George Duke – Guardian Of The Light

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Label:	Funkytowngrooves – FTG 299, Epic – 88725410952, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 88725410952
Format:	CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Expanded Edition
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 2012
Genre:	Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul, Funk, Disco

Tracklist

1	Overture Piano – George Duke Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey	1:37
2	Light Guitar – Charles Fearing Programmed By [Vocorder] – Craig Harris (4) Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [Sennheiser Vocorder] – George Duke	3:24
3	Shane Bass – Byron Miller Guitar – Charles Fearing Programmed By [Vocorder] – Craig Harris (4) Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [Sennheiser Vocorder], Keyboards [Rhodes, Prophet V] – George Duke	3:14
4	Born To Love You Backing Vocals – Jeffrey Osborne, Lynn Davis, Portia Griffin Vocals, Piano, Melodica, Keyboards [Rhodes] – George Duke	3:10
5	Silly Fightin' Backing Vocals – Jeffrey Osborne, Lynn Davis, Portia Griffin Vocals, Piano, Backing Vocals – George Duke	5:07
6	You (Are The Light) Bass – Byron Miller Flugelhorn – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey Vocals, Keyboards [Rhodes], Piano – George Duke	4:16
7	The War Fugue Interlude Keyboards [Prophet V] – George Duke	1:12
8	Reach Out Handclaps – Lynn Davis, Portia Griffin, Rachelle Fields Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey Vocals, Piano, Keyboards [Arp Odyssey, Prophet V], Handclaps – George Duke	4:57
9	Give Me Your Love Backing Vocals – Lynn Davis, Patti Austin Vocals, Keyboards [Rhodes, Prophet V, Melodiom], Backing Vocals – George Duke	4:20
10	Stand Drum Programming [Linn Drum Machine], Keyboards [Korg Poly Six, Mini-moog] – George Duke Vocals – Jeffrey Osborne	2:14
11	Soon Tabla – Steve Forman Vocals – George Duke	2:44
12	Celebrate Guitar – Johnny McGhee Keyboards [Rhodes, Prophet V, Korg Poly Six, Mini-moog], Drum Programming [Linn Drum Machine] – George Duke	3:54
13	Fly Away Conductor [Concertmaster] – Charles Veal Jr. Timpani – Larry Bunker Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo] – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey Vocals, Piano, Keyboards [Clavitar Solo, Prophet V], Synthesizer [Roland Vocorder] – George Duke	4:00
	Bonus Tracks
14	Reach Out (12" Version)	6:51
15	Celebrate (Instrumental)	3:54
16	Brazilian Love Affair	7:24

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright © – Funkytowngrooves USA
Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
Produced For – George Duke Enterprises

Credits

Bass – Louis Johnson (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 13)
Conductor [Concertmaster] – Paul Shure (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Conductor [Strings] – George Del Barrio (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Design [Reissue Package] – Gavin Wallace
Drums – John Robinson (2) (tracks: 1 to 4, 8, 9), Leon Ndugu Chancler (tracks: 5, 6, 13)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Guitar – Michael Sembello (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6)
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Orchestrated By – George Duke
Production Manager [Reissue] – Matt Murphy (4)
Reissue Producer – Tony Calvert
Reissue Producer [Assistant] – Randy Mahon
Remastered By – Maria Triana
Tenor Saxophone – Larry Williams (tracks: 1, 6, 8)
Trombone – Lew McCreary (tracks: 1, 6, 8)

Notes

Originally released as an LP on Epic, 1983.

Produced, written, arranged and orchestrated for George Duke Enterprises.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 8 87254 10952 5
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-815532 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L329
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50AC

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Guardian Of The Light (LP, Album)	Epic	EPC 25262	UK	1983
Recently Edited	Guardian Of The Light (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Epic	25·3P-440	Japan	1983
	Guardian Of The Light (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Epic, Epic	25262, EPC 25262	Europe	1983
Recently Edited	Guardian Of The Light (LP, Album, Gatefold )	Epic	FE 38513	US	1983
Recently Edited	Guardian Of The Light (LP, Album)	Epic	FE 38513	Canada	1983