Nightsongs (Earl Klugh album)
# Nightsongs (Earl Klugh album)

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Nightsongs is an instrumental-pop studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1984. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. This release has Klugh perform "a collection of funk-free, soft melodic standards with heavy string orchestrations", featuring legendary NEA Jazz Master Jean "Toots" Thielemans on the harmonica and Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky as conductor and arranger.

## Track listing

* "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 2:12
* "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 4:13
* "The Look of Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 5:28
* "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 3:51
* "Stay Gold (Theme from The Outsiders)" (Carmine Coppola) - 2:54
* "Night Song" (Earl Klugh) - 6:36
* "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) - 2:11
* "A Certain Smile" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:43
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:10
* "Theme from Picnic" (George Duning, Steve Allen) - 4:06

## Charts

Album – Billboard :

| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1984 | Top Jazz Albums | 5 |
| 1984 | R&B Albums | 42 |
| 1984 | The Billboard 200 | 107 |
