The Return of Bruno (album)
The Return of Bruno | ||||
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Studio album by Bruce Willis | ||||
Released | January 20, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | R&B, Pop | |||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Robert Kraft | |||
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The Return of Bruno is the debut album by actor Bruce Willis. Released by Motown in 1987, this album is an eclectic gathering of R&B music sung by Willis, with backing musicians including Booker T. Jones, The Pointer Sisters and The Temptations.
The album peaked at #14 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.[2] Leadoff single "Respect Yourself," a duet with June Pointer featuring background vocals by the Pointer Sisters, received considerable airplay; it peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 in the UK Singles Chart. Follow-up singles "Young Blood" and "Under the Boardwalk" did not fare nearly as well, peaking at #68 and #59, respectively. However, in the UK "Under the Boardwalk" was a massive success, reaching #2 in the charts and becoming the UK's 12th best-selling single of 1987.
The Return of Bruno is a companion piece to an HBO special of the same name which aired shortly after the album's release. A re-issue was distributed by Razor & Tie in 1997.
Track listing
- "Comin' Right Up" (Brock Walsh) – 3:30
- "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) – 3:53
- "Down in Hollywood" (Ry Cooder, Tim Drummond) – 5:20
- "Young Blood" (Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller) – 4:08
- "Under the Boardwalk" (Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick) – 3:03
- "Secret Agent Man / James Bond Is Back" (Steve Barri, P.F. Sloan) / (John Barry) – 4:48
- "Jackpot (Bruno's Bop)" (Robert Kraft, Bruce Willis) – 4:12
- "Fun Time" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:38
- "Lose Myself" (Larry John McNally, Jon Lind) – 3:56
- "Flirting with Disaster" (Brock Walsh, Jeff Lorber) – 4:33
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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