Soda Fountain Shuffle Explained

Soda Fountain Shuffle
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Earl Klugh
Border:	yes
Genre:	Crossover jazz, jazz pop, instrumental pop
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Earl Klugh
Prev Title:	Nightsongs
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Life Stories
Next Year:	1986

Soda Fountain Shuffle is the 12th studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1985. This is the first album which Klugh recorded for Warner Bros. Records.^{[1] [2]} Unlike his other albums where Klugh is accompanied by full orchestras, in this release, Klugh is backed by a 6-man band. The album contains "10 original Klugh instrumentals balancing his subtle and soft playing against a full range of electronic accompaniment".^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

1. "Just Pretend" – 3:40
2. "Baby Cakes" – 3:34
3. "Soda Fountain Shuffle" – 3:18
4. "Moonlight Dancing" – 4:41
5. "Incognito" – 4:35
6. "One Night (Alone With You)" – 4:34
7. "Some Other Time" – 3:39
8. "Rainbow Man" – 5:22
9. "Close to Your Heart" – 5:04
10. "April Love" – 3:34

Charts

Album – Billboard^[5]

Year	Chart	Position
1985	Top Jazz Albums	3
1985	R&B Albums	23
1985	The Billboard 200	110

Notes and References

1. News: The Sambe, The Shuffle, The Perfect Relationship. 13 April 1985. Billboard Magazine. e5 Global Media. 10 October 2010.
2. Web site: Official Website – Albums. EarlKlugh.com. 9 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110129021927/http://www.earlklugh.com/main.html. 29 January 2011.
3. News: Musical entertainment floods the bay area. Rudolph. Ray. 28 June 1985. The Evening Independent. 3D. 9 October 2010. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
4. News: Soda Fountain Shuffle – Review. 7 July 1985. The Blade. 39. 9 October 2010. Toledo, Ohio, USA.
5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r152125|pure_url=yes}} Earl Klugh – Billboard Albums]. allmusic. 2 October 2010.