Street Life (album)

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Street Life
Studio album by The Crusaders
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	39:21
Label	MCA
Producer	Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Joe Sample
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Crusaders chronology
Images (1978) Street Life (1979) Rhapsody and Blues (1980)

Street Life is a studio album by the American jazz band The Crusaders. It represents the peak of the band's commercial popularity, as it was a Top 20 album on three Billboard charts. The title track was also a Top 40 pop single. It was also used on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Street Life" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 11:18
2. "My Lady" (Wilton Felder) – 6:43
3. "Rodeo Drive (High Steppin')" (Sample) – 4:28
4. "Carnival of the Night" (Felder) – 6:24
5. "The Hustler" (Stix Hooper) – 5:18
6. "Night Faces" (Sample) – 5:10

[edit] Personnel

• Arthur Adams - guitar
• Roland Bautista - guitar
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet
• Garnett Brown - trombone
• Randy Crawford - vocals
• Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
• Wilton Felder - saxophone, producer
• Barry Finnerty - guitar
• William Green - saxophone
• Stix Hooper - drums, producer
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• James Jamerson - bass guitar
• Alphonso Johnson - bass guitar
• Robert O'Bryan - trumpet
• Jerome Richardson - saxophone
• Billy Rogers - guitar
• Joe Sample - keyboards, producer

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Black Albums	3
1979	Jazz Albums	1
1979	Pop Albums	18

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Single	Position
1979	Black Singles	"Street Life"	17
1979	Club Play Singles	"Street Life"	75
1979	Pop Singles	"Street Life"	36