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A1	Closer To Your Love Written-By – Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning	3:54
A2	My Old Friend Written-By – John Lang , Richard Page, Steve George	4:26
A3	We're In This Love Together Written-By – Keith Stegall, Roger Murrah	3:44
A4	Easy Written-By – Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning	5:23
A5	Our Love Written-By – Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning	3:53
B1	Breakin' Away Written-By – Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning	4:12
B2	Roof Garden Written-By – Al Jarreau, Jay Graydon, Tom Canning	6:19
B3	(Round, Round, Round) Blue Rondo A La Turk Lyrics By – Al JarreauMusic By – Dave Brubeck	4:44
B4	Teach Me Tonight Written-By – Gene De Paul*, Sammy Cahn	4:13

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Manufactured By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
• Distributed By – WEA Music Of Canada, Ltd.
• Recorded At – Dawnbreaker Studios
• Recorded At – The Pasha Music House
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound
• Mixed At – Garden Rake Studio
• Mastered At – A&M Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Lon Price (tracks: A3, B4)
• Arranged By [Horns] – Jerry Hey (tracks: B1, B2)
• Arranged By [Rhythm] – Al Jarreau (tracks: A1 to B2, B4), Jay Graydon (tracks: A1 to B2, B4), Tom Canning (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
• Arranged By [Rhythm], Piano – Milchio Leviev* (tracks: B3)
• Arranged By [Strings] – Billy Byers (tracks: B4), David Foster (tracks: A5)
• Arranged By [Vocals] – Al Jarreau (tracks: B3), Jay Graydon (tracks: B3), Tom Canning (tracks: B3)
• Art Direction, Design – Christine Sauers
• Backing Vocals – Al Jarreau (tracks: A1, A3 to B2, B4), Bill Champlin (tracks: B2), Richard Page (tracks: A2, A5, B2), Steve George (tracks: A2, A5, B2)
• Bass – Abe Laboriel* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4), Neil Steubenhaus* (tracks: B1)
• Contractor – Frank De Caro*
• Drums – Steve Gadd (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4), Steve Porcaro (tracks: B1)
• Electric Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: B4), Jay Graydon (tracks: A1 to B2, B4), Steve Lukather (tracks: A2, A3)
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – David Foster (tracks: A2,), David Foster (tracks: A5, B1), George Duke (tracks: B2), Michael Omartian (tracks: A3), Tom Canning (tracks: A1, A4, B4)
• Engineer – Joe Bogan
• Engineer [Second On "breakin' Away"] – Csaba Petocz, Mikey Davis
• Engineer [Second] – Debbie Thompson
• Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey (tracks: A2)
• Horns – Tom Scott (tracks: A1)
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Mixed By – Jay Graydon
• Percussion – Bob Zimmitti (tracks: A4)
• Photography By [Cover] – Susan Jarreau
• Piano – David Foster (tracks: A2), David Foster (tracks: A5, B1), Tom Canning (tracks: A1)
• Producer – Jay Graydon
• Producer [Associate] – Tom Canning
• Programmed By – Jay Graydon (tracks: A1, A2), Michael Boddicker (tracks: A2, B3)
• Recorded By [Basic Track] – Larry Brown (tracks: B1)
• Recorded By [Strings] – Humberto Garcia*
• Synthesizer – David Foster (tracks: A2, A5, B1), Larry Williams (tracks: A4), Michael Boddicker (tracks: A3 to B1, B3), Michael Omartian (tracks: A3), Peter Robinson (tracks: A4), Tom Canning (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B3)
• Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (tracks: B1, B2)
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: B1, B2), Jerry Hey (tracks: B1, B2)
• Vocals [Uncredited] – Al Jarreau

Notes

Lyrics and credits on inner sleeve.

Basic tracks recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, Calif. Overdubs and mixing at Garden Rake Studios, Studio City, Calif. Strings Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, Calif. Basic track for Breakin' Away recorded at Pasha Music, Hollywood, Calif. Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, Calif.

On spine:
PRINTED IN CANADA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Etched): XBS-3576-A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Etched): XBS-3576-A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BSK 3576	Al Jarreau	Breakin' Away ‎(LP, Album, Jac)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3576	US	1981
BSK 3576, 1220	Al Jarreau	Breakin' Away ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Melodi	BSK 3576, 1220	Turkey	1981
K 456 917	Al Jarreau	Breakin' Away ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records Inc.	K 456 917	Europe	1981
K 56 917	Al Jarreau	Breakin' Away ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Inc.	K 56 917	Europe	1981
3576-2	Al Jarreau	Breakin' Away ‎(CD, Album, RE, Tar)	Warner Bros. Records	3576-2	US	Unknown