It's a Fact

It's a Fact is the first solo album by jazz musician Jeff Lorber.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

It's a Fact
Studio album by Jeff Lorber
Released	May 21, 1982
Recorded	September 27, 1981, - January 10, 1982
Studio	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California
Genre	Smooth Jazz, jazz fusion
Length	37:40
Label	Arista
Producer	Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber chronology
Galaxian (1981) It's a Fact (1982) In the Heat of the Night (1984)
Singles from It's a Fact
"Full Moon" Released: 1982

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist	Length
1.	"Tierra Verde"	Lorber, Gorelick		4:35
2.	"Full Moon"	Lorber, McClain, Browne	Arnold McCuller, Greg Walker	4:54
3.	"Warm Springs"	Lorber		4:28
4.	"It's a Fact"	Lorber, Ericksen	Greg Walker	4:12

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocalist	Length
5.	"The Magician"	Lorber, Gorelick		3:59
6.	"Your Love Has Got Me"	Lorber, Ericksen	Arnold McCuller, Sylvia St. James	4:00
7.	"Delevans"	Lorber		4:04
8.	"Always There"	Laws, Jeffrey		4:30
9.	"Above the Clouds"	Lorber		2:57

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – keyboards, Steinway grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Rhodes EK-10, clavinet, Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-10, Minimoog, Moog Modular System, Moog Liberation, Linn LM-1, string arrangements (1)
• Marlon McClain – guitar solo (5, 8)
• Pat Kelly – guitar solo (7)
• Nathan East – electric bass
• John Robinson – drums (1)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Kenny Gorelick – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, sax solos
• Tom Browne – trumpet (2, 5), flugelhorn (2, 5)
• George Del Barrio – horn and string arrangements (4, 6)
• Pete Christlieb – horn conductor (4, 6)
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals
• Sylvia St. James – backing vocals, lead vocals (6)
• Arnold McCuller – lead vocals (2, 6)
• Greg Walker – lead vocals (2)

Production

• Jeff Lorber – producer
• Chris Brunt – associate producer, recording, mixing
• Dennis Hansen – assistant engineer
• Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).
• Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction
• Sue Reilly – design
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Jeffrey Ross Music – management

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[4]	73
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5]	44
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	4

References

1. "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media. March 27, 1982. p. 98. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Google Books.
2. Music, All. Jeff Lorber: It's a Fact > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "It's a Fact (200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. "It's a Fact (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

External links

• Jeff Lorber-It's A Fact at Discogs