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Romantic Journey
Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1977
StudioThe Sound Labs and United-Western Recorders Hollywood, California
GenreSoul, jazz, jazz fusion
Length43:15
LabelBuddah
ProducerSkip Drinkwater
Norman Connors chronology
You Are My Starship
(1976)
Romantic Journey
(1977)
This Is Your Life
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Romantic Journey is an album released in 1977 by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. The album charted at number ten on the jazz albums chart.

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 7:00
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills
  2. "Once I've Been There" (Phillip Mitchell) – 5:49
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
  3. "Destination Moon" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:38
    Arranged by Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, and Ian Underwood (synthesizer)
    Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell
  4. "Romantic Journey" (Norman Connors) 5:26
    Arranged by Hubert Eaves and Reggie Lucas
    Electric guitar – Ray Gomez
Side two
  1. "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 6:43
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
  2. "For You Everything" (Jerry Peters) – 5:52
    Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters
    Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills and Phillip Mitchell
  3. "Thembi" (Pharoah Sanders) – 8:04
    Arranged by Norman Connors
    Soprano saxophone – Pharoah Sanders

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 94
US Top R&B Albums[2] 24
US Jazz Albums[2] 10

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1977 "Once I've Been There" 16 30

Personnel

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Musicians
Production
  • Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
  • Skip Drinkwater – producer
  • John Mills and Don Murray – audio engineers
  • George Belle and Linda Tyler – engineers assistants
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Don Murray and Skip Drinkwater – mixing

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r33812/review
  2. ^ a b c "Norman Connors US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. ^ "Norman Conners US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
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