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Don't Let Love Slip Away
Studio album by
Freddie Jackson
ReleasedJuly 29, 1988
RecordedFebruary–July, 1988
Genre
Length44:30
LabelCapitol
Producer
Freddie Jackson chronology
Just Like the First Time
(1986) 		Don't Let Love Slip Away
(1988) 		Do Me Again
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Don't Let Love Slip Away is the third studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released on July 29, 1988 by Capitol Records, the album reached number one on the U.S. R&B albums chart and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200. It was certified gold by the RIAA in April 1989. The singles, "Nice 'N' Slow" and "Hey Lover", reached number one on the R&B singles chart.

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. Nice 'N' Slow Barry J. Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner 5:05
2. Hey Lover Keith Washington, A. "Sonny" Moore 5:02
3. Don't Let Love Slip Away Barry J. Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner 4:30
4. Crazy (For Me) Barry J. Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner 3:59
5. One Heart Too Many Barry J. Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner 4:00
6. If You Don't Know Me By Now Douglas Booth, Gene McFadden, Linda Vitali 4:16
7. You And I Got A Thang Jeanette "Lady" Day, Amir Bayyan, Gregg Willis 4:27
8. Special Lady Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence, A. "Sonny" Moore 4:37
9. Yes, I Need You Douglas Booth, Gene McFadden, Linda Vitali 4:20
10. It's Gonna Take A Long, Long Time Douglas Booth, Gene McFadden, Linda Vitali 4:14

Personnel

  • Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5)
  • Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5), programming (1), drum programming (1, 3, 4), rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5), string arrangements (1, 3, 5), synthesizer (5)
  • Eric Rehl – keyboards (1), programming (1), synthesizer (5)
  • Paul Laurence – instruments (2, 8), arrangements (2, 8), backing vocals (8)
  • Darryl Shepherd – programming (2, 8)
  • Douglas Booth – keyboards (6, 9, 10), drum programming (6, 9, 10), backing vocals (6, 9, 10)
  • Amir Bayyan – keyboards (7), guitar (7), drum programming (7)
  • Mike Campbell – guitar (1, 3, 4)
  • Ira Siegel – guitar (5)
  • Skip McDonald – guitar (6, 9, 10)
  • Wayne Brathwaite – bass (3)
  • Doug Wimbish – bass (6, 9, 10)
  • Terry Silverlight – drums (5)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (3, 5)
  • Joe Deihl – bells (10)
  • Najee – alto saxophone (1), soprano saxophone (3)
  • Steve Greenfield – alto saxophone (7)
  • Curtis King – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5)
  • Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1-5, 8)
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (1-5, 8)
  • Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (2, 3, 8)
  • Gene McFadden – backing vocals (6, 9, 10), arrangements (6, 9, 10)
  • Cindy Robinson – backing vocals (6, 9, 10)
  • Kevin Owens – backing vocals (7)

Production

  • Producers – Barry J. Eastmond (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5); Paul Laurence (Tracks 2 & 8); Gene McFadden (Tracks 6, 9 & 10); Amir Bayyan (Track 7).
  • Executive Producers – Wayne Edwards, Beau Higgins and Freddie Jackson.
  • Assistant Producers – Darryl Shepherd (Tracks 2 & 8); Linda Vitali (Tracks 6, 9 & 10 ).
  • Engineers – Mike Allaire (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5); Ron Banks (Tracks 2 & 8); Kurt Upper (Tracks 6, 7, 9 & 10); Mike Bova and Peter Dlugokenchy (Track 7).
  • Assistant Engineers – Paul Logus (Tracks 2, 6, 8, 9 & 10); Charles Alexander (Track 8).
  • Recorded at East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY); Electric Lady Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Sound Ideas Studios (New York, NY); The Music Palace (West Hempstead, NY).
  • Mixing – Steve Goldman (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5); Ron Banks (Tracks 2 & 8); Mallory Earl (Tracks 6, 9 & 10).
  • Mixed at Unique Recording Studios and Skyline Studios (New York, NY).
  • Mastered by Jack Skinner at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Production Coordinator – Zack Vaz
  • Production Administrator – Anne Thomas
  • Art Direction – Tommy Steele
  • Design – DNZ, The Design group
  • Photography – Bret Lopez
  • Management – Hush Productions, Inc.

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[2] 48
U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums[2] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US
R&B
1988 "Nice 'N' Slow" 61 1
"Hey Lover" - 1
1989 "Crazy (For Me)" - 17
"You And I Got A Thang" - 5

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Freddie Jackson: Don't Let Love Slip Away > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Freddie Jackson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ^ "Freddie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
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