Caché (album)

Caché is an album by saxophonist Kirk Whalum issued in 1993 on Columbia Records.^[2] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.^[3][4]

Cache
Studio album by Kirk Whalum
Released	1993
Studio	Ahhsum Lawson Studios (Walnut Creek, Virginia) Camel Island Studios and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California) Capitol Studios and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Pacifique Recording Studios and Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) The Enterprise (Burbank, California) Mad Dog Studios (Venice, California) Peace In The Valley (Arleta, California) Skyline Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Sound On Sound Recording, Inc. (New York City, New York)
Genre	jazz
Length	54:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Preston Glass Robbie Buchanan André Fischer Jay Landers Ricky Lawson Jerry Peters Hal Sacks Philippe Saisse Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum chronology
The Promise (1989) Cache (1993) In This Life (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Overview

Artists such as Gerald Albright, Brenda Russell, Angela Bofill, Jevetta Steele and Nile Rodgers guest on the album.^[2]

Covers

Whalum covered "Fragile" by Sting, Karyn White's "Love Saw It", "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland and Everything but the Girl's "The Language of Life".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"X-Factor"	Philippe Saisse	6:58
2.	"Love is a Losing Game"	Kirk Whalum	4:29
3.	"Livin' in the Streets"	Kirk Whalum	5:15
4.	"Fragile"	Sting	5:32
5.	"Love Saw It"	Babyface, LA Reid, D. Simmons	5:44
6.	"Always a Part of Me"	Steven Birch, Preston Glass, D. Smith	5:12
7.	"Caché"	Phillipe Saisse	5:12
8.	"The Language of Life"	Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt	6:09
9.	"Fall in Love Again"	Kirk Whalum	5:47
10.	"Over The Rainbow"	Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	3:59

Personnel

• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7-10), saxophone (2, 4, 6), Akai MPC-60 programming (3), backing vocals (5, 8)
• Philippe Saisse – keyboards (1, 7), programming (1, 7), arrangements (1, 7), backing vocals (7)
• Christian "Wicked" Wicht – additional programming (1, 7)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
• Brad Cole – keyboards (4), programming (4), arrangements (4)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (5, 8), acoustic piano solo (8)
• Jerry Peters – additional keyboards (5, 8), organ (5, 8), string arrangements (5)
• Rob Mullins – keyboards (6)
• Preston Glass – additional keyboards (6), percussion (6), arrangements (6)
• Steve Birch – programming (6)
• Bob James – acoustic piano (7)
• Bill Cantos – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9), Akai MPC-60 programming (9)
• Rick Jackson – acoustic piano (10)
• Dean Brown – lead guitar (1), electric guitar (7)
• Nile Rodgers – rhythm guitar (1)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (3, 8)
• Ray Fuller – guitars (5)
• L. Carl Burnett – guitars (6)
• Carlos Rios – guitars (9)
• Marcus Miller – bass guitar (1)
• Freddie Washington – bass (3)
• Chris Walker – bass (5, 8)
• Wilton Felder – bass (6)
• Charles "Poogie" Bell – drums (1, 7)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (3, 5, 8, 9), drum programming (3, 9), Akai MPC-60 programming (3, 9), synth bass (9)
• Tyrone Griffen – Akai MPC-60 programming (3)
• David Willis – Akai MPC-60 programming (3, 9)
• Joe Wolfe – Akai MPC-60 programming (3), synthesizer programming (5, 8)
• Kenny MacDougald – drums (6)
• Brian Kilgore – percussion (5, 8)
• Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone (1, 7)
• Gary Bias – alto saxophone (5, 8)
• Gerald Albright – alto sax solo (5)
• Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (1, 7)
• Ernie Fields Jr. – baritone saxophone (5, 8)
• Darryl Richards – tenor saxophone (5, 8)
• Michael Davis – trombone (1, 7)
• Maurice Spears – bass trombone (5, 8)
• Reggie Young – trombone (5, 8)
• Kent Smith – trumpet (1, 7)
• Ray Brown – trumpet (5, 8), horn contractor (5, 8)
• The Charles Veal Strings – strings (5)
• André Fischer – arrangements (4)
• Bill Murrell – music copyist (5)
• Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1)
• Lori Ann Velez – backing vocals (1, 7)
• James "D-Train" Williams – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Jevetta Steele – lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2)
• Jearlyn Steele-Battle – backing vocals (2)
• Olivia McClurken – backing vocals (3)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (3)
• Rose Stone – additional vocals (3), backing vocals (3)
• Brenda Russell – lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4)
• Julie Delgado – backing vocals (4)
• Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (5, 8)
• Kevin Guillaume – backing vocals (5, 8)
• Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (5, 8)
• Fred White – backing vocals (5, 8), vocal contractor (5, 8)
• Angela Bofill – lead vocals (6)
• Amy Keys – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Philippe Saisse – producer (1, 7)
• Christian "Wicked" Wicht – assistant producer (1, 7)
• Robbie Buchanan – producer (2)
• Jay Landers – producer (2)
• Ricky Lawson – producer (3, 9)
• André Fischer – producer (4)
• Jerry Peters – producer (5, 8)
• Kirk Whalum – producer (5, 8-10)
• Preston Glass – producer (6)
• Hal Sacks – producer (9, 10)
• Bibi Green – production coordinator (1, 7)
• Joel Zimmerman – art direction, design
• Deborah Samuel – photography

Technical

• Eric Calvi – recording (1, 7), mixing (1, 7)
• Patrick McDougal – recording (2)
• Jeremy Smith – recording (2)
• Brian Malouf – mixing (2)
• Khaliq Glover – recording (3)
• Hal Sacks – recording (3, 5, 8-10), mixing (3, 5, 8-10)
• Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – recording (4)
• Don Tittle – recording (6), mixing (6)
• Malcolm Pollack – remixing (6)
• Vittorio Zammarano – additional engineer (1, 7)
• Brett Perry – additional engineer (2)
• Peter Beckerman – assistant engineer (1, 7)
• Chrystin Nevarez – assistant engineer (1, 7)
• John Siket – assistant engineer (1, 7)
• Darren Mora – assistant engineer (3), mix assistant (5, 8, 9)
• Robert Read – assistant engineer (3), mix assistant (5, 8, 9)
• Michael Annas Allaf – assistant engineer (4)
• Randy Long – assistant engineer (4)
• Noel Hazen – recording assistant (5, 8, 9)
• Charlie Paakkari – recording assistant (5, 8)
• Chris Rich – recording assistant (5, 8)
• Michael Dumas – recording assistant (6)
• Dwane Sexton – mix assistant (6)