Letter from Home

Letter from Home
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Jazz fusion, crossover jazz, Latin jazz
Length	61:39
Label	Geffen
Producer	Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny Group chronology
Still Life (Talking) (1987) Letter from Home (1989) The Road to You (1993)
Pat Metheny chronology
Still Life (Talking) (1987) Letter from Home (1989) Question and Answer (1989)

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Letter from Home is an album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1989 by Geffen Records. It picks up where Still Life (Talking) leaves off, continuing to infuse Brazilian elements into jazz.

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Have You Heard"	6:25
2.	"Every Summer Night"	7:13
3.	"Better Days Ahead"	3:02
4.	"Spring Ain't Here"	6:55
5.	"45/8" (Metheny, Lyle Mays)	0:56
6.	"5-5-7" (Metheny, Mays)	7:54
7.	"Beat 70" (Metheny, Mays)	4:53
8.	"Dream of the Return" (Spanish lyrics by Pedro Aznar)	5:25
9.	"Are We There Yet" (Mays)	7:55
10.	"Vidala" (Aznar)	3:04
11.	"Slip Away"	5:24
12.	"Letter from Home"	2:33

• "Every Summer Night" is dedicated to the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
• "Spring Ain't Here" is dedicated to and inspired by Stanley Turrentine.

Personnel

• Pat Metheny - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, 12 String Guitar, Soprano Guitars, Tiple, Guitar Synthesizers, Synclavier
• Lyle Mays - Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion, Trumpet, Synclavier
• Steve Rodby – Acoustic and Electric Basses
• Paul Wertico – Drums, Caja, Additional Percussion
• Pedro Aznar – Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Marimba, Vibes, Tenor Sax, Charango, Melodica, Panpipe, Additional Percussion
• Armando Marçal – Percussion

The album was recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York in Spring 1989.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1990	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance