After Hours (George Duke album)

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After Hours
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1998
StudioGonks West, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length58:12
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerGeorge Duke
George Duke chronology
Is Love Enough?
(1997)
After Hours
(1998)
Cool
(2000)

After Hours is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1998 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

After Hours was produced by George Duke. Artists such as Christian McBride, Paul Jackson Jr., and Lenny Castro appear on the album.[3]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

With a 3 out of 5 star rating Johnathan Widran of AllMusic wrote "After years of producing albums which were more pop/funk than jazz oriented, George Duke simmers down, leaves off the R&B vocals, and takes a little creative license on the self-proclaimed "mood record" After Hours."[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by George Duke, except where indicated

After Hours track listing[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rush Hour/Road Rage" 6:50
2."After Dinner Drink" 6:18
3."Anticipation" 4:38
4."The Touch" 5:30
5."It's On" 6:11
6."Together as One" 5:45
7."From Dusk to Dawn" 7:12
8."Peace" 2:10
9."Sweet Dreams" 5:33
10."Wake Me Gently" 6:49
11."My Bells"Bill Evans1:16

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b George Duke: After Hours. Warner Bros. Records. 1998.
  2. ^ "George Duke Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b c Widran, Johnathan. "George Duke – After Hours: Review". AllMusic.