Skylarkin' (Grover Washington Jr. album)

Skylarkin' is a 1980 studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The record was released via Motown Records.

Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote: "A highly commercial venture, as much of Washington's music has been ... it sounds like any number of elevators, even though Washington plays well within the music's severe confines."

Track listing

 * 1) "Easy Loving You" - 7:17
 * 2) "Bright Moments" (Roland Kirk) - 6:25
 * 3) "Snake Eyes" - 4:25
 * 4) "I Can't Help It" (Stevie Wonder, Susaye Greene) - 6:26
 * 5) "Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, David Stevens) - 5:18
 * 6) "Open Up Your Mind (Wide)" (Ronnie Wilson, Charlie Wilson) - 6:06

All tunes written by Grover Washington Jr. except as noted parenthetically above.

Personnel
Band
 * Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, Prophet-5, ocarina, arrangements (1, 2, 3)
 * Richard Tee – acoustic piano, electric piano
 * Eric Gale – guitars
 * Marcus Miller – bass
 * Idris Muhammad – drums
 * Ralph MacDonald – percussion, Syndrums

Additional musicians
 * Jon Faddis – flugelhorn (1)
 * Alex Otey – trumpet (1)
 * Jorge Dalto – acoustic piano solo (2)
 * Paul Griffin – clavinet (3)
 * Ed Walsh – Oberheim 8-Voice synthesizer (4)
 * William Eaton – arrangements (4, 5, 6), conductor

Production

 * Grover Washington, Jr. – producer
 * Richard Alderson – engineer
 * Ed Heath – assistant engineer
 * Anthony MacDonald – assistant engineer
 * Lamont Moreno – assistant engineer
 * George Marino – original mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
 * John Matousek – CD mastering at Masterworks (Hollywood, CA).
 * Scott Charles – production coordination
 * Ginny Livingston – art direction, design
 * John Cabalka – art direction, design
 * Bill Imhoff – cover illustration