The Sun Don't Lie

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The Sun Don't Lie
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1993
GenreJazz fusion
Length60:25
LabelPRA
ProducerMarcus Miller
Marcus Miller chronology
Marcus Miller
(1984)
The Sun Don't Lie
(1993)
Tales
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

Overview[edit]

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

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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.