Grover Washington Jr. - Gold (2006)

Spanning three decades, this collection gathers material from his career with Motown, Elektra, and Columbia Records. It paints a broad yet clear picture of a gifted musician. His most successful recording of course was his collaboration with Bill Withers, "Just The Two Of Us" which is here in its long version. Other guest appearances include Grady Tate, Patti Labelle, Bill Cosby (no, he doesn't sing), Phyllis Hyman and Lalah Hathaway. In addition to his own compositions, he does his own interpretation of "Mercy Mercy Me"(Marvin Gaye), "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"(Stevie Wonder) and "Jamming"(Bob Marley). The last two tracks were released posthumously. The liner notes give a good backstory of his rise to stardom.

Tracklist:

CD: 1

01. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
02. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
03. Where Is The Love
04. No Tears (In The End)
05. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
06. Mister Magic
07. Black Frost
08. It Feels So Good
09. Moonstreams
10. A Secret Place
11. Summer Song
12. Reed Seed (Trio Tune)

CD: 2

01. Do Dat
02. Bright Moments
03. Let It Flow (For Dr.J)
04. Just The Two Of Us
05. Be Mine (Tonight)
06. Jamming
07. The Best Is Yet To Come
08. Inside Moves
09. Look At This
10. Summer Nights
11. Sacred Kind Of Love
12. Love Like This
13. For Love
14. Vissi d'Arte (I Lived For Art)