By Request

by Jon Lucien

Overview

Jon Lucien reaches back into his own songbook here to update 11 favorites for the '90s. He takes his time revisiting these old friends -- only one of the 11 cuts clocks in at less than five minutes. Not surprisingly, his voice has grown even mellower than in his '70s heyday, which gives added luster to the ballads "Dindi" and "The Shadow of Your Smile." He also gets to improvise on the melodies more, and show off his scatting prowess. Though a bit more soloing from the band might have added to the overall effect, By Request is one of those rare cases where the singer has something new to add to his own classics. ("Rashida," added to the disc as a bonus track, comes from Lucien's previous disc, Endless Is Love.)

Product Details

Release Date:	01/19/1999
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351505125
catalogNumber:	5051
Rank:	179551

Tracks

1. Hello Like Before
2. Lady Love
3. Soul Mate
4. Dindi
5. Song For My Lady
6. Luna Mi Luna
7. The Shadow of Your Smile
8. The Sound of Music
9. Love Me
10. Creole Lady
11. Radhida

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jon Lucien   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Conductor,Vocals,Ganza,Musical Direction
Mayra Casales   Percussion,Conga
Gregory Jones   Electric Bass
Chuck Loeb   Strings
Kim Plainfield   Drums
Deborah Wong   Violin
Dan Carillo   Acoustic Guitar,Conductor,Electric Guitar
Dave Mann   Soprano Saxophone
Michael Roth   Violin

Technical Credits

Jon Lucien   Arranger,Producer
McCoy Tyner   Composer
Dave Kowalski   Engineer
Johnny Mandel   Composer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Lou Holtzman   Engineer
Danny Weiss   Executive Producer