Urban Knights I Explained

Urban Knights I
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Urban Knights
Cover:	Urban Knights I.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	May 13–22, 1994
Studio:	River North Studios
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:50
Label:	GRP Records
Producer:	Maurice White, Carl Griffin
Next Title:	Urban Knights II
Next Year:	1997

Urban Knights I is the debut album of the jazz group Urban Knights released in 1995 by GRP Records.^[1] The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Overview

Urban Knights 1 was produced by Maurice White. Artists such as The Emotions, Freddie Hubbard, Grover Washington Jr. and Omar Hakim appeared on the album. Urban Knights I also features a cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 1981 single "Wanna Be with You".^[3]

Personnel

• Victor Bailey - Electric bass
• Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
• The Emotions - Vocals
• Omar Hakim - Drums, vocals
• Jeanette Hawes - Vocals
• Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
• Sheila Hutchinson - Vocals
• Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar
• Ramsey Lewis - Piano
• Michael Logan - Synthesizer, vocals
• Bill Meyers - Synthesizer
• Jimi Randolph - Producer
• Wanda Vaughn - Vocals
• Grover Washington Jr. - Soprano and tenor saxophone

Charts

Chart performance for Urban Knights I! Chart (1995)! Peak
position

US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	3
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums^[4]	5
US Billboard Heatseekers^[5]	17
UK Top Jazz Albums^[6]	5

Notes and References

1. Urban Knights : Urban Knights I. 1995. GRP Records.
2. Web site: Urban Knights 1 (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20191109133427/https://www.billboard.com/music/urban-knights/chart-history/JLS/song/179875. dead. November 9, 2019. Billboard.com.
3. Web site: Urban Knights Gallop Through A '70s Groove. Polkow, Dennis. October 30, 1995. Chicago Tribune. chicagotribune.com.
4. Web site: Urban Knights: Urban Knights 1 (Top Jazz Albums). https://web.archive.org/web/20191109133427/https://www.billboard.com/music/urban-knights/chart-history/JLS/song/179875. dead. November 9, 2019. Billboard. Billboard.
5. Web site: Urban Knights: Urban Knights I (Heatseekers). https://web.archive.org/web/20180716045218/https://www.billboard.com/music/urban-knights/chart-history/heatseekers-albums/song/179875. dead. July 16, 2018. Billboard.
6. Web site: Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30. June 17, 1995. Official Charts. Official Charts.