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Am I Cool or What? is a compact disc featuring songs about Garfield, the fictitious cartoon cat. It was released on July 31, 1991 by GRP Records. The genre is primarily R&B and contemporary jazz. The album features appearances by important genre luminaries, such as B. B. King. It peaked at #23 on the Billboard charts for Top Contemporary Jazz Albums. [1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Shake Your Paw" (The Temptations) – 3:41
- "I Love it When I'm Naughty" (Patti LaBelle) – 4:29
- "Fat is Where It's At" (Carl Anderson) – 3:38
- "Long 'Bout Midnight" (Natalie Cole) – 4:19
- "Nine Lives" (Pointer Sisters) – 4:17
- "Here Comes Garfield" (Lou Rawls) – 3:06
- "Next to you I'm Even Better" (Diane Schuur) – 3:55
- "Spare Time" (Valerie Pinkston) – 4:53
- "Up on a Fence" (Desirée Goyette) – 3:16
- "Monday Morning Blues (Blues for Mr.G)" (B. B. King) – 4:17
[edit] Credits
- Anas Allaf – Engineer, Assistant engineer
- Ken Allardyce – Engineer
- Carl Anderson – Vocals, Performer
- Andy Baltimore – Creative director
- David Benoit – Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Clavier, Brass, Performer, String director
- Brad Cole – Synthesizer, Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard arrangements
- Natalie Cole – Vocals, Performer
- Cal David – Guitar
- Jim Davis – Liner notes
- Denise DeCaro – Backing vocalist
- Frank DeCaro – Coordination, Management
- Digital Allstars – Keyboards, Programming
- Joseph Doughney – Digital editing, Post-production, Digital editing assistant
- Marcel East – Arranger, Drums, Bass, Producer, Engineer, Drum programming, Bass synthesizer, Percussion programming
- Nathan East – Bass guitar
- Andre Fischer – Arranger, Producer
- Carol Freeman – Photography
- David Gibb – Graphic design
- Khaliq Glover – Engineer
- Josiah Gluck – Engineer
- Desirée Goyette – Vocals, Performer
- Carl Griffin – Assistant Executive producer, Executive associate
- Dave Grusin – Executive producer
- Guido Harari – Photography
- Tshlene Henreid – Production assistant, Assistant producer
- Steve Holroyd – Engineer
- Jean Marie Horvath – Engineer, Assistant engineer
- Marc Hugenberger – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard Arrangements
- Jim Hughert – Electric upright bass
- Mike Humphrey – Photography
- Clydene Jackson – Backing vocalist
- Paul Jasmin – Photography
- Alison Jefferson – Assistant production coordination
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Scott Johnson – Graphic design
- B. B. King – Guitar, Vocals, Overdubs, Performer
- Patti LaBelle – Vocals, Performer
- Michael Landy – Digital editing, Post-production
- Michelle Lewis – Production coordination
- Randy Long – Programming, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Sal Marquez – Trumpet
- Richard McKernan – Engineer
- Sonny Mediana – Graphic design
- Lorenzo Music – Vocals, Voices
- N Sisters – Backing vocalist
- Valerie Pinkston – Vocals
- Pointer Sisters – Vocals, Performer
- Lou Rawls – Vocals, Performer
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
- Matthew Rolston – Photography
- Larry Rosen – Executive producer
- Andy Ruggirello – Graphic design
- Bonnie Schiffman – Photography
- Diane Schuur – Vocals, Performer
- Tom Scott – Saxophone
- Dan Serrano – Graphic Design
- Allen Sides – Engineer, Mixing
- Larry Steelman – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Associate producer, Keyboard arrangements
- The Temptations – Vocals, Performer
- Carmen Twillie – Backing vocalist
- Carlos Vega – Drums
- Larry Washington – Cymbals
- Carol Weinberg – Photography
- Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – Recorder, Engineer, Mixing
[edit] References
- ^ AM I Cool or What? – Chart & Awards. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
