The Sun Don't Lie

The Sun Don't Lie is an album by Marcus Miller, released in 1993 on PRA Records.^[2] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[3] The album "is dedicated to the memory of Miles Davis."^[4]

The Sun Don't Lie
Studio album by Marcus Miller
Released	November 1993
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	60:25
Label	PRA
Producer	Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller chronology
Marcus Miller (1984) The Sun Don't Lie (1993) Tales (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Overview

The Sun Don't Lie was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where noted.

1. "Panther" – 6:02
2. "Steveland" – 7:21
3. "Rampage" – 5:48
4. "The Sun Don't Lie" – 6:29
5. "Scoop" – 5:59
6. "Mr. Pastorius" – 1:25
7. "Funny (All She Needs Is Love)" (Miller, Boz Scaggs) – 5:26
8. "Moons" – 4:52
9. "Teen Town" (Jaco Pastorius) – 4:55
10. "Juju" (Miller, Wayne Shorter) – 6:03
11. "The King Is Gone (For Miles)" – 6:05

Personnel

• Marcus Miller – bass guitar, bass clarinet, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, programming, drum programming
• Don Alias – percussion, conga
• Poogie Bell – drums
• Dean Brown – lead guitar
• Hiram Bullock – guitar
• Jonathan Butler – guitar
• Will Calhoun – drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Miles Davis – trumpet
• Steve Ferrone – high hat, sidestick, bass drum
• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
• Omar Hakim – snare drum, bass drum, cymbals
• Everette Harp – alto and soprano saxophone
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – rhythm guitar
• Sal Marquez – additional trumpet
• Andy Narell – steel drums
• Eric Persing – programming
• Vernon Reid – guitar
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards, programming
• Joe Sample – piano
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet
• Steve Thornton – percussion
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
• Lenny White – percussion, drums
• Maurice White – vocal samples
• Michael White – drums
• Christian "Wicked" Wicht – additional keyboards
• Tony Williams – drums

Production

• Marcus Miller – producer, engineer
• Ray Bardani – engineer, mixing
• Thom Cadley, Scott Canto, Todd Childress, Ryan Dorn, Jim Giddens, Aaron Kropf, Jimmie Lee, Roger Lian, Chrystin Nevarez, Brian Pollack, Chris Rich, Rob Rives, Frank Vially, Todd Whitelock – assistant engineer
• Peter Doell, Leslie Ann Jones, Bruce Miller, Yan Memmi – engineer
• Bibi Green – production coordination
• John Heiden – art direction, design
• Goh Hotoda, Bill Schnee – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Jason Miles – programming
• Lorinda Sullivan - front cover photography

References

1. "Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie". allmusic.com.
2. Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie. PRA Records. 1993.
3. "Marcus Miller: The Sun Don't Lie (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com.
4. "Marcus Miller - the Sun Don't Lie". Discogs.
5. "Marcus Miller". grammy.com.