Heaven and Earth (Al Jarreau album)

Heaven and Earth is the 13th studio album by Al Jarreau. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden and Louis Biancaniello. The album won Jarreau the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1993. Essentially a collection of R&B songs produced with the artist's jazz and pop sensibilities in mind, Heaven and Earth contains a two-part cover of the Miles Davis tune "Blue in Green," from Davis's Kind of Blue, that demonstrates Jarreau's considerable prowess as a vocal interpreter and scat singer.

Track listing

 * 1) "What You Do to Me" – 4:35 (Larry Batiste, Louis Biancaniello, Claytoven Richardson, Narada Michael Walden)
 * 2) "It's Not Hard to Love You" – 6:11 (Sally Jo Dakota, Skyler Jett, Kevin Walden, Narada Michael Walden)
 * 3) "Blue Angel" – 5:08 (Jett, Jennifer Miro, Narada Michael Walden)
 * 4) "Heaven and Earth" – 4:27 (Louis Biancaniello, Linda Biancaniello)
 * 5) "Superfine Love" – 5:24 (Louis Biancaniello, Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden)
 * 6) "Whenever I Hear Your Name" – 5:28 (Cohen, Walden)
 * 7) "Love of My Life" – 4:01 (Jarreau, Jett, Miro, Walden)
 * 8) "If I Break" – 5:47 (Jarreau, Mike Mani, Walden)
 * 9) "(Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dedication" – 2:53 (Miles Davis, Jarreau)
 * 10) "(Blue in Green) Tapestry; The Dance" – 3:27 (Davis, Jarreau)

Personnel

 * Al Jarreau – vocals
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet
 * Robbie Kwock – trumpet
 * Dan Higgins – saxophone
 * Paul McCandless – oboe
 * Louis Biancaniello – keyboards, drum programming
 * Frank Martin – piano, keyboards
 * Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar
 * Corrado Rustici – slide guitar
 * Myron Dove – bass guitar
 * Joel Smith – bass guitar
 * Jeff Chambers – double bass
 * Mike Mani – keyboards, drums
 * Narada Michael Walden – drums
 * Marquinho Brasil – maracas
 * Boni Boyer – backing vocals
 * Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals
 * Nikita Germaine – backing vocals
 * Sandy Griffith – backing vocals
 * Chris Hawkins – backing vocals
 * Skyler Jett – backing vocals
 * Tony Lindsay – backing vocals
 * Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
 * Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals
 * Rebecca West – backing vocals

Production

 * Producer – Narada Michael Walden
 * Co-Producers – Louis Biancaniello (Tracks #1 & 4) and Frank Martin (Tracks #9 & 10).
 * Associate Producer (Track #6) – Frank Martin
 * Production Coordination – Janice Lee and Kelly McRae
 * Project Coordinatior – Robby Scharf
 * Engineered and Mixed by David Frazer at Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA).
 * Assistant Engineer – Jeff Gray
 * Additional Engineering – Marc Reyburn
 * Art Direction – Deborah Norcross
 * Photography – Merlyn Rosenberg