| Letter from Home | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1989 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, crossover jazz | |||
| Length | 61:39 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Letter from Home is the sixth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1989 by Geffen Records. In 1990, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. It was certified gold by the RIAA on July 23, 1998.[2]
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The album marked the return of Pedro Aznar, who became a member of the Group on the album First Circle. It also featured a reemphasis on increased instrumental diversity and was a huge commercial success, comfortably making the Top 200 album chart at Billboard magazine. 'Slip Away' was, as Metheny put it, 'extraordinarily successful, one of the most successful individual tunes that we've ever made.' He said that it contains an ideal melodic durability.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Have You Heard' | 6:25 | |
| 2. | 'Every Summer Night' | 7:13 | |
| 3. | 'Better Days Ahead' | 3:02 | |
| 4. | 'Spring Ain't Here' | 6:55 | |
| 5. | '45/8' | 0:56 | |
| 6. | '5-5-7' | Metheny, Mays | 7:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Beat 70' | Metheny, Mays | 4:53 |
| 2. | 'Dream of the Return' | Spanish lyrics by Pedro Aznar | 5:25 |
| 3. | 'Are We There Yet' | Mays | 7:55 |
| 4. | 'Vidala' | Pedro Aznar | 3:04 |
| 5. | 'Slip Away' | 5:24 | |
| 6. | 'Letter from Home' | 2:33 |
Personnel[edit]
- Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string guitar, soprano guitar, tiple, guitar synthesizer, Synclavier
- Lyle Mays – piano, organ, accordion, trumpet, Synclavier
- Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
- Paul Wertico – drums, caja, percussion
- Pedro Aznar – voice, guitar, marimba, vibraphone, sax, charango, melodica, pan pipe, percussion
- Armando Marçal – percussion
Charts[edit]
Album – Billboard
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 1 |
| 1989 | Billboard Black Albums | 43 |
| 1989 | Billboard Pop Albums | 50 |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance |
References[edit]
- ^Henderson, Alex (2011). 'Letter from Home - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^'Gold & Platinum - RIAA'. RIAA. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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