- I'll Be Good to You
Infobox Single
Name = I'll Be Good to You
Artist =The Brothers Johnson
from Album = Look out for #1
B-side = "The Devil"
Released = 1976
Genre =R&B
Length = 3:30 (single edit)4:44 (album version)
Label = A&M
Writer =George Johnson ,Louis Johnson , Sonora Sam
Producer =Quincy Jones
Last single =
This single =
Next single = Infobox Single
Name = I'll Be Good to You
Artist =Quincy Jones featuringRay Charles andChaka Khan
from Album =Back on the Block
B-side =
Released = 1989
Genre =R&B
Length = 4:54
Label = A&M
Writer = George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Sonora Sam
Producer = Quincy Jones
Last single =
This single =
Next single ="I'll Be Good to You" is a 1976 hit song by
R&B duoThe Brothers Johnson . George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the song, family friend Senora Sam came by and added some lyrics. [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:gbfpxzqkldde allmusic ] ] Brothers Johnson producer and mentorQuincy Jones heard the song, liked it, and convinced George to sing lead on the finished track. Released from their debut album, "Look out for #1", it was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts, peaking at number three, and a number one song on theBillboard R&B Charts during the summer of 1976. The single was later certified gold by theRIAA for sales of one million copies.Fourteen years later in 1989, it became a number one R&B hit again, with
Chaka Khan andRay Charles doing the vocals onQuincy Jones ' "Back on the Block " album. It also topped the American dance chart in early1990 and went to number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. This is Ray Charles first #1 R&B hit in 27 years since 1963.Chart positions
The Brothers Johnson version
Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan version
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