Endless Is Love

Endless Is Love

• Artist: Jon Lucien
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• Style: Ballads
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Review

Endless Is Love represents a return to form for Jon Lucien after two hit-or-miss efforts by Mercury to turn him into an R&B singer. Lucien's milieu is more jazz-influenced, and he's right at home in musical settings with Chuck Loeb and John Lee, as well as with a few of his own producers. His deep baritone works best when singing romantic songs, of which there are plenty here, and the arrangements combine R&B, jazz and world music. The disc is dedicated to his daughter Dalila, who perished in the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996. Lucien deserves to be rediscovered by the smooth jazz crowd. ~ Frank Federico, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
The Look of Love		Burt Bacharach, Hal David	Jon Lucien	(5:25)
Rashida		Jon Lucien	Jon Lucien	(6:55)
This Could Be Paradise		Chuck Loeb	Jon Lucien	(5:24)
Endless Is Love		Carmen Cuesta, Wilma Classon	Jon Lucien	(4:08)
My Special Friend		Jon Lucien	Jon Lucien	(4:22)
Sailing		Christopher Cross	Jon Lucien	(5:32)
Sweet Promises		Jon Lucien, Stephanie Spruill, Sylvanna Greene	Jon Lucien	(5:49)
Bolero		Jon Lucien, Maria Juliana Villafane	Jon Lucien	(4:26)
Moonchild	...	Jon Lucien, Maria Juliana Villafane	Jon Lucien	(4:43)
Frances		Jon Lucien	Jon Lucien	(4:50)

Credits

Jon Lucien (Bass), Jon Lucien (Guitar), Jon Lucien (Percussion), Jon Lucien (Arranger), Jon Lucien (Director), Jon Lucien (Drums), Jon Lucien (Keyboards), Jon Lucien (Vocals), Jon Lucien (Producer), Jon Lucien (Main Performer), Jon Lucien (Percussion Programming), Luis Bonilla (Trombone), John Lee (Bass), John Lee (Keyboards), John Lee (Programming), John Lee (Producer), John Lee (Engineer), Gabriela Anders (Vocals), Myra Casales (Percussion), Myra Casales (Bongos), Myra Casales (Conga), Myra Casales (Vocals), Lionel Cordew (Cymbals), Lionel Cordew (Tom-Tom), Gregory Jones (Bass), Clifford Korman (Piano), Clifford Korman (Piano (Electric)), Will Lee (Bass), Robert Lewis (Photography), Chuck Loeb (Guitar), Chuck Loeb (Strings), Chuck Loeb (Keyboards), Chuck Loeb (Producer), Chuck Loeb (Drum Programming), Phil Magnotti (Engineer), Danny McCaslin (Sax (Tenor)), James Mussen (Engineer), Bill O'Connell (Piano), Tim Ouimette (Trumpet), Tim Ouimette (Flugelhorn), Kim Plainfield (Drums), Andy Snitzer (Sax (Soprano)), Myriam Naomi Valle (Vocals), George Wadenius (Guitar), Dennis Wall (Engineer), Dennis Wall (Mixing), Paul Wickliffe (Mixing), Dan Carillo (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dan Carillo (Guitar), Dan Carillo (Conductor), Dan Carillo (Guitar (Electric)), Dan Carillo (Voices), Dave Mann (Sax (Alto)), Dave Mann (Sax (Soprano)), Dave Mann (Sax (Tenor)), Lou Holtzman (Engineer), Grace Chang (Design), Alex Sipiagin (Trumpet), Federico Panero (Engineer), Greg Radford (Piano), Greg Radford (Programming), Richard Bona (Bass), Danny Weiss (Executive Producer), Delesa Lucien (Associate Producer)

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