Straight to the Heart (David Sanborn album)

Straight to the Heart is a 1984 album by David Sanborn. It was recorded before a live studio audience and had performances of songs recorded on previous David Sanborn albums. The recording won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Straight to the Heart
Live album by David Sanborn
Released	October 2, 1984
Recorded	1984
Studio	Le Mobile and Amigo Studios (Los Angeles, California) A&R Recording, S.I.R. Studios and Greene St. Recording (New York, New York )
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	51:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Marcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Backstreet (1983) Straight to the Heart (1984) A Change of Heart (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "With bassist Marcus Miller acting as producer and some memorable tunes being performed (most notably 'Hideaway' and 'Straight to the Heart'), this is one of altoist David Sanborn's better R&B-ish recordings. Joined by keyboardist Don Grolnick, guitarist Hiram Bullock, bassist Miller, drummer Buddy Williams and various guest musicians, Sanborn sounds fairly inspired and is in top form."

Track listing

1. "Hideaway" (Sanborn) – 6:37
2. "Straight to the Heart" (Marcus Miller) (live version) – 4:57
3. "Run for Cover" (Marcus Miller) – 6:28
4. "Smile" (Coleridge Taylor Perkinson) – 10:25
5. "Lisa" (Sanborn) (live version) – 5:05
6. "Love & Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) (live version) – 6:32
7. "Lotus Blossom" (Don Grolnick) (live version) – 6:50
8. "One Hundred Ways" (Tony Coleman, Kathy Wakefield, Benjamin Wright) – 4:07

Personnel

• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Marcus Miller – synthesizers, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Hiram Bullock – guitars, backing vocals
• Buddy Williams – drums
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (2)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (3, 5, 8)
• Michael White – percussion (6)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (8)
• Jon Faddis – trumpet (8)
• Hamish Stuart – lead vocals (6)
• Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (8)
• Frank Floyd – backing vocals (8)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Russ Titelman – executive producer
• Marcus Miller – producer
• Elliot Scheiner – recording, mixing
• Paul Brown – additional engineer
• Guy Charbonneau – additional engineer
• Marti Robertson – additional engineer
• Jerry Solomon – additional engineer
• Joe Arnold – second engineer
• Cliff Bonnell – second engineer
• Erika Klein – second engineer
• Stanley Wallace – second engineer
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, New York).
• Gary Gellar – live recording coordinator
• Mary Melia – production assistant
• Shirley Klein – album coordinator
• Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
• Toshi Kazama – photography