Leading Me Back to You - Joe Sample feat. Michael Franks

[jarbon5]

This song is so smooth! I discovered this on Fisk's radio station in '92 I think. But, it doesn't really matter when I found it, cuz I have been in love with it ever since. This is truly a wonderful song:)

[slowmo33]

I noticed a lot of RIP's to jazz stations...Im willing to bet that those asses at Clear Channel owned all of them too.  RIP 103.7 KKSF

[TheAutoaddict]

It takes me back to a good moment in time.WOW! Franks and Sample.

[25411959]

One of many wonderful tunes that used to get airplay on KHIH 94.7 FM-The Wave-in Denver. R.I.P. KHIH.

[2alexavful]

espetaculo!

[richyz01]

Heard it the first time on WBBY 104.3 Columbus Ohio,,,,,,,,,,very nice!!!!

[OldskolFan]

My two favorite artists together! Match made in heaven...

[sal7864]

AWESOME!!



[cardan041]

Great music, from the Spellbound album, of Joe Sample, back in the mid 80s .

[lucasboydjr]

I get goose bumps because of sheer brilliance of these two geniuses! Great post!

[MrGianc]

I think all this types of ARTIST of USA don't come on the world just for to pleasure to come,they come 'cause they have,on my opinion,a special pourpose inside, something that make connecting peoples with the Heart of Supreme Celestial Energy or Spirit: God!

[binyahshua]

Classic Michael Franks, thks for posting!

[jarbon5]

This song is so wonderful.! What a fantastic song to sit back and just mellow out to:)

[soulsupremeful]

A fine track :)

[Sal1675]

Superb - classy, classy, classy music.

[bryanbarcelo1]

1 of my all time favorites check out my video on you tube" racial riddle " and my songs h

[mikewhite2005]

Very smooth groove. Michael Franks has some smooth vocals too. Definitely unique.

[HappyHeder]

RIP KBCA Los Angeles........Listen to KLBC Long Beach College,,listener supported radio......Jazz :)))

[Angelicalovessolur]

SOMEONE PLEASE PUT SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO OUT OF IT'S MISERY

[Angelicalovessolur]

RIP WJZZ 105.9 DETROIT

[truepureblue]

This song is soo beautiful..wow..this really speaks to my heart right now.

[snobch]

R.I.P. SMOOTH JAZZ 98.7  DETROIT

[tigerwoods313]

im only 19 years old and i realize that this was real music...............Great Music

[intojazznyc]

This is a master piece ! I requested this track on Sky fm smooth jazz. The dj Jimmy king will play it this weekend ! CD 101.9,,some Rich has to bring this station back to NYC !

[Joycerism]

Excelent !!!

[Angelicalovessolur]

I love these guys.......

[Kismetavah]

Yes found this song when I was 15. Song has been playin in my head. I am 30 yrs old and I found it!

[DString20]

joe and michael do a great job but gotta props to the groove in the background

Marcus miller on bass and omar hakim on drums

[inasense1]

one of my favorites!

[Shaolin325]

The "Spellbound" album was my introduction to Joe Sample's music. The entire album is so cool. This song here was a very pleasant surprise. Thanks for posting.

[nillawafers96]

Do you hear that piano solo??? Go Joe!!! This song brings back some gooooooood memories, thanks.

[Americanjazzlady]

@nillawafers96 This is wonderful. I agree, nice time of my life. God bless you. Wow, Michael Franks looks so good in that picture. God bless Joe Sample and Michael Franks.

[bobufer]

Fantastic. Takes me back to 1990 in Ann Arbor, listening to 107.1 WAMX on Sunday mornings. David Sanborn had a radio show called the Jazz Show and he played this song.  Great memories and great music.

[sharondolph]

@bobufer:  Wow, this totally takes me back to Ann Arbor too, summer of 1990. Great song! I was trying to remember the station that used to play it. I thought it was WJZZ, but there was also a station in Ypsilanti, I think. Anyhow, great memories!

