Sign of the Times (Bob James album)

Sign of the Times
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1981
GenreJazz fusion
Length36:39
LabelTappan Zee
ProducerBob James, Hilary James
Bob James chronology
All Around the Town
(1981)
Sign of the Times
(1981)
Hands Down
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Sign of the Times is the ninth album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.[3]

The title track has been sampled by De La Soul ("Keepin' The Faith") and Warren G ("Regulate").[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hypnotique"Rod Temperton5:52
2."The Steamin' Feeling"Temperton5:23
3."Enchanted Forest"Bob James5:33
4."Unicorn"James9:03
5."Sign of the Times"Temperton5:41
6."Love Power"James5:31

Personnel

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Brass and Woodwinds

Strings

  • Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Jan Mullen, David Nadien, Joseph Rabushka, Richard Sortomme and Gerald Tarack – violin

Vocals

Production

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  • Bob James – producer
  • Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, recording, mixing
  • Nancy Byers – assistant engineer
  • Marc Chusid – assistant engineer
  • Chaz Clifton – assistant engineer
  • Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer
  • Don Wershba – assistant engineer
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Paula Scher – art direction, design
  • Bill King – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Mediasound, A&R Recording and CBS Recording Studios (New York City, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY).
  • Mixed and Mastered at CBS Recording Studios.

References

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  1. ^ "Sign of the Times - Bob James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Pitman, Jed (June 7, 2017). Invisible Man: The Story of Rod Temperton, the 'Thriller' Songwriter. The History Press. ISBN 9780750983297 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Five Songs By The 'Rhodes Scholar' Keyboardist Of Hip-Hop". NPR.org.