Winelight is a 1980 studio album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The record received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning hit "Just the Two of Us" sung by Bill Withers. The track "In the Name of Love" from the album was also released in rearranged form, without Washington's saxophone track, under the name of Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers (on vocals).
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote "A memorable set of high-quality and danceable soul-jazz".
Track listing
Side One
"Winelight" (William Eaton) – 7:32
"Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")" (Grover Washington Jr.) – 5:52
"In the Name of Love" (William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 5:26
Side Two
"Take Me There" (Washington) – 6:16
"Just the Two of Us" (Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 7:23
"Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)" (Washington) – 6:32
Personnel
Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 5, 6) Ray Chew – clavinet (1) Paul Griffin – clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (2, 4) Ed Walsh – Oberheim 8-Voice (1-4, 6) Bill Eaton – Oberheim 8-Voice (5), arrangements and conductor Eric Gale – guitars Marcus Miller – bass Steve Gadd – drums Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion, Syndrums Robert Greenidge – steel drums Hilda Harris, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals Bill Withers – lead vocals (5)
Production
Grover Washington Jr. – producer
Ralph MacDonald – producer
Richard Alderson – engineer
Ed Heath – assistant engineer
Vlado Meller – mastering at CBS Studios (New York City, New York). Paul Silverthorn – production coordinator Ron Coro – art direction, design Jim Shea – cover photography Don Hunstein – inner sleeve photography