This Side Up (David Benoit album)

This Side Up is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1985, recorded for the En Pointe label.^[2] The album reached #4 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

This Side Up
Studio album by David Benoit
Released	1985
Recorded	March 11–12, 1985
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California).
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:17
Label	Spindletop/En Pointe
Producer	Jeffrey Weber
David Benoit chronology
Christmastime (1983) This Side Up (1985) Freedom at Midnight (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

1. "Beach Trails" - 4:06
2. "Stingray" - 4:55
3. "Land of the Loving" (David Benoit, Mark Winkler) - 4:38
4. "Linus and Lucy" (Vince Guaraldi) - 3:31
5. "Sunset Island" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 5:59
6. "Hymm for Aquino" - 4:43
7. "Santa Barbara" - 3:52
8. "Waltz for Debby" - (Bill Evans) - 2:33

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano (1–8), keyboards (1–8), arrangements (1–8), conductor (8)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards (2–7)
• Michael Lang – keyboards (6)
• Jeffrey Weber – keyboards (6)
• Grant Geissman – guitars (1, 6, 7)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (2–5)
• Bob Feldman – bass (1, 6, 7, 8)
• Nathan East – bass (2–5)
• Tony Morales – drums (1, 6, 7, 8)
• John Robinson – drums (2–5)
• Del Blake – percussion (1, 6)
• Bobbye Hall – percussion (2–5)
• Michael Fisher – percussion (7)
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (3, 5)
• Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone (6)
• Sam Riney – alto saxophone (7)
• William Henderson – concertmaster (1, 6, 8)
• Kenneth Bonebrake – conductor (1, 6)
• The L. A. Modern String Orchestra – orchestra (1, 6, 8)
• Dianne Reeves – vocals (3)

Production

• Producer – Jeffrey Weber
• Executive Producers – Seth Marshall and W. Barry Wilson
• Engineer – Allen Sides
• Art Direction and Design – Bob Wynne
• Photography – Jennifer Maxon

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums^[3]	4

References

1. Griggs, Tim. "Review: This side Up". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
2. "This Side Up". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
3. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

External links

• This Side Up at AllMusic
• This Side Up at Discogs