Curtis Stigers

Studio album by

Curtis Stigers

Released

September 24, 1991

Recorded

1991

Genre

Length

45:37

Label

Arista
261953

Producer

Curtis Stigers chronology

Curtis Stigers
(1991)

Time Was
(1996)

Singles from Curtis Stigers

"I Wonder Why"
Released: August 12, 1991
"You're All That Matters to Me"
Released: January 17, 1992
"Sleeping with the Lights On"
Released: April 30, 1992
"Never Saw a Miracle"
Released: August 17, 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Curtis Stigers is the debut album by American jazz musician Curtis Stigers, released on 24 September 1991 by Arista Records. It includes the hit singles "I Wonder Why", "You're All That Matters to Me", and "Never Saw a Miracle". The album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart in 1992.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sleeping with the Lights On"	Curtis Stigers Wayne Cohen	Danny Kortchmar	4:03
2.	"I Wonder Why"	Stigers Glen Ballard	Glen Ballard	4:28
3.	"You're All That Matters to Me"	Stigers Gregg Sutton Shelly Peiken	Ballard	4:40
4.	"The Man You're Gonna Fall in Love With"	Stigers Cohen	Kortchmar	4:26
5.	"People Like Us"	Stigers Ballard	Ballard	4:36
6.	"Never Saw a Miracle"	Stigers Barry Mann	Ballard	3:43
7.	"I Guess It Wasn't Mine"	Sutton Peiken	Ballard	3:57
8.	"Nobody Loves You Like I Do"	Stigers Cohen	Ballard	4:04
9.	"I Keep Telling Myself"	Albert Hammond Mark E. Nevin	Kortchmar	3:56
10.	"Count My Blessings"	Stigers Cohen	Ballard	4:22
11.	"The Last Time I Said Goodbye"	Stigers Cohen	Kortchmar	3:41
Total length:				45:37

Personnel

Curtis Stigers – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), tenor saxophone (1, 7, 11), alto saxophone (2, 10)
David Paich – keyboards (1, 4, 9, 11)
Randy Kerber – keyboards (2, 3, 5-8), acoustic piano (2, 3, 5-8)
Glen Ballard – additional keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Bill Payne – organ (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Danny Kortchmar – guitar (1, 4, 9)
Michael Landau – guitar, guitar solo (5)
Buzz Feiten – guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 10)
Basil Fung – guitar (2, 3, 5)
Michael Thompson – guitar (2, 8)
T. M. Stevens – bass (1, 4, 9, 11)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (5)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 4, 9, 11)
John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Mike Baird – drums (8)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Brandon Fields – saxophone (3)
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (3)
Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
Jerry Hey – string arrangements (2, 3, 9, 11), trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
Richard Altenbach, Reg Hill, Paula Hochhalter, Lisa Johnson, Roland Kato, Carole Kleister-Castillo, Rene Mandel, Ralph Morrison, Helen Nightingale and Frederick Seykora – strings (2, 3)
Christine Ermacoff, Ronald Folsom, Carrie Holzman-Little, Lisa Johnson, Karen Jones, Roland Kato, Michael Markman, Ralph Morrison, Sheldon Sanov, Frederick Seykora, Margaret Wooten and Kenneth Yerks – strings (9, 11)
Doug Dana – music chart preparation (1, 4, 9, 11)
Orion Crawford – music chart preparation (2, 3, 5-8, 10)
Angel Rogers – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10)
Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2, 6, 7)
Tata Vega – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10),
Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (3, 10)
Alexandria Brown – backing vocals (4, 9)
Pattie Brooks – backing vocals (4, 9)
Sally Taylor – backing vocals (4, 9)
Rose Banks – backing vocals (6)
Andraé Crouch – backing vocals (6)
Sandra Crouch – backing vocals (6)
Geary Faggett – backing vocals (6)
Jackie Gouche – backing vocals (6)
Pattie Howard – backing vocals (6)
Howard McCrary – backing vocals (6)
Perry Morgan – backing vocals (6)

Production

Tracks 2, 3, 5–8 & 10 arranged and produced by Glen Ballard; Recorded by Francis Buckley at Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles) with assistance from Barry Rudolph; Additional recording at The Village Recorder, Westlake Audio and Capitol Studios (all in Los Angeles); Engineering assistance by Rob Hart and Peter Doell; Mixed by Glen Ballard and Francis Buckley at Westlake Audio and Capitol Studios.
Tracks 1, 4, 9 & 11 arranged and produced by Danny Kortchmar; Recorded by Rob Jacobs at Ocean Way Studios (Hollywood, CA) with assistance from Nick DiDia and Rail Jon Rogut; Mixed by Rob Jacobs and Nick DiDia at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA) and The Village Recorder with assistance from Greg Goldman and Marty Brumbach.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Technical director for tracking and overdubs on tracks 2, 3, 5–8 & 10 – Tom Biener
Guitar technician on tracks 1, 4, 9 & 11 – Gavin Menzies
Technical advisor on tracks 2, 3, 5–8 & 10 – Greg Loskorn
Production coordinator on tracks 2, 3, 5–8 & 10 – Jolie Levine
Art direction and design – Maude Gilman
Art coordinator – Amy Finkle
Photography – Richard Corman
Management – C. Winston Simone Management
Business management – Victor Wlodingeur for Wlodingeur, Erk & Chanzis, P. C.
Legal – Fred Davis; Levine, Thall & Plotkin

Charts

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *Curtis Stigers*
Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	84
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	10
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	7
US Billboard 200^[10]	101

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *Curtis Stigers*
Chart (1992)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	37

References

^ "Curtis Stigers | Wednesday Nov 20th, 8:00pm | Rest of Germany | Concerts". eventseeker. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
^ AllMusic review
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 268.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Curtis Stigers – Curtis Stigers". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ "Curtis Stigers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "Curtis Stigers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

CD Liner Notes; "Curtis Stigers", 1991 Arista Records