Johnny Gill (1990 album)
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.
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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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| Allmusic |  link |
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, 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
- 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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| Australian (ARIA Charts)[2] | 110 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 8 |
| US Billboard Top R&B Albums[4] | 1 |
References
- "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 3 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "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.
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