Follow the Rainbow
Follow the Rainbow is the thirteenth studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1979 through Epic Records.
The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and at No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.Overview
Follow the Rainbow was produced by George Duke.
Recording sessions for the album took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, except for track 8, "Corine", which was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Duke played various keyboard instruments on Follow the Rainbow, including Fender Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand, Yamaha Grand Piano 9', Hohner D-6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, Oberheim, Prophet, Funkosizer, Crumer Strings. The album also featured contributions from Napoleon Murphy Brock & Lynn Davis on vocals, Roland Bautista & Charles "Icarus" Johnson on guitars, Ricky Lawson & Leon Chancler on drums, Larry Williams, Jerry Hey and Sheila Escovedo among others.Singles
The singles "Party Down", "Say That You Will" and "Pluck". "Say That You Will" each reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.Track listing
Personnel
- George Duke – vocals, grand piano, electric pianos, clavinet, synthesizers
- Charles Foster Johnson – guitar
- Roland Bautista – electric guitar
- Kevin "Serious Biz" Dugan – guitar, bass
- Byron Miller – bass, vocals
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
- Sheila E. – percussion, vocals
- Larry Williams – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Rick Culver – trombone
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals
- Lynn Davis – vocals
- Josie James – vocals
- Darrell "Sweet D" Cox – cosmotic narrator
- Children of Distinction – choir
Production
- George Duke – producer
- Kerry McNabb – recording, mixing
- David Palmer – recording
- Dave Rideau – assistant engineer
- John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders.
- Tony Lane – art direction
- Tom Drennon – design
- John Laven – illustration
- Bruce Talamon – photography
Chart history
