The Journey (Earl Klugh album)

The Journey
Studio album by Earl Klugh
Released	1997
Genre	Smooth Jazz, Crossover jazz, Jazz pop, Instrumental Pop
Length	51:29
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Sudden Burst of Energy (1996) The Journey (1997) Peculiar Situation (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Journey is a smooth jazz studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1997. The album stayed on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums charts for several weeks at No 6.^[2] This was the final album that Klugh recorded for Warner Bros. Records.^[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Earl Klugh

1. "All Through the Night" - 5:13
2. "Last Song" - 4:28
3. "4 Minute Samba" - 3:58
4. "Sneakin' Out of Here" - 5:05
5. "The Journey" - 6:10
6. "Good as It Gets" - 4:18
7. "Fingerdance" - 5:53
8. "Evil Eye" - 6:19
9. "Walk in the Sun" - 3:58
10. "Autumn Song" - 6:07

Personnel

• Earl Klugh - guitar, keyboards
• Paul M. Jackson, Jr. - electric guitar
• Al Turner - bass
• Greg Phillinganes, David Spradley, Luis Resto, Albert Duncan - keyboards
• Ray Manzerolle - synth wind
• Ron Otis, Harvey Mason - drums
• Paulinho da Costa - percussion
• Lenny Price - saxophone
• Johnny Mandel - orchestral arrangements, conductor

Charts

Album – Billboard^[5]

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	6

References

1. The Journey (Earl Klugh album) at AllMusic
2. "Top Contemporary Jazz Album - Chart listing". Billboard Magazine (e5 Global Media). 20 September 1997. p. 39. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
3. "Three days of fun, food & Jazz". Atlanta (magazine) (Emmis Publishing). September 2004. p. 212. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
4. Shull, Chris (29 August 1997). "Capsule Reviews". Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas, USA).
5. "Earl Klugh - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2 October 2010.