Funk,disco,acid jazz 1999.06.14 CD,Vinyl Studio Sony Music Sony Music 494517 2 Al Stone,Jay Kay Kick Horns (Horn Arrangements), Katie Kissoon (Vocals (Background)), David Malone (Concept), Beverley Skeete (Vocals (Background)), Al Stone (Producer), Al Stone (Engineer), Al Stone (Mixing), DJ Zire (Turntables), Simon Hale (Arranger), Simon Hale (String Arrangements), Mike Marsh (Mastering), Midori Tsukagoshi (Photography), Simon Katz (Guitar), Paul Stoney (Assistant Engineer), Nick Fyffe (Bass) Three years after their breakout Travelling Without Moving, Jamiroquai returned with another album that charts Jay Kay's continuing fascination with club-bound music of the 1970s -- from disco to jazz-funk to rare groove to later Motown -- but also shows signs of maturity. Produced by Kay with Al Stone, who also collaborated on Travelling Without Moving, the album includes several tracks (like the single "Canned Heat") that work infectious acid jazz grooves, and Kay's hipster vocals give out feel-good vibes through a set of ambiguously good-time lyrics. Though other tracks show a bit of an electronica update to the affairs, each still spotlights how strong and tight the band is. It may not be a leap ahead in sound, but Synkronized is another solid Jamiroquai record. <br> This album by Jamiroquai was released in the UK on 14 June 1999 and entered the official UK album chart a week later at number one. The US and Japan got the album release a week earlier with some countries getting a bonus track "Getinfunky." either at the end of the CD or as part of a second disc. <p> © John Bush, All Music Guide