Backstreet (album)

Backstreet is a 1983 album by David Sanborn. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Traditional Jazz albums chart on January 27, 1984.

Personnel

 * David Sanborn – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto sax solos
 * Marcus Miller – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Roland Jupiter-8, Yamaha GS2, Oberheim OB-Xa, vocoder, Moog bass, guitars (rhythm, lead and acoustic), Fender bass, fretless bass, percussion, steel drums, timpani, backing vocals (1, 3), BGV arrangements (1)
 * Michael Colina – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6), Oberheim OB-Xa (1, 2, 4, 6), Roland Jupiter-8 (1, 2, 4, 6), vocoder (1, 2, 4, 6)
 * Hiram Bullock – Fender Rhodes (1), Yamaha GS2 (1), Moog bass (1), rhythm and lead guitars (1)
 * Steve Gadd – drums (1, 4)
 * Ralph MacDonald – congas (2, 8), percussion (2, 8)
 * Barry Johnson – backing vocals (3)
 * Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (8)
 * Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (8)
 * Luther Vandross – backing vocals (8)

Production

 * Marcus Miller – producer
 * Michael Colina – producer
 * Ray Bardani – producer, recording, mixing
 * Bruce Robbins – assistant engineer, technical maintenance
 * Wayne Warnecke – assistant engineer
 * George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
 * Katherine Jewel – music contractor
 * Shirley Klein – album coordinator
 * Marc Silag – assistant production manager
 * Simon Levy – art direction
 * Laura LiPuma – design
 * Lou Beach – front cover college
 * Desiree Rohr – back cover illustration
 * Patrick Raines & Associates – management