[TheMonolith75]

Oh I love this song!! I haven't heard this since1990!! Takes me back to when I was 14-15 years old!! CD 101.9 in New York played this alot!! Damn,I miss CD 101.9 :( Beautiful song from Joe Sample and Michael Franks!! Thanks 4 loading this.Going straight to my favs!!!

[SuperDancingmachine]

love the collabo 2 greats bring back all the jazz stations jeez

[SuperDancingmachine]

love the colabo 2 greats

[76grandprix]

I love it!

[pizzaman147]

ty tr1umph for the upload always loved joe sampl and micheal franks couldnt have been a beeter song than bringing these to artist together

[misstee101]

R.I.P. Smooth Jazz WNUA 95.5 FM Chicago...miss you...

[JamesMathis11]

this song helps me cope with losing my dream job .it makes me feel good. when he sing "i guess i flew to high" i think about how good i was at what i did but there was jealous people waiting to knock me down

[Angelicalovessolur]

@flyty9393.... RIP WJZZ 105.9 Detroit,MI..still missing Rosetta Hines.

[pizzaman147]

i think this song keeps u in the mood because it relaxs me ans put on the back deck grilling listening this song just so calming ty again for the upload to great artist

[Kemp0504]

Man, this is sooooooo smooth. Michael Franks on vocals and Joe Sample on piano. Doesn't get much better.

[flyty9393]

R.I.P. to WJZZ 107.5 Detroit, MI.

[studiofoam]

Love this music. I hope someday I can meet Michael Franks and my all-time favorite artist, Joe Sample. I am an aspiring jazz pianist.

[aperezNWO]

R.I.P Caracol Stereo in Bogota, Colombia

[aperezNWO]

R.I.P Caracol Stereo in Bogota Colombia... such memories...

[pizzaman147]

i love this song one of my favorites sample and franks couldnt have done better job than this song thank you for the upload

[Hyggestund]

I love this song and the SPELLBOUND-album.

Rolf Hugo Hanssen

Priest/rev. Bergen - Norway

[Airsoftcleaner]

@Hyggestund Spellbound Rocks, I own it

[timewarpedstudios]

This was a favorite on this jazz station i used to listen to years ago.

R.I.P. 107.5 The Oasis DFW.

[Tr1umph4ntSubtly2k12]

@timewarpedstudios RIP CD 101.9 Smooth Jazz of New York City

[dkthg]

@Tr1umph4ntSubtly2k12 RIP 105.8 Dingo and the Baby

[mrexcellent1]

@Tr1umph4ntSubtly2k12

R.I.P. WNUA 95.5 (Chicago) (On Air August 1987 - Off Air May 2009)

[aperezNWO]

@Tr1umph4ntSubtly2k12 RIP 99.9 Caracol Stereo Bogota, Colombia (bougth by Spanish Grupo Prisa)

[SomethingReal1119]

@Tr1umph4ntSubtly2k12 Oh yes, I miss CD101.9 NYC SO MUCH!!! That station single handedly took me through my late nights studying in college (back when we actually went to college to learn and not to party&shack up ALL the time lol!)....and my early days getting my career started. *sigh* Good memories!

[Lilshawty4romAtl]

@timewarpedstudios aww i used to luv that staion i'd always listen to it with my dad Y_Y R.I.P

[timewarpedstudios]

@Lilshawty4romAtl Ah, memories, friend... memories. 

[Lilshawty4romAtl]

@timewarpedstudios oh yes!!

[aperezNWO]

@timewarpedstudios R.I.P Caracol Stereo 99.9 Bogota, Colombia

[TeeDub106]

@timewarpedstudios It was a favorite here in Kansas City too. Great CD.

R.I.P. Smooth Jazz 106.5

[Citzenesse]

@timewarpedstudios Oh my! I used to listen to that when I visited my sister in Fort Worth. Our station here in KC used to be 98.9 The Wave. It was awesome. Good music and they used to have these little 20 second random comedy vignettes.

