High Crime

Al Jarreau | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002L63
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,655 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

As a second installment from our Al Jarreau series on Friday Music, this album is one of his finest. Alot of folks dig the artistry of the main man Al Jarreau, and the song choice on this particular cd is second to none.....Check out the obvious hits like AFTER ALL and RAGING WATERS, but surprises like the funky TELL ME surely make this album a crowd pleaser.....Jay Graydon shines as the producer and it includes some legendary folks on board like Bill Champlin, Glen Ballard, Richard Page and others....Enjoy! --Joe Reagoso-Friday Music Al Jarreau Reissue Producer --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Product Description

Al Jarreau is the consummate superstar performer. Loved and respected internationally and at home, it is with great pleasure to announce another addition to his extensive remaster series here at Friday Music. Produced by the award winning Jay Graydon, "High Crime" reached the higher part of the charts as it included such crossover pop, jazz and soul hits like "After All" "Let's Pretend" and "Murphy's Law." Impeccably remastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music, the package includes the original graphics and new liner notes from this chapter in Jarreau's later years at Warner Bros. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very high quality stuff here! Al Jarreau at his best., April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: High Crime (Audio CD)

In my opinion, the most underrated production ever done by Al Jarreau! "After all" is probably the only track to have made it alone as a single of notable success but there are plenty others here that can hold their own. From the fast and infectious "Raging Waters" to the dancy/funky "Imagination", "High Crime" and irresistible "Sticky Wicket" this is Al Jarreau at his funkiest while at the same time commanding attention to good lyrics. Catchy mid tempo tracks "Tell Me" and "Let's Pretend" are as groovy as are soulful and equally as beautiful is the reggae-tinged "Murphy's Law" featuring a memorable Flugelhorn solo by Jerry Hey. To complement "After All" in the slower section are the expressive "Love speaks louder than words" and the smokey "Fallin'". Backed by some of the top musicians/arrangers of the early 80's era such as Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East, Paul Jackson, Robbie Buchanan and Jay Graydon I shall forever treasure this because in my mind its the most comprehensive collection by Al and maybe because it has been so terribly underrated. No true Al Jarreau fan would have this missing from their set

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diverse yet catchy; one of Al Jarreau's best offerings by far, October 5, 2007

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This review is from: High Crime (Audio CD)

Though this album did not contain two of his most well-known radio hits, the classics "Mornin'" and "We're In This Love Together," this album is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of songs that those two songs might have sounded more at home on. Even without them, this album contains a number of notable songs of different styles. It has the bouncy, nicely stylized "Imagination," the gritty, bopping funk number "Sticky Wicket," and the beautiful adult contemporary hit "After All" which is very stylistically similar to Mornin' and We're In This Love Together. A must for any fan of adult contemporary pop-soul.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of Al's Best, December 11, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: High Crime (Audio CD)

This album displays some of Al Jarreau's best songs from the 1980s. After All, which is still played on the air, is one of those songs that you cannot get out of your head once you hear it. All of the tunes on this album are full of surprise and will get you moving.