Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!

Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1978
Recorded	1978 Cherokee Recording Studios, L.A., Westlake II, L.A. and A&R Recording, N.Y.; Jazz Violins on "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" at Sound Ideas, N.Y
Genre	Jazz, Disco
Length	35:48
Label	A&M
Producer	Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
Roots (1977) Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! (1978) The Dude (1981)
Singles from Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
"Stuff Like That" Released: June 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! is a 1978 studio album by Quincy Jones.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Stuff Like That" (Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee, Ralph MacDonald) – 6:17
   • Vocalists: Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Chaka Khan
   • Alto sax solo: George Young
2. "I'm Gonna Miss You in the Morning" (Jones, Tom Bahler, MacDonald) – 3:31
   • Vocalists: Patti Austin and Luther Vandross
   • Lyricon solo: Tom Scott
3. "Love, I Never Had It So Good" (Jones, Bahler, Patti Austin, Tee) – 5:14
   • Vocalists: Patt Austin and Charles May
   • Electric tenor sax solo: Michael Brecker
   • Fender bass solo: Anthony Jackson
4. "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (Herbie Hancock) – 6:46
   • Flute solo: Hubert Laws
   • Electric piano: Herbie Hancock
   • Jazz violins: Harry Lookofsky (based on a Herbie Hancock piano solo transcribed by Sy Johnson)
5. "Love Me by Name" (Lesley Gore, Ellen Weston) – 4:10
   • Vocalist: Patti Austin
   • Keyboards: Herbie Hancock
   • Guitar: Eric Gale
6. "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:26
   • Vocalist: Patti Austin
   • Flute solos: Hubert Laws
   • Electric piano solo: Herbie Hancock
   • Lyricon solo: Tom Scott
7. "Takin' It to the Streets" (Michael McDonald) – 4:24
   • Vocalists: Luther Vandross and Gwen Guthrie
   • Tenor sax solo: Michael Brecker

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – producer, arranger

Rhythm section Ralph MacDonald – percussion Steve Gadd – drums Anthony Jackson – bass guitar Eric Gale – guitar Richard Tee – piano, organ Clark Spangler – synthesizer keyboard bass programming David T. Walker – guitar (track 1) Melvin "Wah-Wah" Watson – guitar (track 7) Michael Boddicker – synthesizer, vocoder, programming New York horn section Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones – trumpets Alan Raph – bass trombone George Young, David Tofani, Harold Vick, Howard Johnson – saxophones

L.A. horn section Chuck Findley, Snooky Young, Oscar Brashear, Bill Lamb – trumpets Chauncey Welsch, Robert Payne, Jimmy Cleveland, Donald Waldrup, Bill Watrous, Charles Loper – trombones Henry Sigismonti, David Duke, Sidney Muldrow, Arthur Maebe, Aubrey Bouh – French horns Hubert Laws, Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Jerome Richardson, Buddy Collette – saxophones, flutes Tommy Johnson, Roger Bobo – tubas L.A. string section Israel Baker (concertmaster), Nathan Ross, Marvin Limonick, Sheldon Sanov, John Wittenberg, Arnold Belnick, Jerome Reisler, Harry Bluestone, Wilbert Nuttycombe, Carl LaMagna, Betty LaMagna, Connie Kupka – violins David Schwartz, Myer Bello, Samuel Boghossian, Leonard Selic – violas Dennis Karmazyn, Gloria Strassner – cello Gayle Levant – harp

New York super singers Patti Austin (concertmistress) Gwen Guthrie Lani Groves Vivian Cherry Ullanda McCullough Tom Bahler (director) Luther Vandross Zach Sanders Bill Eaton Frank Floyd Technical personnel Johnny Mandel, Tom Bahler, L. Leon Pendarvis, Sy Johnson – arranging Bruce Swedien – engineer, mixing Niels Erik Lund, Ollie Cotton, Anthony D'Amigo, Cheech D'Amigo – assistant engineers Jim McCurdy – jazz violin engineer (track 4) Bernie Grundman – mastering

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! at AllMusic
4. "American album certifications – Quincy Jones – Sounds...and Stuff Like That". Recording Industry Association of America.