The Journey Within

For the album by Charles Lloyd, see Journey Within.
The Journey Within
Studio album by Bernie Williams
Released July 15, 2003
Recorded Globe Studios,
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label GRP
Producer Lorren Harriet
Bernie Williams chronology
The Journey Within
(2003)		 Moving Forward
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone[1]
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[3]

The Journey Within is the debut album by Bernie Williams, who at the time of its release was still an outfielder for the New York Yankees. Released on July 15, 2003 through GRP Records, Williams played both lead and rhythm guitar on the album and also composed seven of the album's songs.[4] The album managed to peak at 151 on the Billboard 200 and 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz album charts.

Track list

  1. "La Salsa en Mi" (Bernie Williams)-4:37
  2. "The Way" (John DiNacola, Patti Maloney)-5:14
  3. "Para Don Berna" (Bernie Williams)-3:23
  4. "Desvelado" (Bernie Williams)-5:30
  5. "Just Because" (Bernie Williams)-6:16
  6. "Samba Novo" (Bernie Williams)-1:46
  7. "Dust in the Wind" (Kerry Livgren)-3:28
  8. "Stranded on the Bridge" (Bernie Williams)-4:43
  9. "Bernie Jr." (Bernie Williams)-6:13
  10. "Enter the Bond" (Bernie Williams)-5:03
  11. "And So It Goes" (Billy Joel)-3:46
  12. "Just Because" [Radio Mix] (Bernie Williams)-3:49
  13. "The Williams Kids"-4:27

Personnel

Musicians[5]

Production[5]

  • Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
  • Tally Sherwood - Engineer
  • Lorren Harriet - Producer
  • Danny Bernini - Engineer
  • Hollis King - Art direction
  • Jorge Alvarez - Photography, back cover
  • Kelly Pratt - Release Coordinator
  • Mike Alvarez - Engineer
  • Bernie Williams - Liner notes
  • LeRoy Neiman - Paintings
  • Robert Silverberg - Release coordinator
  • Paul Brown - Mixing
  • Bud Harner - Remixing
  • Paul McCartney - Liner notes

Charts

The Journey Within charted on several Billboard lists:[6]

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Billboard 200 157
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 72
Top Contemporary Jazz 3
Top Heatseekers 8

References

  1. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ↑ "Bernie Williams Official website". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  5. 1 2 "Artist Direct". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  6. ↑ "The Journey Within". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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