Inside Moves

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Although Grover Washington Jr. (on alto, tenor, soprano and baritone) puts on his usual strong effort, the forgettable material (which included no hits) and the emphasis on vocals (particularly those of Jon Lucien who is on five of the seven selections) makes this one of Washington's weaker efforts and the least essential of his four Elektra recordings. The background vocalists do not help much either. This was Grover Washington, Jr.'s only full-length album as a leader during the 1982-86 period but was not worth the effort". In contrast, Ken Franckling of United Press International praised the album, stating that it was "a funky fusion of jazz with rhythm and blues, dominated by Washington's soulful, sometimes haunting saxophone work, particularly on the title track."

Personnel

Grover Washington Jr. – alto, baritone, soprano and tenor saxophones

Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes

Marcus Miller – Roland Jupiter-8, Yamaha DX7, bass (1, 2, 4–7)

Eric Gale – guitars

Anthony Jackson – bass (3)

Steve Gadd – drums (1)

Buddy Williams – drums (2–7)

Ralph MacDonald – drum programming, congas, percussion (1–4), arrangements

Anthony MacDonald – percussion (5–7)

William Eaton – arrangements, backing vocals (3)

Jon Lucien – featured vocals

Frank Floyd – backing vocals (3)

Hilda Harris – backing vocals (3)

Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (3, 5, 6)

Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (3)

Zack Saunders – backing vocals (3)

Lani Groves – backing vocals (5, 6)

Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals (5, 6)

Strings on "Watching You Watching Me"

Alfred Brown – conductor

William Eaton – leader

Jonathan Abramowitz – cello

Kermit Moore – cello

Julien Barber – viola

Sanford Allen – violin

Lewis Eley – violin

Max Ellen – violin

Winterton Garvey – violin

Paul Gershman – violin

Theodore Israel – violin

Harry Lookofsky – violin

Marvin Morgenstern – violin

David Nadien – violin

Matthew Raimondi – violin

Production

Grover Washington Jr. – producer, mixing

Ralph MacDonald – producer

William Eaton – co-producer

William Salter – co-producer

Kendall Brown – engineer

Ed Heath – assistant engineer

Peter Humphreys – mixing

Barry Craig – mix assistant

Scott E. MacMinn – mix assistant

Nimitr Sarikananda – mastering

Carol Friedman – art direction, photography

JoDee Stringham – design

Studios

Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA).

Mastered at Frankford Wayne (Philadelphia, PA).