Rhapsody and Blues
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Joe Sample, Stix Hooper and Wilton Felder | |||
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Rhapsody and Blues is an album by jazz fusion group The Crusaders, produced by Stix Hooper, Joe Sample and Wilton Felder, and released in 1980 via MCA Records.[1] That album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[2]
Guest performances
Guest artists on the album included Bill Withers, Sheila E. and Roland Bautista of Earth, Wind and Fire.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic, in a 2/5-star review, remarked, "the group's concept was starting to sound a bit tired..(with) the group's R&Bish music sounding closer to a formula."[3]
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Shadows" | Will Jennings, Joe Sample | 8:16 |
| 2. | "Honky Tonk Struttin'" | Wilton Felder | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Elegant Evening" | Stix Hooper | 6:03 |
| 4. | "Rhapsody and Blues" | Joe Sample | 8:48 |
| 5. | "Last Call" | Joe Sample | 6:40 |
| 6. | "Sweet Gentle Love" | Joe Sample | 4:56 |
References
- ^ a b The Crusaders (1980). Rhapsody and Blues (album). MCA Records.
- ^ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). Billboard. July 26, 1979. p. 37. Retrieved May 9, 2025 – via americanradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "The Crusaders - Rhapsody and Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2025.