On March 8, 2005, “Koch” label released “Silver Rain”, the sixth Marcus Miller studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Absolut Beats” in Dallas, TX, “Camel Island Studios” in Los Angeles, “Hannibal Studios” in Santa Monica, CA, “HIt Factory”, “The Dormitory” in New York City, “Vertical Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.
Personnel:
- Marcus Miller – bass, acoustic bass, fretles bass, tambourine, organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, piano, keyboards, bass clarinet, woodwind, drums, percussion, scratching, arranger, backing vocals, engineer, executive producer, beat box, rhythm box, synthesizer strings, synthesizer orchestration, finger snapping, udu
- Dean Brown – acoustic and electric guitar
- Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar solo
- Lucky Peterson – guitar
- Bruce Flowers – organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer bass
- Bernard Wright – keyboards
- Roger Byam – tenor saxophone
- Patches Stewart – trumpet
- Poogie Bell – drums
- Macy Gray – vocals
- Lalah Hathaway – vocals
- Kenny Hicks – operatic tenor
- Gregoire Maret – harmonica
- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
- Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
- Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
- Ronald Bruner – drums
- Craig J “The Count” – percussion
- Munyungo Jackson – percussion
- Jessica Celious – backing vocals
- Joey Kibble – backing vocals
- Mark Kibble – backing vocals
- Eartha Kitt – vocal sample
- DJ Efx (Mocean Worker) – effects
- Adam Dorn – engineer
- Dropper – engineer
- Takamasa Honda – engineer, mixing, technical supervisor
- David Isaac – engineer, mixing
- Dennis Thompson – engineer, mixing
- Mark Kibble – engineer
- Kaori Kinoshita – engineer assistant
- Zach McNees – engineer assistant
- Bryan Russell – engineer assistant
- Dave Huston – engineer assistant
- Goh Hotoda – mixing
- Louie Teran – mastering
- Jack Frisch – art direction, design, photography
- Kumiko Higo – photography
- Reuben Jackson – liner notes
- Hank Martin – executive producer
- Harold Goode – executive producer
- Bibi Green – production coordination
- Gretchen ONeal – coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Marcus Miller, except where noted.
- Intro Duction
- Bruce Lee
- La Villette – Marcus Miller, Lalah Hathaway
- Behind the Smile
- Frankenstein – Edgar Winter
- Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Boogie on Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder
- Paris (Interlude)
- Silver Rain – Marcus Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers
- Make Up My Mind
- Girls and Boys – Prince
- Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
- Power of Soul – Jimi Hendrix
- Outro Duction
- If Only For One Night – Brenda Russell) – Silver Rain (reprise)
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