As We Speak

As We Speak is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1982 on Warner Bros. Records.

The album reached No. 70 on the Billboard 200, number 32 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 1 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.

Personnel

 * David Sanborn – alto saxophone (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), saxophone section (1, 4), soprano saxophone (2, 3, 6, 9)
 * Don Freeman – keyboards, synthesizers (2, 7, 8)
 * Michael Sembello – guitars, lead vocals (5, 9), backing vocals (5)
 * Marcus Miller – bass guitar, synthesizers (4)
 * Omar Hakim – drums, tambourine (4)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Additional musicians
 * George Duke – clavinet (1)
 * Lance Ong – synthesizers (2, 8)
 * James Skelton – Hammond B3 organ (4)
 * Spike – synthesizer and IRT strings (5, 6, 8, 9)
 * Buzz Feiten – rhythm guitar (1)
 * Malando Gassama – percussion (5)
 * Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet (1)
 * Bill Evans – saxophone (4), saxophone section (4)
 * Robert A. Martin – French horn (9)
 * Cruz Baca Sembello – backing vocals (5, 9)

Production

 * Robert Margouleff – producer
 * Howard Siegel – engineer, mixing
 * Karat Faye – second engineer
 * Rudy Hill – assistant engineer
 * Gregg Mann – assistant engineer
 * Mike Morongell – assistant engineer
 * Wayne Yurglin – assistant engineer
 * Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer
 * Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
 * Ilyce Weiner – production coordinator
 * Christine Sauers – art direction, design
 * Richard Seireeni – art direction
 * Kohei Onashi – illustration
 * Michael Halsband – photography
 * Patrick Raines & Associates – management

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