Excellent Adventure

Album: Al Jarreau - The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure (2009)
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  • This is the one new song on jazz and R&B singer Al Jarreau's 2009 greatest hits collection, Al Jarreau - The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure. Typical of his work, it's very upbeat, with Jarreau looking at any obstacles in life as excellent adventures. He was 69 when the song was released.
  • The song was collectively produced by Richard Nichols and the Randy Watson Experience - a production/songwriting duo comprised of songwriter James Poyser and hip-hop's Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the drummer for The Roots. The track was exclusively created for Jarreau's greatest hits collection.

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