Silver Rain is an album by bassist Marcus Miller. Named after a poem by Langston Hughes, it was released in 2005.[1]

Silver Rain
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 2005
StudioAbsolut Beats, Dallas, TX; Camel Island Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica, CA; HIt Factory; The Dormitory, New York, NY; Vertical Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreJazz fusion
Length75:24
LabelKoch
ProducerMarcus Miller, David Isaac
Marcus Miller chronology
The Ozell Tapes
(2002)
Silver Rain
(2005)
Free
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Tom HullB[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Marcus Miller, except as noted.

  1. "Intro Duction" – 0:30
  2. "Bruce Lee" – 5:23
  3. "La Villette" (Miller, Lalah Hathaway) – 5:54
  4. "Behind The Smile" – 6:24
  5. "Frankenstein" (Edgar Winter) – 6:33
  6. "Moonlight Sonata" (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 7:38
  7. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:02
  8. "Paris (Interlude)" – 1:14
  9. "Silver Rain" (Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers) – 6:08
  10. "Make Up My Mind" – 3:42
  11. "Girls and Boys" (Prince) – 5:36
  12. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:23
  13. "Power of Soul" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:53
  14. "Outro Duction" – 0:53
  15. "If Only For One Night" (Brenda Russell) -> "Silver Rain (reprise)" – 8:11

Personnel

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  • Marcus Miller – Organ, Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Scratching, Arranger, Clarinet (Bass), Drums, Keyboards, Tambourine, Vocals (background), Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Engineer, Fretless Bass, Woodwind, Executive Producer, Bass (Acoustic), Beat Box, Fender Rhodes, Rhythm Box, Synthesizer Orchestration, Finger Snapping, Udu, Synthesizer Strings
  • Poogie Bell – drums (tracks 3-7, 9, 13 & 15)
  • Dean Brown – Acoustic and electric guitar (tracks 3-6, 9, 11, 13 & 15)
  • Roger Byam – Tenor saxophone (tracks 5-6, 9, 11, 13 & 15; credited as soloist on track 6)
  • Bruce Flowers – Organ, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Bass (tracks 5, 9, 13, 15)
  • Patches Stewart – Trumpet (track 2, 5-6, 9, 11, 13, 15)
  • Bernard Wright – keyboards (tracks 2-3, 6, 13)

Guests

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  • Gerald Albright - Alto saxophone (track 2)
  • Ronald Bruner – drums (track 11)
  • Jessica Celious – background vocals (track 9)
  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar solo (track 9)
  • Kenny Garrett – Alto saxophone, Soloist (tracks 9, 11)
  • Macy Gray – vocals (track 11)
  • Lalah Hathaway – vocals (tracks 2-3)
  • Kenny Hicks – vocals, credited as "operatic tenor" (track 3)
  • Craig J "The Count" – percussion (track 3)
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion (track 4)
  • Joey Kibble – background vocals (track 9)
  • Mark Kibble – background vocals (track 9)
  • Eartha Kitt – Vocal sample (track 1)
  • Gregoire Maret – Harmonica (tracks 4, 8, 10)
  • Lucky Peterson – guitar (track 6)
  • Kirk Whalum – Tenor saxophone, Soloist (track 5, 7)
  • Mocean Worker – Effects, credited as "DJ Efx" (track 5, 7, 13)

Production

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  • Adam Dorn – engineer
  • Dropper – engineer
  • Jack Frisch – Art Direction, Design, Photography
  • Harold Goode – executive producer
  • Bibi Green – production coordination
  • Kumiko Higo – Photography
  • Takamasa Honda – engineer, assistant engineer, mixing, Technical Supervisor
  • Goh Hotoda – mixing
  • Dave Huston – assistant engineer
  • David Isaac – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Reuben Jackson – Liner Notes
  • Mark Kibble – engineer
  • Kaori Kinoshita – assistant engineer
  • Hank Martin – executive producer
  • Zach McNees – assistant engineer
  • Gretchen ONeal – Coordination
  • Bryan Russell – assistant engineer
  • Louie Teran – Mastering
  • Dennis Thompson – engineer, mixing

References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic Review: Silver Rain accessed 31 March 2013
  2. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: marcus miller". tomhull.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.