocals	Carl Carwell
Background Vocals	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	George Duke
Vocals	George Duke

Liner Notes

Producer – George Duke
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Gibson, Steve Schmidt, Rick Clifford
Engineer (Additional) – Erik Zobler, Mitch Gibson
Mastered By Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 2, 5, 7)
Recorded By – Tommy Vicari, Mick Guzauski
Technician – Brent Averill

Art Direction, Photography – Carol Friedman
Cover (Concept) – Vigon Seireeni
Cover (Photography) – Chris Callis
Design – JoDee Stringham

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Lionshare Studios
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records