Johnny Gill (1990 album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Johnny Gill
Type = Album
Artist = Johnny Gill


Released = April 17 , 1990
Recorded =
Genre = Rhythm and blues
Length = 48:35
Label = Motown
Producer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis / Babyface and LA Reid
Reviews = * [http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifyxqu5ldje AllMusic.com]
Last album = "Chemistry"
(1985)
This album = "Johnny Gill"
(1990)
Next album = "Provocative"
(1993)

"Johnny Gill" is an album by R&B singer Johnny Gill.

"Johnny Gill re-established himself as a solo artist in 1990, and he did so in tremendous fashion, recording an astonishing self-titled debut for Motown that brought together the hitmaking duos Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and L.A. & Babyface to produce an album chock-full of hits. The combination of these two duos was unprecedented...it was only fitting that Motown's visionary teaming of these artists at their respective primes culminated in a set of wonderful songs, chief among them "Rub You the Right Way" (a Jam & Lewis production) and "My, My, My" (L.A. & Babyface)...While nothing else on Johnny Gill quite rivaled (these songs), the remainder of the album still had more than its fair share of highlights. There was a second round of singles ("Fairweather Friend" was another new jack stepper, "Wrap My Body Tight" another slow jam), as well as a couple of excellent album tracks ("Feels So Much Better" and "Giving My All to You") that could have been hits for anyone else...To the continual frustration of the singer, he would be forever dogged by this unduplicatable success, an album so massive, so epochal it would become, in a sense, his ultimate legacy. And a fine legacy it is, indeed."

---Excerpted from AllMusic.com review by Jason Birchmeier

This cd battled with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by MC Hammer and Poison by fellow New Edition members turned Bell Biv DeVoe for the number one spot on the R&B album chart at Billboard and won the battle the week of June 30, 1990. "Let's Spend the Night," included on the 2005 cd "Love Songs," although not mentioned in this review has been noted by fans and critics as one of Gill's greatest vocal performances to date.

The popular live version of "My, My, My," although not widely distributed, can be heard on the a page at MySpace (see Johnny Gill).

Track listing

#Rub You The Right Way
#Fairweather Friend
#Wrap My Body Tight
#Feels So Much Better
#Never Know Love
#My, My, My
#Lady Dujour
#Just Another Lonely Night
#Giving My All To You
#Let's Spend The Night
#My, My, My (Reprise)

Charts

Album - "Billboard" (United States)

Singles - "Billboard" (United States)

Album credits

*Johnny Gill - Percussion, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Main Performer
*Jimmy Jam - Percussion, Keyboards, Producer, Arranger, Executive Producer, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming
*Terry Lewis - Percussion, Vocals (Background), Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer
*Babyface - Keyboards, Producer, Executive Producer
*L.A. Reid - Percussion, Mixing, Executive Producer, Producer, Drums
*Randy Ran - Arranger, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background)
*Nat Adderley - Producer
*Steve Kroon - Percussion
*Peter McCabe - Mixing Assistant
*Steve Meltzer - Artwork
*O'Jania - Vocals (Background)
*Louis Padgett - Engineer
*Daryl Simmons - Vocals (Background)
*Donnell Sullivan - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
*Tony Tolbert - Vocals (Background)
*John VanNest - Mixing
*Zack Vaz - Mixing
*George Wadenius - Guitar
*The Waters - Vocals (Background)
*Buddy Williams - Drums
*Chris Cuffaro - Photography
*Beth Yenni - Design
*Zetra Smith - Production Coordination
*John Payne - Assistant Engineer
*Lance Ellington - Vocals (Background)
*After 7 - Vocals (Background)
*Kayo - Bass
*Michael Alvord - Assistant Engineer
*Linda Brown - Vocals (Background)
*Jheryl Busby - Executive Producer
*Cirocco - Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Additional Production, Arranger, Special Effects, Sound Effects
*Jim Demgen - Keyboards
*Jim Dutt - Engineer
*Brian Gardner - Mastering
*Jon Gass - Engineer, Mixing
*Steve Hodge - Engineer, Mixing
*Lucio Hopper - Bass
*Pebbles - Vocals (Background)
*Karyn White - Vocals (Background)
*Kenny G - Saxophone