The Nature of Things by Narada Michael Walden (CD, Jan-2008, Wounded Bird Records)

Album Features
UPC:	664140517622
Artist:	Narada Michael Walden
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2008
Record Label:	Wounded Bird Records
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. That's the Way It Is
2. High Above the Clouds
3. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
4. Live It Up
5. Nature of Things, The
6. Suspicion
7. Dancin' on Main Street
8. Wear Your Love

Details
Producer:	Narada Michael Walden
Distributor:	Infinity Entertainment Gr
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Narada Michael Walden (vocals, synthesizer, Synclavier, drums, percussion); Corrado Rustici (vocals, guitar); Jeanie Tracy, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Vicki Randle (vocals, background vocals); Preston Glass (guitar, keyboards); Ray Gomez (guitar); Lakshminarayana Shankar (violin, electric violin); Marc Russo (saxophone); Walter Afanasieff (keyboards, synthesizer, bass synthesizer); Frank Martin, Patrick Gleeson (keyboards); Carlos Goméz (congas, percussion); Zakir Hussain (tabla); Laundon Von Kendricks, Lauren Carter, Martha Wash, Patti Austin (background vocals).Arranger: Narada Michael Walden.For The Nature of Things, Michigan native Narada Michael Walden went back to his musical roots when he lent a strong Motown vibe to "Gimme Gimme Gimme," his rousing duet with Patti Austin which recalls the romantic upbeat hits of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. It was a Top 40 R&B hit in the spring of 1985. That same year, the '60s Motown sound worked very well for producer Walden and singer Aretha Franklin on "Freeway of Love," a Top Three R&B/pop smash from Who's Zoomin' Who?. Other standouts are the airy "High Above the Clouds" and the hopeful, reggae-ish "Wear Your Love." Both "Gimme Gimme Gimme" and "High Above the Clouds" appear on Rhino's Ecstasy's Dance: The Best of Narada Michael Walden. ~ Ed Hogan