One word describes the CD Body Language from Boney James... AWESOME! Refreshingly, Body Language was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and listen to comfortably from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish. Grabbing your attention right from the start with a very catch track in Are You Ready? This is a musically varied, mix of 9 tracks that are very well written songs by this clearly superb artist. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I gather are personal experiences from having lived the music. One of the nicer things about a CD like this is when the talent is this rich even if Smooth Jazz isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist. Listen to this CD and I believe you’ll find there's not much to dis-like about it. The songs are inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and once again Boney's horn blowing is simply spectacular. Of particular note on this offering is his completely engulfing rendition of Boneyizm. If you're even mildly into Smooth Jazz music you'll enjoy this album. While this entire album is outstanding some of my favorites are track 1- Are You Ready?, track 2 – Into The Blue and, track 7 – Bedtime Story. My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 5, Boneyizm. You simply gotta love Boneyizm! Body Language Release Notes: Boney James originally released Body Language on February 23, 1999 on the Warner Bros. record label. CD Track List Follows: 1. Are You Ready? 2. Into The Blue 3. Body Language 4. I'll Always Love You - (featuring Shai) 5. Boneyizm 6. Lovefest 7. Bedtime Story 8. I Get Lonely 9. All Night Long Personnel: Boney James (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Donnell Spencer Jr. (vocals, drums); Shai, Chelle Davis (vocals); Rick Braun (flugelhorn); David Torkanowsky (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards); Phil Davis (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Rex Rideout (keyboards, programming); Tim Heintz, Leon Bisquera, Mark Ellis Stephens (keyboards); Alex Al (synthesizer, bass); Paul Jackson Jr. (acoustic & electric guitars); Rohn Lawrence, Tony Maiden (guitar); Ronnie Garrett, Larry Kimpel (bass); Lil' John Roberts (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Lenny Castro (percussion). Engineers include: Paul Brown, Bill Schnee, Don Murray.
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