Reference Point
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| Released | August 7, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | GRP 9614 | |||
| Producer | John Parsons | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Released in 1990, Reference Point is the first album by Acoustic Alchemy released for jazz label GRP and their fourth album overall. The song "Caravan of Dreams" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1990 for Best New Age Performance.[2][3][4]
Containing some of the band's more popular tracks, such as the title track "Reference Point", "Same Road, Same Reason" and "Cuban Heels", the nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five".
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Caravan of Dreams"[2][3][4] | Best New Age Performance | Nominated |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reference Point" |
| 4:30 |
| 2. | "Missing Your Touch" |
| 4:40 |
| 3. | "Take Five" | Paul Desmond | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Same Road, Same Reason" | Greg Carmichael | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Make My Day" | Greg Carmichael | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Caravan of Dreams" |
| 2:55 |
| 7. | "Homecoming" |
| 5:30 |
| 8. | "Cuban Heels" | Greg Carmichael | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Lullaby for the First Born" |
| 3:31 |
| Total length: | 38:03 | ||
Personnel
Acoustic Alchemy
- Greg Carmichael – nylon guitars
- Nick Webb – steel-string guitars, nylon guitar (3)
Additional musicians
- Terry Disley – keyboards (1-8)
- Klaus Sperber – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Bert Smaak – drums (1, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Mario Argandoña – percussion (1-5, 7, 8)
- Serge Maillard – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3)
- John Parsons – Roland 808 programming (2), programming (3), steel-string guitar (4)
- Ludwig Götz – trombone (3, 5)
Production
- John Parsons – producer, mixing
- Klaus Genuit – recording, mixing
- Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
- Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
- The Review Room (New York City, New York, USA) – digital editing and post-production location
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY, USA)
- Suzanne Sherman – GRP production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Jacki McCarthy – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Keith Russell – art direction
- Kevin Calvert – photography
- Stewart Coxhead for The Art and Music Corporation, Ltd. – management
References
- ^ Music, All. Reference Point at AllMusic
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Acoustic Alchemy". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Acoustic Alchemy". Jazz Monthly. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b "33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1990)". Grammy.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.