Urban Knights I

1995 studio album by Urban Knights

Urban Knights I

Studio album by

Urban Knights

Released| 1995
Recorded| May 13–22, 1994
Studio|

* River North Studios

Genre| Jazz
Length| 49:50
Label| GRP Records
Producer| Maurice White, Carl Griffin
Urban Knights chronology
|  | Urban Knights I
(1995)  | Urban Knights II
(1997)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Jazz Times| (favourable) [1]
Allmusic| [2]
Philadelphia Inquirer| [3]
Vox| (9/10)[4]
Charlotte Observer| [5]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| (favourable)[6]

Urban Knights I is the debut album of the jazz group Urban Knights released in 1995 by GRP Records.[7] The album reached No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[8]

## Overview

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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".[7][9]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "On the Radio"| Maurice White, Bill Meyers| 4:40
2.| "Wanna Be With You"| Wayne Vaughn, Maurice White| 4:41
3.| "Chill"| Maurice White, Bill Meyers| 6:08
4.| "Hearts of Longing"| Omar Hakim| 7:15
5.| "Friendship"| Maurice White, Bill Meyers| 4:12
6.| "Miracle"| Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Bobby Lewis, Omar Hakim| 5:09
7.| "The Rose"| Maurice White, Robyn Smith| 6:34
8.| "Urban Samba"| Ramsey Lewis| 4:42
9.| "Forever More"| Mike Logan| 5:59
10.| "Senegal"| Maurice White, Bill Meyers| 6:49

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## Personnel

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* 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[7]

## Charts

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

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US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[8] | 3
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[10] | 5
US Billboard Heatseekers[11] | 17
UK Top Jazz Albums[12] | 5

## References

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1. ^ Urban Knights. Vol. 25\. Jazz Times Magazine. 1995. p. 79.
2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Urban Knights: Urban Knights I". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
3. ^ Stark, Karl (July 2, 1995). "Fugari, Billy Joe Shaver, Urban Knights". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 122.
4. ^ Carr, Roy (October 1995). "Jazz". Vox. No. 60\. p. 95.
5. ^ Wertz Jr., Lawrence (June 30, 1995). "Urban Knights: Urban Knights (GRP)". newspapers.com. Charlotte Observer. p. 63.
6. ^ Kovach, Ronald (July 7, 1995). "Hakim, Bailey sweeten jazz-pop album". newsbank.com. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 15.
7. ^ a b c d Urban Knights : Urban Knights I. GRP Records. 1995.
8. ^ a b "Urban Knights 1 (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
9. ^ Polkow, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Urban Knights Gallop Through A '70s Groove". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
10. ^ "Urban Knights: Urban Knights 1 (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
11. ^ "Urban Knights: Urban Knights I (Heatseekers)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018.
12. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts. Official Charts. June 17, 1995.

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