# Inner Motion > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inner_Motion > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inner_Motion.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Motion > Source revision: 1355375227 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1990 studio album by David Benoit Inner Motion Studio album by David Benoit Released August 17, 1990[1] Recorded April & May, 1990 Studio Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, California) Pack's Place (Sunland, California) Genre Jazz Length 44:18 Label GRP Producer David Benoit Allen Sides David Benoit chronology Waiting for Spring (1989) Inner Motion (1990) Shadows (1991) ***Inner Motion*** is an album by American pianist [David Benoit](/source/David_Benoit_(musician)) released in 1990, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'*s Jazz chart category. ## Track listing All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated 1. "M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude)" ([David Benoit](/source/David_Benoit_(musician)), Marcel East, [Nathan East](/source/Nathan_East)) - 4:38 1. "Coconut Roads" - 3:45 1. "Every Corner of The World" (David Benoit, [David Pack](/source/David_Pack)) - 5:24 1. "6-String Poet" - 5:14 1. "Houston" - 4:54 1. "Along Love's Highway" - 3:44 1. "Deep Light" - 4:21 1. "El Camino Real" (Eddie Arkin, David Benoit) - 4:42 1. "South East Quarter" - 4:56 1. "A Last Request" - 2:40 ## Personnel - [David Benoit](/source/David_Benoit_(musician)) – [Steinway grand piano](/source/Steinway_%26_Sons) (1, 2, 5, 8), synth brass (1), synth strings (1), [Fender Rhodes](/source/Fender_Rhodes) (2, 8), [Yamaha MIDI piano](/source/Yamaha_Corporation) (3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10), [Hammond B3 organ](/source/Hammond_B3_organ) (6), synthesizers (9) - Marcel East – synthesizer programming (1), drum machine (1) - Pat Kelley – acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (2, 8) - [Paul Jackson, Jr.](/source/Paul_Jackson%2C_Jr.) – guitars (3, 6) - [Grant Geissman](/source/Grant_Geissman) – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 10), 12-string guitar (5), [Spanish guitar](/source/Classical_guitar) (5), [banjo](/source/Banjo) (5), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin) (5), electric guitar (9) - [Neil Stubenhaus](/source/Neil_Stubenhaus) – bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 8) - [Steve Bailey](/source/Steve_Bailey) – [acoustic bass guitar](/source/Acoustic_bass_guitar) (4), acoustic bass (5), [fretless bass](/source/Fretless_bass) (5), vertical bass (7), 6-string fretless bass (9, 10) - [Vinnie Colaiuta](/source/Vinnie_Colaiuta) – drums (1) - [John Robinson](/source/John_Robinson_(drummer)) – drums (2, 3, 6, 8) - David Derge – drums (4, 5, 7, 9, 10) - Michael Fisher – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8, 10) - Steve Forman – percussion (3, 6, 7, 9) - [Brandon Fields](/source/Brandon_Fields_(musician)) – alto saxophone (2, 8) - [Eric Marienthal](/source/Eric_Marienthal) – soprano saxophone (7, 10) - Gary Herbig – [clarinet](/source/Clarinet) (2, 8) - Doug Cameron – violin solo (5) - [David Pack](/source/David_Pack) – lead vocals (3, 6), vocal arrangements (3, 6) - Melinda Chatman – backing vocals (3, 6) - [Phillip Ingram](/source/Phillip_Ingram) – backing vocals (3, 6) - [Jean McClain](/source/Jean_McClain) – backing vocals (3, 6) - Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (3, 6) **The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 4, 5 & 10)** - David Benoit – arrangements and conductor - Suzie Katayama – manager, copyist - [Bruce Dukov](/source/Bruce_Dukov) – concertmaster **Horns** - Renee Grizzell and Ronald Landringer – [piccolo flute](/source/Piccolo_flute) - Steven Holtman and Alex IIes – trombone - Bob Findley, Walter Johnson and Robert O'Donnel Jr. – trumpet **Strings** - Jim Lacefield and Paul Zibits – bass - Ernie Ehrhardt, Maurice Grants, Suzie Katayama and Harry Shlutz – cello - Amy Shulman – harp - Renita Koven and Jimbo Ross – viola - Doug Cameron, Joel Deuroin, Marci Dicterow, Joseph Goodman, Peter Kent, Gina Kronstadt-Fields, Dimitrie Leivici, [Sid Page](/source/Sid_Page), Charles Veal Jr., Shari Zippert and Michelle Zival-Fox – violin **Percussion** - Michael Fisher and Scott Higgins – [mallets](/source/Mallet_percussion) ## Production - [Dave Grusin](/source/Dave_Grusin) – executive producer - [Larry Rosen](/source/Larry_Rosen_(producer)) – executive producer - David Benoit – producer - Allen Sides – producer, recording, mixing - Joseph Doughney – post-production - Michael Landey – post-production - The Review Room (New York City, New York) – post-production location - [Bernie Grundman](/source/Bernie_Grundman) – mastering at [Bernie Grundman Mastering](/source/Bernie_Grundman_Mastering) (Hollywood, California) - Jeff Fair – technical coordinator - Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator - Suzanne Sherman – GRP production coordinator - William Anderson – project coordinator - Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director - David Gibb – graphic design - Jacki McCarthy – graphic design - Andy Ruggirello – graphic design - Dan Serrano – graphic design - Michael Going – photography - Steve Anderson – photography assistant - Jana Angeles – photography assistant - Felicia Martinez – photography assistant - Rea Ann Silva – hair, make-up - Fitzgerald / Hartley Co. – management ## Charts Chart (1990) Peak position Billboard Jazz Albums[2] 3 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Inner Motion by David Benoit"](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/inner-motion-david-benoit/121860). *Barnes & Noble*. Retrieved October 9, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_albums_2-0)** ["David Benoit US albums chart history"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-benoit-mn0000635760/awards). allmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013. ## External links - [David Benoit-Inner Motion at Discogs](http://www.discogs.com/David-Benoit-Inner-Motion/master/368881) v t e David Benoit Studio albums This Side Up Freedom At Midnight Every Step of the Way Urban Daydreams Waiting for Spring Inner Motion Shadows Letter to Evan Shaken Not Stirred Remembering Christmas American Landscape Professional Dreamer Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! Fuzzy Logic Right Here, Right Now Orchestral Stories Full Circle Heroes Earthglow Conversation Compilation albums The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 Collaboration albums The Benoit/Freeman Project The Benoit/Freeman Project 2 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz for Peanuts Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Inner Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Motion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Motion?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.