Jeffrey Osborne (album)
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| Released | May 18, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 - 1982 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
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Jeffrey Osborne is the self-titled debut album from Jeffrey Osborne, released in 1982 on A&M after leaving L.T.D. for a solo career. After Osborne departed from L.T.D. in 1980, legal issues prevented him from signing his solo deal with A&M for a whole year. After signing to A&M as a solo artist, Osborne began work on his debut album.
Reception
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The album reached number 49 on the Billboard 200 albums chart along with three singles, "On the Wings of Love", "I Really Don't Need No Light" and "Eenie Meenie" peaking at numbers 29, 39 and 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Jeffrey Osborne wrote the lyrics for the former; Peter Schless composed the music. "On the Wings of Love" also reached number 23 on the Cash Box Top 100, number 7 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, and number 11 in the UK. [2]
Track listing
- "New Love" (Geoffrey Leib) - 4:10
- "Eenie Meenie" (Raymond Lee Pounds, Michael Sembello) - 4:23
- "I Really Don't Need No Light" (Jeffrey Osborne, David "Hawk" Wolinski) - 3:40
- "On the Wings of Love" (Osborne [lyrics], Peter Schless [music]) - 4:00
- "Ready for Your Love" (Osborne, Ron Kersey) - 3:59
- "Who You Talkin' To?" (Osborne, Tony Maiden) - 3:51
- "You Were Made to Love" (Osborne, Len Ron Hanks) - 3:11
- "Ain't Nothin' Missin" (Osborne, Leib, Michael Dorian) - 4:08
- "Baby" (Osborne, Jamaal Franklin) - 4:18
- "Congratulations" (Osborne, Richard Kerr) - (2:56)
Personnel
- Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements (all tracks), rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 5, 7-10), backing vocals (2-10), handclaps (5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (5, 8), vocoder (6)
- George Duke – rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 8, 10), acoustic piano (1, 4, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 3, 7), acoustic piano solo (2), handclaps (5), horn arrangements (5, 8, 10), vocoder (6), bells (7)
- John Barnes – electric piano (2, 7), organ (5)
- Bobby Lyle – electric piano (3)
- Ron Kersey – rhythm arrangements (5), electric piano (9)
- Michael Sembello – guitar (1-4, 10), rhythm arrangements (2)
- Charles Fearing – guitar (3, 5)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (7)
- David T. Walker – guitar (7, 9)
- Louis Johnson – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (4, 10)
- Larry Graham – bass (6, 9)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (all tracks)
- Paulinho Da Costa – cowbell (1), percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 8), handclaps (6, 8)
- Sheila E. – handclaps (5)
- Tony Maiden – handclaps (6, 8)
- Ernie Watts – tenor sax solo (1)
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 5, 6, 8), flute (10), piccolo (10)
- Lew McCreary – trombone (1, 5, 6, 8)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 8, 10), horn arrangements (1, 5, 6, 8)
- Bobby Martin – French horn (2, 10)
- George Del Barrio – string arrangements (2, 4, 7, 9)
- Paul Shure – concertmaster (2, 3, 4, 7, 9)
- David "Hawk" Wolinski – rhythm arrangements (3)
- Len Ron Hanks – rhythm arrangements (7)
- Arif Mardin – orchestration (10)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3, 8, 9)
Production
- Producer – George Duke
- Engineers – Erik Zobler (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 & 9); Tommy Vicari (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 & 10).
- Assistant Engineers – Wally Buck, Bernie Faccone, Matt Forger, Robert Spano and Nick Spigel.
- Mixed by Tommy Vicari
- Recorded at Westlake Audio and George Massenburg Studio (Los Angeles, CA); A&M Studios and Le Gonks West (Hollywood, CA); Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios.
- Art Direction – Chuck Beeson and Lynn Robb
- Design – Lynn Robb
- Photography – Bobby Holland
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1982 | Jeffrey Osborne | 49 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | |||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
US AC | ||
| 1982 | "I Really Don't Need No Light" | 39 | 3 | 42 | — |
| "On The Wings Of Love" | 29 | 13 | — | 7 | |
| 1983 | "Eenie Meenie" | 76 | — | — | 18 |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r14634/review
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/ON%20THE%20WINGS%20OF%20LOVE/
- ^ "Jeffrey Osborne US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ "Jeffrey Osborne US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.