Am I Cool or What? is an album featuring songs inspired by the American comic strip Garfield created by Jim Davis. It was released on July 3, 1991, by GRP Records in cassette tape and compact disc format. The genre is primarily R&B and contemporary jazz. The album features appearances by influential contributors to the genre, including B. B. King and The Temptations. It peaked at number 23 on the Billboard charts for top contemporary jazz albums.
Three of the songs ("Long 'Bout Midnight", "Here Comes Garfield" and "Up on a Fence") were originally recorded for the soundtrack to Here Comes Garfield, with the former two appearing in the special itself. Two other songs ("Shake Your Paw", "Monday Morning Blues (Blues for Mr. G)") appeared in Garfield Gets a Life, which also used the melody of "Spare Time" for its opening theme.
Critical reception Rob Theakston of Allmusic rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying that "this is a perfect way to not only introduce children to many of these musical styles but to do so in an extremely fun atmosphere."
Track listing
Credits Anas Allaf – engineer, assistant engineer Ken Allardyce – engineer Carl Anderson – vocals, performer Andy Baltimore – creative director David Benoit – synthesizer, bass, piano, strings, arrangements, vocals, clavier, brass, performer, string director Brad Cole – synthesizer, arrangements, keyboards, programming, associate producer, keyboard arrangements Natalie Cole – vocals Cal David – guitar Jim Davis – liner notes Denise DeCaro – backing vocalist Frank DeCaro – coordination, management Digital Allstars – keyboards, programming Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production, digital editing assistant Marcel East – arrangements, drums, bass, producer (track 8), engineer, drum programming, bass synthesizer, percussion programming Nathan East – bass guitar André Fischer – arrangements, producer (except track eight) Carol Freeman – photography David Gibb – graphic design Khaliq Glover – engineer Josiah Gluck – engineer Desirée Goyette – vocals Carl Griffin – assistant executive producer, executive associate Dave Grusin – executive producer Guido Harari – photography Tshlene Henreid – production assistant, assistant producer Steve Holroyd – engineer Jean Marie Horvath – engineer, assistant engineer Marc Hugenberger – arrangements, keyboards, programming, associate producer, keyboard arrangements Jim Hughart – electric upright bass Mike Humphrey – photography Clydene Jackson – backing vocalist Paul Jasmin – photography Alison Jefferson – assistant production coordination Ted Jensen – mastering Scott Johnson – graphic design B. B. King – guitar, vocals, overdubs Patti LaBelle – vocals Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production Michelle Lewis – production coordination Randy Long – programming, engineer, assistant engineer Sal Marquez – trumpet Richard McKernan – engineer Sonny Mediana – graphic design Lorenzo Music – vocals, voice of Garfield N Sisters – backing vocalist Valerie Pinkston – vocals The Pointer Sisters – vocals Lou Rawls – vocals Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone Matthew Rolston – photography Larry Rosen – executive producer Andy Ruggirello – graphic design Bonnie Schiffman – photography Diane Schuur – vocals Tom Scott – saxophone Dan Serrano – graphic design Allen Sides – engineer, mixing Larry Steelman – arranger, keyboards, programming, associate producer, keyboard arrangements The Temptations – vocals Carmen Twillie – backing vocalist Carlos Vega – drums Larry Washington – cymbals Carol Weinberg – photography Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – recorder, engineer, mixing
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