Romance in Rio
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| Romance in Rio | ||||
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| Released | February 19, 2008[1] | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
| Label | 429 | |||
| Producer | Oscar Castro-Neves, Peter Bunetta | |||
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Romance in Rio is a studio album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It was recorded with eminent Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves. It combines six new songs with six of Bishop's best-known tunes, all in a tropical mood. Special guests Eric Clapton and Earl Klugh contribute guitar solos on two tracks.
This album was previously released as Saudade in 2007. It was only available at Target.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Under the Jamaican Moon" | Bishop, Leah Kunkel | 3:39 |
| 2. | "On and On" | 3:36 | |
| 3. | "Hello" | 2:40 | |
| 4. | "Un Baile del Corazon" | 4:44 | |
| 5. | "Save It for a Rainy Day" | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Never Letting Go" | 3:03 | |
| 7. | "Bish's Hideaway" | 3:57 | |
| 8. | "Annalia" | 5:06 | |
| 9. | "Take This Empty Heart" | 3:39 | |
| 10. | "One More Night" | 3:33 | |
| 11. | "Separate Lives" | 4:05 | |
| 12. | "New York in the Fifties" | 3:53 |
Personnel[edit]
- Stephen Bishop – vocals
- Dave Grusin – keyboards, acoustic piano
- Oscar Castro-Neves – keyboards, guitars, sampling, guitar solo (1, 3)
- Earl Klugh – guitar solo (4)
- Eric Clapton – steel guitar solo (5)
- Brian Bromberg – bass
- Alex Acuña – drums
- Kevin Ricard – percussion
- Gary Meek – saxophones, woodwinds
- Luciana Souza – vocals (4)
- Charlotte Gibson – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Kenny Rankin – backing vocals (7)
Production[edit]
- Oscar Castro-Neves – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
- Peter Bunetta – co-producer
- Jim Brandmeier – executive producer
- J.J Blair – engineer
- Max Coane – engineer
- Carlos Del Rosario – engineer, mixing
- Geoff Gillette – engineer, mixing
- Marco Martin – engineer
- Tom McCauley – engineer
- Charlie Paakkari – engineer
- Jason Rosenberg – engineer
- Milton Gutierrez – assistant engineer
- Dan Johnson – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Chris Deschaine – graphic design
- David Alan Kogut – graphic design
- Robert Ferrone – cover photography
- Lorraine Castro-Neves – photography
- Belle DeNardo – photography
- Charles Villers – photography