Johnny Gill (1990 album)
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Released | April 17, 1990 | |||
Recorded | September 1989[1]-February 1990 | |||
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Length | 48:35 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. & Babyface, Nat Adderley, Jr. | |||
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Singles from Johnny Gill | ||||
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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 |
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1. | "Rub You the Right Way" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 5:30 |
2. | "Fairweather Friend" |
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| 4:35 |
3. | "Wrap My Body Tight" |
| Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis | 4:38 |
4. | "Feels So Much Better" | Edmonds |
| 4:36 |
5. | "Never Know Love" |
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| 4:26 |
6. | "My, My, My" |
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| 5:21 |
7. | "Lady Dujour" | H. Randall Davis |
| 4:57 |
8. | "Just Another Lonely Night" |
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| 4:10 |
9. | "Giving My All To You" | Davis |
| 5:19 |
10. | "Let's Spend The Night" |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 | — |
See also
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.