Fun and Games (Chuck Mangione album)

Summary

Fun and Games is a 1979 album recorded by the American flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, who released it on the A&M Records label. It included the song "Give It All You Got", which ABC Sports used for the 1980 Winter Olympics, as well as a slower version of that song, "Give It All You Got, But Slowly". The latter was also used during the '80s as sign-off music for many American television stations.

Fun and Games
Studio album by
Released1979
GenreJazz
Length42:53
LabelA&M
ProducerChuck Mangione
Chuck Mangione chronology
Children of Sanchez
(1978)
Fun and Games
(1979)
Tarantella
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed and arranged by Chuck Mangione:

No.TitleLength
1."Give It All You Got"6:16
2."You're the Best There Is"7:34
3."Piña Colada"8:15
4."I Never Missed Someone Before"9:37
5."Give it All You Got, But Slowly"4:27
6."Fun and Games"7:11
Total length:42:53

Personnel edit

  • Chuck Mangione - trumpet, Flugelhorn, electric piano
  • Grant Geissman - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar
  • James Bradley, Jr. - Drums, congas, triangle
  • Charles Meeks - Bass guitar, harmonica
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone
  • Chris Vadala - Western concert flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo, alto flute

References edit

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Fun and Games - Chuck Mangione". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-12.