3 (Stanley Clarke and George Duke album) explained

3
Type:Studio
Artist:Stanley Clarke & George Duke
Cover:3 (Stanley Clarke and George Duke album).jpg
Released:June 12, 1990
Genre:Jazz fusion
Length:46:20
Label:Epic
Prev Title:The Clarke/Duke Project II
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:The Clarke/Duke Project Volumes I, II & III (compilation)
Next Year:2010

3 is the third and final collaborative album by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, released in 1990 on Epic Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Overview

Artists such as Gerald Alston, Rahsaan Patterson, West Coast hip hop group Above The Law and Philip Bailey, Phil Perry, Howard Hewett and Jeffrey Osborne appear on the album. Other artists like Jerry Hey, Michael Landau, George Bohanon, Brandon Fields, Wayne Shorter, Robert Brookins, Joe Henderson, Kirk Whalum, and drummer Dennis Chambers are also featured.[1]

Singles

The cover of Parliament-Funkadelic's "Mothership Connection" was released as a 12" single. George Clinton appeared in the music video.

"Lady" was released as a promotional and 7" single along with "Find Out Who You Are".

Personnel

Primary artists

Vocalists

Instrumentalists

Technicals

Additional

Chart history

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 7
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[3] 52

Notes and References

  1. Stanley Clarke and George Duke: 3. 1990. Epic Records.
  2. Web site: George Duke and Stanley Clarke: 3 (Contemporary Jazz Albums). Billboard.
  3. Web site: George Duke and Stanley Clarke: 3 (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard.