Transatlantic R.P.M.

Transatlantic R.P.M. is an album by the British acid jazz band Incognito, released in 2010 on Dome Records.^[1] The album peaked at No. 4 on the UK Jazz & Blues Albums chart, No. 16 on the UK Independent Albums chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2][3]

Transatlantic R.P.M.
Album Cover (Europe & Japan)
Studio album by Incognito
Released	July 27, 2010
Studio	Cream Studios, Higher Ground Studios, Musikbox and The Pool (London, UK) Miloco The Square (Hoxton, North London, UK) Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California, USA) Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, California, USA) Flyte Tyme Studios (Santa Monica, California, USA) Kingsize Soundlabs (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	1:12:53
Label	Dome
Producer	Jean-Paul Maunick Francis Hylton
Incognito chronology
Tales from the Beach (2008) Transatlantic R.P.M. (2010) Sureal (2014)
Alternative Album Cover
Album Cover (US)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Dallas Morning News	(B)[5]
Philadelphia Daily News	(B+)[6]

David Rose of The Times wrote, "Anyone with an allergy to Smooth FM should look away now, but fans of slap-bass soul and inoffensive grooves will find much to enjoy from acid jazz survivors Incognito (celebrating their 30th birthday). As befits a anniversary album, this is a rose-tinted exercise in nostalgia, featuring cameos from Chaka Khan and former members of Jamiroquai, Tortured Soul and Earth, Wind & Fire."^[7]

Mario Tarradell of the Dallas Morning News, in a B review claimed, "Three decades later, Britain's Jean-Paul Maunick keeps Incognito cranking out sophisticated jazz, R&B, funk and disco beats as part of the sorely underrated acid-jazz style."^[5]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic, in a 3.5/5 star review noted, "Incognito may not be innovating on Transatlantic R.P.M., but in showcasing the many places they've been, and the wide vein they've mined, they don't need to. This is a summeritme party record with fine songs and good vibes in abundance."^[4]

Jonathan Takiff of the Philadelphia Daily News in a B+ review, also declared "Fresh, horn-blasted soul music has gotten harder to come by on this side of the big pond. But U.K. funkmasters Incognito, led by Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, are keeping the sound alive and well on "Transatlantic R.P.M." (Shanachie, B+) with a kick that could rouse even Philly groovemasters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff from their semiretirement."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lowdown"	David Paich, William Scaggs	4:28
2.	"Everything That We Are"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Tommy Woolfolk	3:56
3.	"1975"	Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Joy Rose	4:38
4.	"Your Sun My Sky"	Richard Bull, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	4:04
5.	"Line In The Sand"	Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Ski Oakenfull, Leon Ware	4:23
6.	"Gotta"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Ursula Rucker	4:12
7.	"Let's Fall In Love Again"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, John Christian Urick	4:23
8.	"The Song"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Thomas Dyani, Francis Hylton, Chaka Khan, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	5:09
9.	"Put A Little Lovin' In Your Heart"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	5:24
10.	"All of My Life"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	4:49
11.	"Expresso Madureira"	Jorjão, Claudio Stevenson	5:27
12.	"Life Ain't Nothing But A Good Thing"	Pete Ray Biggin, Matt Cooper, Francis Hylton, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	5:59
13.	"Make Room For Love"	Matt Cooper, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	6:02
14.	"Can't Get Enough"	Mario Biondi, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maurice, Ski Oakenfull	3:59
15.	"The Winter of My Springs"	Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	00:41
16.	"Tell Me What To Do"	Richard Bull, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick	5:19

Personnel

Musicians

• Graham Harvey – keyboards (1, 14)
• Ski Oakenfull – keyboards (1, 5, 14)
• Matt Cooper – keyboards (2-4, 7, 8-13, 16), string arrangements (10)
• Mo Hausler – programming (15)
• Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick – guitars (1-7, 9-14, 16), rhythm guitar (8), string arrangements (10), keyboards (15), bass (15), beats (15)
• Richard Bull – acoustic guitar (4), bass (4), drums (4, 16), keyboards (16), drums (16)
• Al McKay – lead guitar (8), rhythm guitar (8)
• Stuart Zender – bass (1, 14)
• Francis Hylton – bass (2, 3, 5-13, 16), keyboards (3)
• Pete Biggin – drums (1-3, 5-14)
• Thomas Dyani – percussion (1-14)
• Alice Hall – violin (10, 14)

Brass sections

• Paul Greenwood – saxophones (1, 14), flute (1)
• Finn Peters – saxophones (1, 4, 14), flute (1)
• Patrick Clahar – saxophones (2, 3)
• Simon Willescroft – saxophones (6, 11, 16), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Jim Hunt – saxophones (9, 12)
• Trevor Mines – trombone (1, 4, 14), brass arrangements (1, 4, 14)
• Fayyaz Virji – trombone (2, 3, 9, 12)
• Dave Williamson – trombone (6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11)
• Sid Gauld – trumpet (1, 4, 11, 14), flugelhorn (16), horn arrangements (16)
• Kevin Robinson – trumpet (2, 3, 13), brass arrangements (2, 3, 13), flugelhorn (10, 13)
• Daniel Carpenter – trumpet (6, 16), horn arrangements (6)
• Dominic Glover – trumpet (9, 12), horn arrangements (9, 12)
• Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick – horn arrangements (6, 9-13, 16)
• Matt Cooper – horn arrangements (10)

String section (Tracks 5, 7 & 8)

• Simon Hale – string arrangements and conductor
• Nick Squires – cello
• Bill Hawkes – viola
• Alice Hall, Ben Hancox, Yuri Kalnits, Simon Kodurand and Julian Leaper – violin

Vocalists

• Mario Biondi – lead vocals (1, 14)
• Chaka Khan – lead vocals (1, 8), backing vocals (1, 8)
• Vanessa Haynes – backing vocals (1, 4, 9, 12, 14), lead vocals (12)
• Tony Momrelle – backing vocals (1-5, 9, 10, 12-14, 16), lead vocals (9, 13), vocals (15)
• Joy Rose – backing vocals (1, 3-5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16), lead vocals (3, 10), vocals (15)
• Luckyiam – lead vocals (2)
• Tiffany Smith – lead vocal fills (2)
• Lurine Cato – backing vocals (3, 5, 16), vocals (15)
• Maysa Leak – lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4)
• Gail Evans – backing vocals (4)
• Leon Ware – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (5)
• Ursula Rucker – lead vocals (6)
• John-Christian Urich – lead vocals (7)
• Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick – backing vocals (9, 12, 13, 16), lead vocals (16)
• Hilda Campbell – backing vocals (10)
• Miss Cherokee – backing vocals (13)
• Charlise Rookwood – backing vocals (13)

Production

• Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick – producer
• Francis Hylton – producer
• John-Christian Urich – additional production (7), recording (7)
• Mo Hausler – recording, mixing, mastering
• Tim Motzer – vocal recording (6)
• Richard Bull – additional engineer
• Dilip Harris – additional engineer
• Joshua Minyard – additional engineer
• Andy Savours – additional engineer
• Tom Stanley – additional engineer
• Ken Karner – design
• Cerraeh Laykin – photography
• Nigel Conway – management
• Takami Maunick – executive assistant