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Candy Store is the ninth studio album by Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer. The album was released in 2007 by Heads Up and was produced by Dulfer and Dave Love.

Reception

Candy Store reached No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Top Contemporary Jazz chart. The song “L.A. Citylights” reached No. 1 in Smooth Jazz National Airplay charts in the United States.

At AllMusic, Jonathan Widran called the album “one of contemporary jazz’s finest and funkiest releases of 2007.”

Track listing
“Candy” (Chance Howard) – 4:11
“L.A. Citylights” (Bank, Dulfer, Howard) – 3:45
“Music = Love” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 3:54
“La Cabana” (Bank, Dulfer) – 3:03
“11:58” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 4:02
“Summertime” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 4:28
“Soulsax” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 4:24
“Smokin’ Gun” (Bed) – 4:51
“Back to Juan” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer, Howard) – 4:27
“If I Ruled the World” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 4:43
“Everytime” (Bank, Bed, Dulfer) – 4:32

Personnel
Candy Dulfer – saxophone, keyboards, vocals
Louk Boudesteijn – trombone
Jan van Duikeren – trumpet
Thomas Bank – keyboards
Ulco Bed – bass guitar, guitar
Manuel Hugas – bass guitar
John Blackwell – drums
Kasper van Kooten – drums
Chance Howard – background vocals
Trijntje Oosterhuis – background vocals

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Released: September 2007
Studios: Sugarhouse Studios, Zeezicht Studios, Spaarnvoude, The Netherlands
Length: 54:06
Label: Heads Up
Producers: Candy Dulfer, Dave Love