1990 studio album by Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is the 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 . The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Before joining New Edition for their Heart Break album in 1988, he had already recorded two singles for the album - of which "Just a Lonely Night" and "Feel So Much Better". By February 1991, the album had already sold approximately 2,050,000 copies in the United States and 50,000 in Canada, making the album 2x platinum in the United States at the time.
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 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 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" 4:26 6. "My, My, My " 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" Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Randy Ran (co.) 3:56 11. "My, My, My (Reprise)" 1:11
Notes (co.) - signifies as co-producer Personnel [ edit ] Johnny Gill - percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals Jimmy Jam - percussion, drum and keyboard programming, arranger Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals, arranger Babyface - keyboards Cirocco - keyboards, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes , sound effects Jim Demgen - keyboards Randy Ran - keyboards, drum and 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 Georg Wadenius - guitar Kayo, Lucio Hopper - bass Buddy Williams - drums, percussion L.A. Reid - drums, percussion, mixing Kenny G - saxophone Production [ edit ] 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 Chart (1990) Peak position Australian (ARIA Charts )[2] 110 US Billboard 200[3] 8 US Billboard Top R&B Albums[4] 1
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