Sportin' Life
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- See Sportin' Life for information about the Mink DeVille album by this name.
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| Studio album by Weather Report | |||||
| Released | March, 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | ||||
| Length | 38:48 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Producer | Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter | ||||
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Sportin' Life is the fourteenth album by Weather Report, released in 1985. Although featuring many more vocal performances than any of their previous albums, words are rare and most vocals are chants from Bobby McFerrin or Carl Anderson.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul; except where indicated
- "Corner Pocket" – 5:46
- "Indiscretions" – 4:05
- "Hot Cargo" – 4:41
- "Confians" (Cinelu) – 5:07
- "Pearl On the Half Shell" (Shorter) – 4:06
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 6:29
- "Face on the Barroom Floor" (Shorter) – 3:59
- "Ice-Pick Willy" – 5:00
[edit] Personnel
Weather Report
- Josef Zawinul - Keyboards
- Wayne Shorter - Saxophones
- Omar Hakim - Drums, background vocals on Confians
- Victor Bailey - Bass, background vocals on Confians
- Mino Cinélu - Percussion, lead vocal and acoustic guitar on Confians
Guests
- Bobby McFerrin - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, 5, and 8)
- Carl Anderson - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
- Dee Dee Bellson - Vocalist (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
- Alfie Silas - Voice (tracks 1, 3, and 8)
