The Sun Don't Lie

The Sun Don't Lie is an album by Marcus Miller, released in 1993 on PRA Records.[2] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[3]

The Sun Don't Lie
Studio album by Marcus Miller
Released	1993
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	60:25
Label	PRA
Producer	Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller chronology
Marcus Miller (1984) The Sun Don't Lie (1993) Tales (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Overview

The Sun Don't Lie was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where noted.

1. "Panther" – 6:02
2. "Steveland" – 7:21
3. "Rampage" – 5:48
4. "The Sun Don't Lie" – 6:29
5. "Scoop" – 5:59
6. "Mr. Pastorius" – 1:25
7. "Funny (All She Needs Is Love)" (Miller, Boz Scaggs) – 5:26
8. "Moons" – 4:52
9. "Teen Town" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:55
10. "Juju" (Miller, Wayne Shorter) – 6:03
11. "The King Is Gone (For Miles)" – 6:05

Personnel

• Don Alias – Percussion, Conga
• Poogie Bell – Drums
• Dean Brown – Lead Guitar
• Hiram Bullock – Guitar
• Jonathan Butler – Guitar
• Will Calhoun – Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
• Miles Davis – Trumpet
• Steve Ferrone – Drums (High Hat, Sidestick, Bass Drum)
• Kenny Garrett – Alto saxophone
• Omar Hakim – Drums (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals)
• Everette Harp – Alto & Soprano saxophone
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar (Rhythm)
• Sal Marquez – Trumpet (Additional)
• Marcus Miller – Bass Guitar, Bass Clarinet, Rhythm guitar, Keyboards, Vocal, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming
• Andy Narell – Steel drums
• Eric Persing – Programming
• Vernon Reid – Guitar
• Philippe Saisse – Keyboards, Programming
• Joe Sample – Piano
• David Sanborn – Alto saxophone
• Wayne Shorter – Soprano & Tenor saxophone
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – Trumpet
• Steve Thornton – Percussion
• Kirk Whalum – Tenor saxophone
• Lenny White – Percussion, Drums
• Maurice White – Vocal Samples
• Michael White – Drums
• Christian "Wicked" Wicht – Keyboards
• Tony Williams – Drums

Production

• Ray Bardani – Engineer, Mixing
• Thom Cadley – Assistant Engineer
• Scott Canto – Assistant Engineer
• Todd Childress – Assistant Engineer
• Peter Doell – Engineer
• Ryan Dorn – Assistant Engineer
• Jim Giddenes – Assistant Engineer
• Bibi Green – Production Coordination
• John Heiden – Art Direction, Design
• Goh Hotoda – Mixing
• Leslie Ann Jones – Engineer
• Aaron Kropf – Assistant Engineer
• Jimmie Lee – Assistant Engineer
• Roger Lian – Assistant Engineer
• Bob Ludwig – Mastering
• Yan Memmi – Engineer
• Jason Miles – Programming
• Bruce Miller – Engineer
• Christine Navarez – Assistant Engineer
• Brian Pollack – Assistant Engineer
• Chris Rich – Assistant Engineer
• Rob Rives – Assistant Engineer
• Bill Schnee – Mixing
• Frank Vially – Assistant Engineer
• Todd Whitelock – Assistant Engineer

References

1. "Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie". allmusic.com.
2. Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie. PRA Records. 1993.
3. "Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com.
4. "Marcus Miller". grammy.com.