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Winelight is a 1980 studio album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The record received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982.

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: “A memorable set of high-quality and danceable soul-jazz”.

Track listing:
Side One

“Winelight” (William Eaton) – 7:32
“Let It Flow (For “Dr. J”)” (Grover Washington Jr.) – 5:52
“In the Name of Love” (William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 5:26
Side Two

“Take Me There” (Washington) – 6:16
“Just the Two of Us” (Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 7:23
“Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)” (Washington) – 6:32

Personnel:
Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes (1, 3, 5, 6)
Ray Chew – clavinet (1)
Paul Griffin – clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (2, 4)
Ed Walsh – Oberheim 8-Voice (1-4, 6)
Bill Eaton – Oberheim 8-Voice (5), arrangements and conductor
Eric Gale – guitars
Marcus Miller – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion, Syndrums
Robert Greenidge – steel drums
Hilda Harris, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
Bill Withers – lead vocals (5)

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Released: October 24, 1980
Recorded: June & July 1980
Studio: Rosebud Recording Studio, New York City, New York
Length: 39:01
Label: Elektra
Producer: Grover Washington Jr., Ralph MacDonald