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Breakin’ Away is an album by Al Jarreau, released on June 30, 1981, through the Warner Bros. Records label.

Breakin’ Away remains Al Jarreau’s most popular album. It spent two years on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #9. The album also hit #1 on both the Jazz and R&B charts. (Wikipedia).

Track listing:
All tracks written by Tom Canning, Jay Graydon and Al Jarreau, except where noted.

1. “Closer to Your Love” 3:54
2. “My Old Friend” Steve George, John Lang, Richard Page 4:26
3. “We’re in This Love Together” Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall 3:44
4. “Easy” 5:23
5. “Our Love” 3:53
6. “Breakin’ Away” 4:12
7. “Roof Garden” 6:19
8. “(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo à la Turk” Dave Brubeck 4:44
9. “Teach Me Tonight” Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul 4:13

Personnel:
Al Jarreau – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3-7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1, 2), electric guitar (1-7, 9), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
Tom Canning – acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 9), synthesizers (1-4, 8), rhythm arrangements (1-7, 9), vocal arrangements (8)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2, 5, 6), Fender Rhodes (2, 5, 6), synthesizers (2, 5, 6), string arrangements (5)
Michael Omartian – synthesizers (3), Fender Rhodes (3)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming (2, 8), synthesizers (3-6, 8)
J. Peter Robinson – synthesizers (4)
Larry Williams – synthesizer solo (4)
George Duke – Fender Rhodes (7)
Milcho Leviev – acoustic piano (8), rhythm arrangements (8)
Steve Lukather – electric guitar (2, 3)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1-5, 7, 8, 9)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (6)
Steve Gadd – drums (1-5, 7-9)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (6)
Bob Zimmitti – percussion (4)
Billy Byers – string arrangements (9)
Frank DeCaro – album music contractor and string contractor (5, 9)
Tom Scott – horns (1)
Lon Price – alto saxophone (3, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (6, 7)
Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (2), trumpet (6, 7), horn arrangements (6, 7)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (6, 7)
Richard Page – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
Steve George – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
Bill Champlin – backing vocals (7)

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Released: June 30, 1981
Recorded: 1981
Studio: Dawnbreaker, San Fernando, California
Genre Crossover jazz, rhythm and blues, funk
Length 41:07
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Jay Graydon