[atlrolla2]

@timewarpedstudios R.I.P. 106.5 WJZZ Smooth Jazz

Detrioit

[crossbronx63]

@atlrolla2 R.I.P WLVE Smooth Jazz Love94 Miami

[pizzaman147]

i love joe sample and micheal franks both wonderful a it rtists ty for uploading

[tigerwoods313]

im a young man and i was raised on soul music and jazz im 1 year older than this song and love it i never get sick of it this real music skip all that hip hop if people listened to this the world would be a better place

[Oxlexson]

I must say that your imagination is as vivid as my own dear one... We are def. kindred spirits. We all find ourselves at times searching for an adequate expression of those things which we love and feel. Watching this video has touched that part of my soul... The musical geniuses of Sample and Franks', the collaboration of synthesizers, background vocals(listen closely),and strings, in concert with the pics used only magnify the ambiance created by the Ocean, the Sky, and even Space itself...

[JamesMathis11]

one my favorites, this song was missing, i was sad now i found it again, now i'm happy. thank you so much

[giguild]

I want to propose an "Art of Tea, II" album.

I would love to have Tommy LiPuma to produce, Michael Franks compose some more gems, Joe Sample back on Keys, Larry Carlton on guitar, Wilton Felder on Bass, David Sanborn on sax, Steve Gadd substitute for the late John Gurien, hmmm, can't replace Michael Brecker. Such a monumental album that turned mine and so may others heads back in 1977. What do you think?

[Stphsexton]

@giguild Great thought..... thanks for the post!!!

[dnumgeis]

Outrageous collaboration of one of the greatest jazz pianists & one of the greatest lyriscist/vocalist of the entire universe!

[johnpaulsegundo]

@dnumgeis

wow!!!! what more do i need!

[loriloristuff]

Love it...and in the heart of darkness, without a chance of rescue, I never quit, I just refused, I thought of you...

[loriloristuff]

Always loved this song...

[lovinlif1]

1990- My boss at the flower shop I worked for in the "valley" in southern California was a huge jazz fan .

I remember he had an amazing sound system in his car and he would absolutely crank up Joe Sample's "Spellbound" CD...especially when this song played.

I have to say that I have truly loved this incredibly beautiful song since then!

It still is one of my favorites.

Wow...it brings back great memories!!!

[dodgequad]

smooth jazz stations did play it...back in the early 90's, it is the best song on the cd, but there all great!! i started listing to joe back in the late 70's. He is awesome!!!

[intojazznyc]

This song is awsome,why the hell wont radio stations play this incredible song??? Because they are loosers!

[rdjesq8010]

incredible!!!!

[musclenigga09]

my GOD this song is INCREDIBLE!!!...oh my fucking GOD!!!...wow wow wow....I would love to play this in my car while driving in the city....a moonlit night....oh man.....wow....what cities are those featured in the vid here? I thought I knew most skylines...

[twins29]

I couldn't agree more. It's been one of my favorite songs since it came out. When you combine Joe Sample with Michael Franks along with timeless lyrics this is what you get. It will still sound great 100 years from now.

[plumeria66]

@musclenigga09

I recognize Paris, Singapore, New York...

[musclenigga09]

@plumeria66 Singapore @ 2:36?... I figured out Perth Australia is @ 3:59 you can see the name of the city on the pic... yea NYC and Paris are recognizable...but 1:55, 2:15, 2:56 3:09 3:42 and 4:49 I have no idea what cities those are...I'm gonna study my "world skylines"

[kavaske]

Beautiful time for me....1990.....Spellbound.....­..In love with my future wife .......1st child on the way........1st apartment........WOW...Thanks for the post...Haven't heard this song in 18 years ! Thanks again.......Fond memories!!!

[telcomking2010]

@kavaske

Congratulations. Welcome to the return of LOVE and HAPPINESS!

[dkthg]

@kavaske Great time for me too! 1990...My first lesbian experience with YOUR future wife....her telling me about her new child on the way....1st apartment a few blocks from yours....WOW....Great song!.....Fond memories!!

[yodelcourse]

After I heard franks do this tune bought every disk he made. His lyrics struck a chord.