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1985 studio album by George Duke
Thief in the Night |
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Released | 1985 |
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Studio | Le Gonks West, Los Angeles, California |
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Length | 38:10 |
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Elektra |
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Producer |
George Duke |
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Rendezvous (1984)
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Thief in the Night (1985)
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George Duke (1986)
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- "Thief in the Night"
Released: 1985
- "I Surrender"
Released: 1985
- "Love Mission"
Released: 1985
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Thief in the Night is the eighteenth studio album by American keyboardist and record producer
George Duke. It was released in 1985 through
Elektra Records, making it his first release on the label. Recording sessions for the album took place at Le Gonks West in
West Hollywood, California. Duke played various keyboard instruments on the album, including
Synclavier II,
Memorymoog,
Fender Rhodes,
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5,
clavinet,
Yamaha P F15 and
Minimoog. The album features contributions from
Lynn Davis,
Paul Jackson Jr,
Paulinho da Costa,
Robert Brookins and
Deniece Williams among others.
The album peaked at number 183 on the
Billboard 200 and number 52 on
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its
lead single, a title track "Thief in the Night", reached number 37 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 21 on the
Dance Club Songs, and number 89 in the
UK Singles Chart. Its second single "I Surrender" and a promotional single "Love Mission" did not chart.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "I Surrender" | | 3:32 |
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2. | "Thief in the Night" |
George Duke | 4:47 |
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3. | "Remembering the Sixties" | | 4:34 |
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4. | "We're Supposed to Have Fun" | | 4:25 |
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5. | "Ride" | George Duke | 3:54 |
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6. | "Love Mission" | | 4:24 |
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7. | "Jam" | George Duke | 5:11 |
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8. | "Why" | George Duke | 4:12 |
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9. | "La La" | | 3:37 |
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Total length: | 38:10 |
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Personnel
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George Duke – vocals (tracks: 1, 5), lead vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6, 9), backing vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6–8),
Fender Rhodes (tracks: 1, 3, 4),
Synclavier II (tracks: 1, 3, 6–8),
bass synthesizer (tracks: 2, 3), organ &
piccolo flute (track 2),
Prophet-5 (tracks: 4, 9),
Memorymoog (tracks: 4, 5, 7),
clavinet (tracks: 4–6, 8), effects (track 5),
minimoog &
bass (track 6),
Yamaha P F15 (track 9), drums (tracks: 2, 3, 5–7, 9), producer
- John Fiore – lead vocals (track 8)
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Lynn Blythe Davis – backing vocals (tracks: 2–4, 6, 9)
- Carl Carwell – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9)
- Lena Sunday – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
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Robert Brookins – backing vocals (tracks: 3, 4)
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Deniece Williams – backing vocals (track: 6, 9)
- Alice Murrell – backing vocals (track 3)
- Petsey Powell – backing vocals (track 4)
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Shirley Jones – backing vocals (track 7)
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Howard Hewett – backing vocals (track 9)
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Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (tracks: 1–6, 8–9)
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Charles Fearing – guitar (track 4)
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Charles T. "Chuck" Gentry – guitar (track 7)
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Louis Johnson –
bass (tracks: 1, 4)
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Steve Ferrone – drums (tracks: 1, 4, 8)
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John Robinson –
tom-tom drum (track 5)
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Paulo Roberto da Costa – percussion (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (track 9)
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Richard David Lawson – percussion (track 3)
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Mick Guzauski – effects (tracks: 2, 5, 7), engineering
- Steve Schmidt – assistant engineering
- Mitch Gibson – assistant engineering
- Rick Clifford – assistant engineering
- Erik Zobler – assistant engineering
- Tommy Vicari – mixing
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Brian Gardner – mastering
- Carol Friedman – art direction & photography
- JoDee Stringham – design
- Chris Callis – photography
- Jay Vigon – cover
- Richard Seireeni – cover
Chart history
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