Silver Rain

Silver Rain is a 2005 release by bassist Marcus Miller, its title inspired by a poem from Langston Hughes. The album, produced by Miller alongside David Isaac, was issued through the Koch label. It features a fusion of jazz with various stylistic elements and showcases collaborations with notable musicians such as Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, and Bill Withers.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Intro Duction" – 0:30
2. "Bruce Lee" – 5:23
3. "La Villette" (Miller, Lalah Hathaway) – 5:54
4. "Behind The Smile" – 6:24
5. "Frankenstein" (Edgar Winter) – 6:33
6. "Moonlight Sonata" (Ludwig van Beethoven) – 7:38
7. "Boogie On Reggae Woman" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:02
8. "Paris (Interlude)" – 1:14
9. "Silver Rain" (Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers) – 6:08
10. "Make Up My Mind" – 3:42
11. "Girls and Boys" (Prince) – 5:36
12. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:23
13. "Power of Soul" (Jimi Hendrix) – 6:53
14. "Outro Duction" – 0:53
15. "If Only For One Night" (Brenda Russell) / "Silver Rain (reprise)" – 8:11

Japanese Edition offers two bonus tracks:

• "It'll Come Back to You" – 5:07
• "Silver Rain" (featuring Joey Kibble) – 6:37

European Edition contains two alternative bonus tracks:

• "The Lord's Prayer" – 2:40
• "Silver Rain" (Dub Mix) – 6:34

Personnel

• Marcus Miller – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, bass, udu, beat box, scratches, talk box, hi-hat, acoustic piano, synth orchestra, Moog synthesizer, rhythm box, percussion, clavinet, tambourine, synth chords, bass clarinet, synth melody, synth strings, acoustic guitar, fretted and fretless bass, finger snaps, guitars, backing vocals, acoustic bass, drums, woodwind instruments, organ, soprano saxophone
• Bernard Wright – additional keyboards
• Bruce Flowers – organ, Fender Rhodes, synth bass
• Dean Brown – acoustic guitar and guitars
• Poogie Bell – drums and brush snare
• Roger Byam – tenor saxophone and solo performances
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet

Guest Artists

• Eartha Kitt – vocals
• Lalah Hathaway – lead vocals and vocal samples
• Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
• Craig J "The Count" – percussion
• Kenny Hicks – vocals ("operatic tenor")
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion
• Gregoire Maret – harmonica
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone solo
• Mocean Worker – DJ effects ("DJ Efx")
• Lucky Peterson – guitars
• Eric Clapton – guitar solo and vocals
• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone solo
• Jessica Celious – backing vocals
• Joey Kibble and Mark Kibble (Take 6) – backing vocals
• Ronald Bruner – drums
• Macy Gray – vocals

Production

• Harold Goode – executive producer
• Harry Martin – executive producer
• Marcus Miller – executive producer, producer, arranger, recording engineer
• David Isaac – co-producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer
• Dennis Thompson – recording engineer and mixing engineer
• Takamasa Honda – mixing engineer, additional recording engineer, assistant engineer, technical supervisor
• Ray Bardani – mixing engineer
• Goh Hotoda – mixing engineer
• Adam Dorn – additional recording engineer
• The Dropper – additional recording engineer
• Mark Kibble – additional recording engineer
• Philippe Rose – additional recording engineer
• Dave Huston, Kaori Kinoshita, Zach McNees, Bryan Russell – assistant engineers
• Joel Evenden – Pro Tools operator for the Eric Clapton track
• Louie Teran – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood)
• Jonathan Wyner – mastering at M Works (Cambridge)
• Bibi Green and Gretchen ONeal – production coordinators
• Jack Frisch – art direction and design; additional photography
• Kumiko Higo – cover photography
• Reuben Jackson – liner notes writer