Nightsongs (Earl Klugh album)

Nightsongs is an instrumental-pop studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1984.[1][2] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. This release has Klugh perform "a collection of funk-free, soft melodic standards with heavy string orchestrations", featuring legendary NEA Jazz Master Jean "Toots" Thielemans on the harmonica and Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky as conductor and arranger.[1][3]

Nightsongs
Studio album by Earl Klugh
Released	1984[1]
Genre	Crossover jazz, Instrumental Pop
Label	Capitol
Producer	Earl Klugh
Earl Klugh chronology
Wishful Thinking (1984) Nightsongs (1984) Soda Fountain Shuffle (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	Review
The Age	not rated Review

Track listing

1. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 2:12
2. "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 4:13
3. "The Look of Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 5:28
4. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 3:51
5. "Stay Gold (Theme from The Outsiders)" (Carmine Coppola) - 2:54
6. "Night Song" (Earl Klugh) - 6:36
7. "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) - 2:11
8. "A Certain Smile" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:43
9. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:10
10. "Theme from Picnic" (George Duning, Steve Allen) - 4:06

Charts

Album – Billboard[4]

Year	Chart	Position
1984	Top Jazz Albums	5
1984	R&B Albums	42
1984	The Billboard 200	107

References

1. "Album Review". Billboard Magazine. e5 Global Media. 6 October 1984. p. 65. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
2. "Billboard Top Black Albums". Billboard Magazine. e5 Global Media. 15 December 1984. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
3. Daly, Mike (14 March 1985). "Earl Heads A Feast Of Guitar Releases". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. p. 35. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
4. "Earl Klugh - Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2 October 2010.