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Snapshot is a studio album by American keyboardist George Duke released in 1992 on Warner Bros Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Mitchell May of the Chicago Tribune found that “This is a well-balanced trip into the jazz-fusion Duke has honed over the last two decades. Deftly mixing supple instrumentation with guest vocalists (Jeffrey Osborne, Deniece Williams, Keith Washington), Duke and a small army of sidemen provide plenty of jazz-inflected hooks.[6]

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic wrote “With a several decade career as an artist and producer successfully spanning the realms of bebop, fusion, soul, and funk, nothing gives George Duke more pleasure than being able to go back to his basics as an acoustic jazz pianist on his smooth, multifaceted Warner Bros. debut, Snapshot.

Track listing:
All tracks are written by George Duke, except where indicated

1. “From the World” (Intro) 0:50
2. “History (I Remember)” Jeffrey Osborne 5:37
3. “Snapshot” 5:39
4. “No Rhyme, No Reason” 5:47
5. “6 O’Clock” 4:37
6. “Ooh Baby” 5:00
7. “Fame” 5:45
8. “Geneva” 5:27
9. “Speak Low” 4:06
10. “Keeping Love Alive” 5:44
11. “Until Sunrise” 5:55
12. “Bus Tours” 4:42
13. “In the Meantime” (Interlude) 0:28
14. “The Morning After” 5:49

Personnel:
George Duke – Roland D-550, Synclavier (1, 3-10, 14), Ensoniq VFX (1-9), Korg M1 (1-10, 12, 13, 14), PPG Wave (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 13), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 8, 12), Yamaha TX816 (2, 6, 9-12, 14), Minimoog bass (2, 4, 6, 7), Akai S1000 (3, 5, 6), lead vocals (4, 10), backing vocals (4, 7, 8), Fender Rhodes (5, 8), vocals (5, 7), Minimoog lead (6), all vocals (6), Memorymoog (10, 11)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (2, 5, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (12), electric guitar (12)
Ray Fuller – guitars (3, 4)
Charles Foster Johnson – guitars (10)
Larry Kimpel – bass (5, 8, 9, 12)
Byron Miller – bass (10, 11)
Dennis Chambers – drums (5, 8, 9, 12)
Leon Ndugu Chancler – drums (10, 11)
Airto Moreira – percussion (8, 12)
Sheila E. – percussion (9, 10), congas (12)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (11)
Larry Williams – alto saxophone (7)
Everette Harp – alto saxophone (12)
George Howard – soprano saxophone (14)
Hubert Laws – flute (8)
Reggie Young – trombone (7)
Gary Grant – trumpet (7)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (7)
Oscar Brashear – trumpet (12)
Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 4, 7, 9)
Jeffrey Osborne – backing vocals (2), vocal arrangements (2), vocals (7)
Lori Perry – backing vocals (2), vocals (7)
Chanté Moore – model (3), vocals (7), backing vocals (8)
Bobby Holland – photographer (3)
Rachelle Ferrell – backing vocals (4, 7)
Phil Perry – vocals (5, 7), backing vocals (8, 9, 10)
Philip Bailey – vocals (7)
Howard Hewett – vocals (7)
Keith Washington – vocals (7)
Deniece Williams – vocals (7)
Lynn Davis – backing vocals (9, 10)
Angel Rogers – backing vocals (9, 10)
Alex Brown – backing vocals (14)
Carl Carwell – backing vocals (14)
Marcy Levy – backing vocals (14)

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Released: 1992
Studio: Le Gonks West (West Hollywood, CA); Ocean Way Recording and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Mama Jo’s (North Hollywood, CA).
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: George Duke