Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album)

Double Vision is a 1986 album by Bob James and David Sanborn. The album was a successful smooth jazz release receiving frequent airplay. The original album was released in the US on May 19, 1986, by Warner Bros Records. It was released a week later in the UK.

Critical reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic says, "One of the best recordings ever released under James' name (Sanborn gets co-billing)".

Charts and accolades
The album spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 16 on the R&B albums chart and No. 50 on the Top Pop Albums chart. In 1987, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental and the song "Since I Fell for You" earned a nomination for Al Jarreau in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.

Personnel

 * Bob James – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
 * David Sanborn – saxophone
 * Robbie Kilgore – synthesizer programming
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
 * Eric Gale – guitar (4, 7)
 * Marcus Miller – bass, rhythm arrangements (1, 2)
 * Steve Gadd – drums
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion
 * Bob Riley – drum programming (5)
 * Al Jarreau – vocal (4)

Production

 * Tommy LiPuma – producer
 * Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing, additional recording
 * Bob James – additional recording
 * Andy Cardenas – second engineer
 * Gene Curtis – second engineer
 * Dan Garcia – second engineer
 * Peter Robbins – second engineer
 * Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
 * Larry Fishman – production coordinator
 * Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
 * Eric Blum – cover artwork

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.