Tender Togetherness

Tender Togetherness is a studio album by tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, released in April 1981 on Elektra Records.^[1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Tender Togetherness
Studio album by Stanley Turrentine
Released	April 1981
Recorded	February – April 1981
Studio	Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Elektra
Producer	Larry Dunn
Stanley Turrentine chronology
Use the Stairs (1980) Tender Togetherness (1981) Home Again (1983)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Steve Leggett of Allmusic claimed "Tender Togetherness featured an electric jazz-funk hybrid sound that packed a good deal more punch and brightness than its predecessor, 1979's Betcha. Produced by Earth, Wind & Fire's Larry Dunn (EW&F's "After the Love Has Gone" is given a treatment here), and featuring a subtle, almost Latin feel, the album bounces and bubbles along on an almost continuous joyful light R&B groove."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hermanos"	Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn	5:37
2.	"I'll Give You My Love"	Roland Bautista, Cavanaugh, Larry Dunn, Stanley Turrentine	4:02
3.	"Tamarac"	Larry Dunn, Steven Dunn	3:56
4.	"After The Love Has Gone (featuring Lynn Davis)"	Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon	5:26

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Cherubim"	Larry Dunn	5:39
6.	"Only You and Me (featuring Dianne Reeves)"	Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Roxanne Seeman	4:45
7.	"World Chimes"	Larry Dunn	4:25
8.	"Pure Love (Interlude)"	Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr. Stanley Turrentine	0:43
9.	"Havin' Fun with Mr. T."	Chandler, Larry Dunn, Denzil Miller Jr., Byron Miller	3:44

Personnel

Musicians

• Philip Bailey – Percussion, vocals, background vocals
• Roland Bautista – Guitar, electric guitar
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
• Lynn Davis – Vocals
• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Eduardo del Barrio – Piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes
• David Duke – French horn
• Steven Dunn – Percussion, drums, Moog bass
• Nathan East – Bass guitar, electric guitar
• Mike Harris – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hey – Trumpet, flugelhorn
• Marlena Jeter – Vocals
• Jeff Johnson – Synthesizer
• Ralph Johnson – Percussion
• Gwen Matthews – Vocals
• Byron Miller – Bass guitar
• Denzil Miller – Piano, electric piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes
• Sidney Muldrow – French horn
• Don Myrick – Alto saxophone
• Tom Pigott Smith – Synthesizer
• Dianne Reeves – Vocals
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Bass trombone
• Louis Satterfield – Trombone
• Stanley Turrentine – Tenor saxophone
• Fred White – Percussion, drums
• Andrew Woolfolk – Tenor saxophone

Production

• Philip Bailey – Arranger
• Roland Bautista – Arranger
• George del Barrio – Conductor, string arrangements
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Arranger, drums
• Lynn Davis – Vocal arrangement
• Rahmlee Michael Davis – Horn arrangements
• Eduardo del Barrio – Arranger
• Larry Dunn – Arranger, producer, vocal arrangement
• Steven Dunn – Arranger
• Mike Harris – Horn arrangements
• Denzil Miller – Arranger, vocal arrangement
• Don Myrick – Horn arrangements
• Louis Satterfield – Horn arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2]	13