Thinking Out Loud (Frank Gambale album) explained

Thinking Out Loud
Type:	studio
Artist:	Frank Gambale
Cover:	Frank Gambale - 1995 - Thinking Out Loud.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	May 1995
Studio:	Milagro Sound Recorders in Glendale, California^[1]
Genre:	Smooth jazz, jazz fusion
Label:	Victor
Producer:	Frank Gambale, Akira Taguchi
Prev Title:	Passages
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Coming to Your Senses
Next Year:	2000

Thinking Out Loud is the seventh studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1995 through Victor Entertainment and reissued on 24 April 2001 through Samson Records.^{[2] [1]}

Critical reception

Scott Yanow at AllMusic awarded Thinking Out Loud two stars out of five. He described it as "sounding unexpectedly close to George Benson", but Gambale's compositions were criticised as weak ("funky but without soul or any worthwhile melodies") and Dave Weckl's performances as "remarkably dull automatic pilot drumming".

Personnel

Thinking Out Loud is credited to the following:^{[3] [1]}

• Frank Gambale – composition, guitar, mixing, production
• Libby Lavella – vocals
• Otmaro Ruíz – keyboard (tracks 1, 7, 9)
• David Goldblatt – keyboard (tracks 2, 4–6, 8)
• Brian Auger – Hammond organ
• Dave Weckl – drums
• Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – percussion
• Tim Landers – bass (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass (tracks 2–4, 7, 10)
• Robert M. Biles – engineering, mixing
• Matt Stephens – engineering assistance
• Tony Flores – engineering assistance
• Alan Yoshida – mastering
• Akira Taguchi – executive production

Notes and References

1. Thinking Out Loud . Frank . Gambale . JVC Musical Industries . JVC-2045-2 . Los Angeles, CA . audio CD . 1995 . 36459877 . 10 July 2014.
2. Web site: Frank Gambale Discography . Frank Gambale . 4 April 2023 .
3. Thinking Out Loud . Frank . Gambale . JVC Musical Industries . JVC-2045-2 . Los Angeles, CA . audio CD liner notes . 1995 . 36459877 . 10 July 2014.