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Silver Rain is an album by bassist Marcus Miller. Named after a poem by Langston Hughes, it was released in 2005.

Track listing
All compositions by Marcus Miller, except as noted.

“Intro Duction” – 0:30
“Bruce Lee” – 5:23
“La Villette” (Miller, Lalah Hathaway) – 5:54
“Behind The Smile” – 6:24
“Frankenstein” (Edgar Winter) – 6:33
“Moonlight Sonata” (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 7:38
“Boogie On Reggae Woman” (Stevie Wonder) – 5:02
“Paris (Interlude)” – 1:14
“Silver Rain” (Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers) – 6:08
“Make Up My Mind” – 3:42
“Girls and Boys” (Prince) – 5:36
“Sophisticated Lady” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:23
“Power of Soul” (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:53
“Outro Duction” – 0:53
“If Only For One Night” (Brenda Russell) -> “Silver Rain (reprise)” – 8:11

Personnel
Marcus Miller – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 14), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 4–8, 10, 11, 14), bass (1–7, 9, 11, 13–15), udu (1, 14), beat box (1–3, 14), scratches (1, 2, 14), talk box (2), hi-hat (2), acoustic piano (3, 6, 9), synth orchestra (3), Moog synthesizer (4, 10, 15), rhythm box (4), percussion (4), clavinet (5), tambourine (5), synth chords (6, 7), bass clarinet (6, 10–12, 15), synth melody (8), synth strings (8, 12), acoustic guitar (8), fretted bass (8), fretless bass (8, 12), finger snaps (8), guitars (9, 11), backing vocals (9), acoustic bass (10), drums (10), woodwind (10), organ (11), soprano saxophone (15)
Bernard Wright – additional keyboards (2, 3, 6, 13)
Bruce Flowers – organ (5, 13), Fender Rhodes (9, 13, 15), synth bass (13)
Dean Brown – acoustic guitar (3, 4), guitars (3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15)
Poogie Bell – brush snare (3), drums (4–7, 9, 13, 15)
Roger Byam – tenor saxophone (5, 9, 11, 13, 15), tenor sax solo (6)
Michael “Patches” Stewart – trumpet (2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15)

Guests:
Eartha Kitt – vocals (1)
Lalah Hathaway – vocal samples (2), lead vocals (3)
Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (2)
Craig J “The Count” – percussion (3)
Kenny Hicks – vocals, credited as “operatic tenor” (3)
Munyungo Jackson – percussion (4)
Gregoire Maret – harmonica (4, 8, 10)
Kirk Whalum – tenor sax solo (5, 7)
Mocean Worker – DJ effects, credited as “DJ Efx” (5, 7, 13)
Lucky Peterson – guitars (6)
Eric Clapton – vocals (9), guitar solo (9)
Kenny Garrett – alto sax solo (9, 11)
Jessica Celious – backing vocals (9)
Joey Kibble – backing vocals (9)
Mark Kibble – backing vocals (9)
Ronald Bruner – drums (11)
Macy Gray – vocals (11)

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Released: March 8, 2005
Studio:
Absolut Beats (Dallas, Texas)
Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California)
The Hit Factory and The Dormitory (New York City, New York)
Vertical Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length: 75:24
Label: Koch, JVC
Producer:
Marcus Miller, David Isaac