Johnny Gill (1990 album)

Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Studio album by Johnny Gill
Released	April 17, 1990
Recorded	September 1989-February 1990
Genre	R&B; new jack swing;
Length	48:35
Label	Motown
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. & Babyface, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Johnny Gill chronology
Singles from Johnny Gill
	"Rub You the Right Way"; Released: March 13, 1990; "My, My, My"; Released: May 16, 1990; "Fairweather Friend"; Released: September 26, 1990; "Wrap My Body Tight"; Released: February 5, 1991;

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Johnny Gill is the eponymous third album by Johnny Gill, released in 1990, and his first for Motown Records. The album produced four hit singles: "Rub You the Right Way," "My, My, My," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend". The album was recorded with the label during the hiatus of New Edition.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rub You the Right Way"	James Harris III Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:30
2.	"Fairweather Friend"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid Daryl Simmons	Reid Edmonds Simmons (co.) Kevin "Kayo" Roberson (co.)	4:35
3.	"Wrap My Body Tight"	Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:38
4.	"Feels So Much Better"	Edmonds	Reid Edmonds Perri "Pebbles" Reid (co.)	4:36
5.	"Never Know Love"	Edmonds Reid	Edmonds Reid	4:26
6.	"My, My, My"	Edmonds Simmons	Reid Edmonds Simmons (co.) Roberson (co.)	5:21
7.	"Lady Dujour"	H. Randall Davis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Randy Ran (co.)	4:57
8.	"Just Another Lonely Night"	Tony Wells Dianne Quander	Nat Adderley, Jr. Cirocco (co.) Zack Vaz (co.)	4:10
9.	"Giving My All To You"	Davis	Randy Ran Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (co.)	5:19
10.	"Let's Spend The Night"	Davis Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Randy Ran (co.)	3:56
11.	"My, My, My (Reprise)"			1:11

Notes

(co.) - signifies as co-producer

Personnel

Johnny Gill - Percussion, Background Vocals, Vocals
Jimmy Jam - Percussion, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Arranger
Terry Lewis - Percussion, Background Vocals, Arranger
Babyface - Keyboards
Cirocco - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Sound Effects
Jim Demgen - Keyboards
Randy Ran - Keyboards, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Backing vocals, Arranger
Steve Kroon - Percussion
O'Jania, Daryl Simmons, Tony Tolbert, The Waters Sisters, Lance Ellington, After 7, Linda Brown, Pebbles, Karyn White - Backing vocals
George Wadenius - Guitars
Kayo, Lucio Hopper - Bass
Buddy Williams - Drums, Percussion
L.A. Reid - Drums, Percussion, Mixing
Kenny G - Saxophone

Production

Peter McCabe - Mixing
Steve Meltzer - Artwork
Louis Padgett - Engineer
Donnell Sullivan - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
John VanNest - Mixing
Chris Cuffaro - Photography
Beth Yenni - Design
Zetra Smith - Production Coordination
John Payne - Assistant Engineer
Michael Alvord - Assistant Engineer
Jheryl Busby - Executive Producer
Jim Dutt - Engineer
Brian Gardner - Mastering
Jon Gass - Engineer, Mixing
Steve Hodge - Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	8
US Billboard Top R&B Albums^[3]	1
Irish Albums Chart	1

Singles

Year	Title	US Hot 100	US R&B	US Dance	US Adult
1990	"Rub You the Right Way"	3	1	16	—
	"My, My, My"	10	1	—	32
	"Fairweather Friend"	28	2	—	—
1991	"Wrap My Body Tight"	84	1	48	—

References

^ "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
^ "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
^ "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

[1] "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-26.

[billboard-2] "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

[billboard2-3] "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

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