Thunder (SMV album)
# Thunder (SMV album)

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Thunder is the debut studio album by supergroup S.M.V., consisted of bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten. It was released on August 12, 2008 via Heads Up International. Recording sessions took place at Hannibal Studio and Threshold Sound + Vision in Santa Monica, at House of Blues Studios in Encino, at Westlake Studios and Le Gonks West in Los Angeles, at VixMix Studios in Nashville, and at Ryan's Place in Topanga. The entire album was produced by Marcus Miller with co-production by Clarke and Wooten. It features contributions from Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton on vocals, George Duke, Ruslan Sirota, Ariel Mann, Chick Corea and Karlton Taylor on keyboards, Ronald Bruner Jr., Poogie Bell, Derico Watson and J. D. Blair on drums, Kevin Ricard on percussion, Michael "Patches" Stewart on trumpet, and Steve Baxter on trombone.

The album peaked at #186 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.

## Personnel

### SMV

* William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. – bass guitar, fretless bass (track 7), bass clarinet (tracks: 1, 9), alto & tenor saxophone (track 1), synthesizers (tracks: 2-7, 9, 11, 13), minimoog (track 4), drum programming (tracks: 2, 6, 9), producer, recording
* Stanley Clarke – bass guitar (tracks: 1-6, 10-13), double bass (tracks: 7, 9), co-producer
* Victor Lemonte Wooten – bass guitar (tracks: 1-11, 13), co-producer, recording

### Additional musicians

* Antoinette Clinton – vocals (tracks: 2, 9), beatboxing (tracks: 2, 11)
* George Duke – clavinet (track 3), minimoog (track 6)
* Ariel Mann – synthesizer (track 1)
* Ruslan Sirota – keyboards (track 1)
* Armando Anthony Corea – piano (track 4)
* Karlton Taylor – keyboards (track 9)
* Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums (tracks: 1, 10, 13)
* Charles Bell Jr. – drums (tracks: 5, 6)
* Derico Watson – drums (track 3)
* J. D. Blair – drums (track 9)
* Kevin Ricard – percussion (tracks: 4, 5, 7)
* Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (tracks: 1, 6)
* Steve Baxter – trombone (tracks: 1, 6)

### Technical

* Gerry E. Brown – mixing & recording
* Dave Rideau – mixing
* David Isaac – mixing
* Goh Hotoda – mixing
* Peter A. Barker – additional recording
* Erik Zobler – additional recording
* Milton Gutiérrez Ruezga – assistant engineer
* Antonio Resendiz – assistant engineer
* Sharon Brencius – assistant engineer
* Ursula Arevalo – assistant engineer
* Scott Coslett – assistant engineer
* Todd Bergman – assistant engineer
* Doug Tyo – assistant engineer
* Robert C. Ludwig – mastering
* Steven Parke – art direction, design, photography
* Danette Albetta – management
* Bibi Green – management

## Chart history

| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 67 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 105 |
| US Billboard 200 | 186 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 28 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
