If Our Hearts Could Only See Explained

If Our Hearts Could Only See
Type:	Album
Artist:	Billy Harper
Cover:	If Our Hearts Could Only See.jpg
Released:	1998
Recorded:	February 17 & 19, 1997
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	61:40
Label:	DIW DIW-931
Producer:	Kazunori Sugiyama and Billy Harper
Chronology:	Billy Harper
Prev Title:	Somalia
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Soul of an Angel
Next Year:	2000

If Our Hearts Could Only See is an album led by saxophonist Billy Harper recorded in 1997 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Greg Turner states "This is one of 1997's best releases and a wonderful addition to Harper's slender discography".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Harper except as indicated

1. "The Seventh Day" – 8:30
2. "Time and Time Again" – 8:06
3. "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:28
4. "Egypt" – 6:20
5. "Speak to Me of Love, Speak to Me of Truth" – 7:35
6. "If One Could Only See" – 6:00
7. "The One Who Makes the Rain Stop" – 7:54
8. "I Move Silently Throughout This World" (Billy Harper, Vernel Lillie) – 4:48
9. "World Without End" – 6:59

Personnel

• Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Eddie Henderson – trumpet
• Francesca Tanksley – piano
• Clarence Seay – bass
• Newman Taylor Baker – drums

Notes and References

1. http://billyharper.com/ Billy Harper discography