You're Under Arrest (Miles Davis album)
You're Under Arrest | ||||
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Studio album by Miles Davis | ||||
Released | April 1985 | |||
Recorded | January 26, 1984 – January 14, 1985 | |||
Studio | Record Plant (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Fusion, jazz-funk | |||
Length | 43:02 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Miles Davis, Robert Irving III | |||
Miles Davis chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tom Hull | B[2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (not rated)[4] |
You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature"), and original material dealing with politics, racism, pollution and war. It is the first Davis album since On the Corner in 1972 to include electric guitarist John McLaughlin.
Background
During the recording sessions, bass player Darryl Jones introduced Sting to Davis, who was an idol of his. Sting was startled when Davis asked if he spoke French; after he said yes, Davis asked him to translate the Miranda warning into French and yell it into the microphone against a backing track.[5]
It marked the ending of Davis's 30-year association with Columbia Records, although the label released the 1984 recording Aura in 1989, and released many archival recordings after Davis died.
Track listing
Columbia – FC 40023
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "One Phone Call/Street Scenes" | Miles Davis | 4:34 |
2. | "Human Nature" | John Bettis, Steve Porcaro | 4:30 |
3. | "Intro: MD1/Something's On Your Mind/MD2" | Miles Davis/Hubert Eaves III, James "D-Train" Williams/Miles Davis | 7:17 |
4. | "Ms. Morrisine" | Miles Davis, Morrisine Tynes Irving, Robert Irving III | 4:57 |
5. | "Katia Prelude" | Miles Davis, Robert Irving III | 0:40 |
6. | "Katia" | Miles Davis, Robert Irving III | 7:37 |
7. | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman | 3:37 |
8. | "You're Under Arrest" | John Scofield | 6:14 |
9. | "Medley: Jean Pierre/You're Under Arrest/Then There Were None" | Miles Davis/John Scofield/Robert Irving III, Miles Davis | 3:23 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Miles Davis – trumpet, "Police Voices, Davis Voices" (1), arrangements (1–7, 9), Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6)
- Robert Irving III – synthesizers (1–4, 7, 9), arrangements (2, 4–7, 9), Yamaha DX7 (5, 6, 8), Korg Polysix (5, 6), Oberheim OB-Xa (5, 6), organ (8), clavinet (8), celesta (9)
- John Scofield – guitar (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9), arrangements (8)
- John McLaughlin – all guitars (4), guitar (5, 6)
- Darryl Jones, aka "The Munch" – bass
- Al Foster – drums (1, 7, 8, 9)
- Vincent Wilburn – drums (2, 3), Simmons drums (4, 5, 6)
- Steve Thornton – percussion, Spanish voice (1)
- Bob Berg – soprano saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (8, 9)
- Sting – French policeman's voice (1)
- Marek Olko – Polish voice (1)
- James "J.R." Prindiville (Jim Rose, road manager) – sound of handcuffs (1)
Production
- Dr. George Butler – executive producer
- Miles Davis – producer, illustration
- Robert Irving III – producer
- Vincent Wilburn – co-producer
- Eddie Ciletti – engineer, technician
- Ron Lorman – engineer, mixing
- Tom Swift – engineer, mixing
- Nick Joyce – studio technician
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Jim Rose – production coordination
- Lane/Donald – art direction
- Anthony Barboza – photography
- Blank & Blank – management
References
- ^ Yarnow, Scott (2011). "You're Under Arrest – Miles Davis | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz (1940s-50s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Davis, Francis (2011). "Miles Davis: You're Under Arrest : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Sting (2003). Broken Music. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-5081-7.
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