A Nice Place to Be

A Nice Place to Be
Studio album by
George Howard
Released1986
GenreJazz
Producer
George Howard chronology
Love Will Follow
(1986) 		A Nice Place to Be
(1986) 		Reflections
(1988)

A Nice Place to Be is the fifth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard released in 1986 on MCA Records.[1] On the Billboard charts, it spent two weeks on top of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, while peaking at number two on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 22 on Top R&B Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

With a 3 out of 5 star rating, Ron Wynn of AllMusic remarked "More jazz content than usual, but still far from what Howard is capable of doing."[3]

Track listing

1 No No George Howard, Wayne Linsey 06:08
2 Jade's World George Howard 05:15
3 Sweetest taboo Sade Adu, Martin Ditcham 05:05
4 Nice Place to Be George Howard, Wayne Linsey 05:18
5 Let's Live in Harmony George Howard, Wayne Linsey 06:00
6 Pretty Face Paul Gordon, Joseph Williams 05:02
7 Spenser: For Hire Stephen Dorff, Larry Herbstritt 04:36
8 Stanley's Groove Stanley Clarke, George Howard 05:45

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 109
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 22
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] 2
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

References

  1. ^ George Howard: A Nice Place To Be. MCA Records. 1987.
  2. ^ "George Howard Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "George Howard – A Nice Place to Be: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "George Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "George Howard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "George Howard Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "George Howard Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2013.