Seduction

Released

1995

Studio

Alpha Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, California); The Complex (Los Angeles, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, California); Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, California).

Genre

Smooth jazz

Length

43:19

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

Paul Brown

Boney James chronology

Backbone
(1994)

Seduction
(1995)

Boney's Funky Christmas
(1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Seduction is the third album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1995.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Camouflage"	Paul Brown, Michael Egizi, James Oppenheim,	5:17
2.	"Got It Goin' On"	Brown, Oppenheim, Carl Burnett	5:11
3.	"Lights Down Low"	Oppenheim, Darrell Smith	4:31
4.	"Seduction"	Brown, Oppenheim, Egizi	5:26
5.	"Washington Bridge"	Brown, Oppenheim, Leon Bisquera	5:32
6.	"Without a Doubt"	Brown, Oppenheim, Dwayne Smith	4:37
7.	"Sara Smile"	Daryl Hall, John Oates	3:31
8.	"Second Nature"	Brown, Oppenheim, Darrell Smith	5:18
9.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	3:56
Total length:			43:19

Personnel

Musicians

Boney James – all other instruments except where noted, alto saxophone (1, 2), wind synthesizer (1, 9), keyboards (2, 6, 8, 9), tenor saxophone (3, 5-8), soprano saxophone (4, 6, 9), synth bass (5, 9), Minimoog (7)
Michael Egizi – keyboards (1, 4)
David Torkanowsky – keyboards (2, 6, 9), acoustic piano (6)
Darrell Smith – keyboards (3, 7), acoustic piano (8)
Leon Bisquera – keyboards (5)
Bob James – acoustic piano (5)
Eric Cadieux – Pro Tools programming (6)
Tony Maiden – guitars (1)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2-5, 9), guitar solo (2)
Carl Burnett – Wah Wah guitar (2)
A. Ray Fuller – guitars (6, 7)
Marcos Loya – guitars (8), jarana candelas (8)
Me'Shell NdegéOcello – bass (2)
Dwayne "Smitty" Smith – synth bass (6)
Roberto Vally – bass (8), electric bass (9)
Donnell Spencer Jr. – drums (6)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1-6, 8, 9)
Peter Erskine – cymbals (5), drums (8)
Paul Brown – handclaps (9)
Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (3)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), flugelhorn (3)
Rick Braun – flugelhorn (8)
Daddy Shakespeare – vocals (2)
Roy Galloway – backing vocals (7)
Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (7)
Leslie Smith – backing vocals (7)

Arrangements

Michael Egizi (1, 4)
Carl Burnett (2)
Darrell Smith (3, 7)
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (3)
Leon Bisquera (5)
Paul Brown (5-9)
Boney James (5-9)

Production

Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing
Rob Seilert – additional engineer
Scott Burns – assistant engineer
Teresa Callin – assistant engineer
Dave Huron – assistant engineer
Fred Kelly – assistant engineer
Liz Magro – assistant engineer
Charles Nasser – assistant engineer
Terri Wong – assistant engineer
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Lexy Brewer – production coordinator
Larry Vigon – art direction, design
Brian Jackson – design
Taek Jun – photography
Alison Reynolds – photography, hair stylist, make-up
Howard Lowell – management

References

^ AllMusic review

v t e Boney James
Studio albums	Trust Backbone Seduction Sweet Thing Body Language Shake It Up (with Rick Braun) Ride Pure Shine Send One Your Love Contact The Beat
EPs	Words + Music (with Rick Braun)
Holiday albums	Boney's Funky Christmas Christmas Present
Singles	"Happy Home" "This Christmas" "I Still Dream" "Sweet Thing" "Innocence" "Are You Ready?" "I Get Lonely" "R.S.V.P." "Grazin' in the Grass" "RPM" "See What I'm Sayin'?" "Stone Groove" "Here She Comes" "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"