Touchdown (Bob James album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Touchdown
Type = studio
Artist = Bob James


Released = 1978
Recorded = New York City, 1978
Genre = Smooth jazz
Length =
Label = Columbia/Tappan Zee
Producer = Bob James
Reviews =
Last album = "Heads"
This album = "Touchdown"
(1978)
Next album = "Lucky Seven"

"Touchdown" is a 1978 jazz album by Bob James. It was a commercial breakout album for him that contained the song "Angela", the popular theme song to the 1970s television sitcom, "Taxi". The song was named after the guest character in the third episode of the first season ("Blind Date"), but after hearing the song, the producers made this the show's main theme, replacing their previous choice, which became this album's title track. [imdb title|0077089|Taxi (Trivia section)] The title is a reference to this being his sixth solo album, a touchdown being worth six points in American football. It was preceded by "Heads" (with a five cent coin on the cover) and followed by "Lucky Seven".

Track listing

All songs written by Bob James

#"Angela" (Theme from "Taxi")
#"Touchdown"
#"I Want to Thank You (Very Much)"
#"Sun Runner"
#"Caribbean Nights"

Musicians

*Bob James
*Earl Klugh
*Steve Gadd
*David Sanborn
*Ralph MacDonald
*Hiram Bullock
*Eric Gale
*Hubert Laws
*Ron Carter

References