Earl Klugh - Whispers And Promises (1989)

I consider myself an Earl Klugh fan, but this just isn't his best effort. Inconsistent and derivative. I'll stick with his other releases.

Album chart peaks:

• US Billboard 200: #150
• Billboard contemporary jazz: #5
• CashBox contemporary jazz: #7

Tracks: I like the lead track, What Love Can Do, along with Fall In Love and Whispers And Promises. Skip track 6, Summer Nights, which is absolutely ruined by synth drums and bass. We also get a derivative tango as well as songs that sound like they're lifted directly from Al Jarreau, Tom Scott, and Klugh himself.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None. I just couldn't pass this thing by as it sat in a used CD bin.

Previously revisited for the blog:

Move (1994)	Cool (1992)
Midnight in San Juan (1991)	The Best of Earl Klugh (1991)
Volume One (1991)	Collaboration (1987)
Soda Fountain Shuffle (1985)	Nightsongs (1984)
Two of a Kind (1982)	How To Beat The High Cost Of Living (1980)
Late Night Guitar (1980)
Dream Come True (1980)/Crazy For You (1981)/Low Ride (1983)
Finger Paintings (1977)/Heart String (1979)/Wishful Thinking (1984)