''Do Me Again'' is the fourth studio album by American singer

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, released by

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in 1990. The album became Jackson's fourth consecutive effort to top the ''Billboard''

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chart, and went gold in the US.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "once again, Freddie Jackson gently massages our earlobes with several highly suggestive ditties that would make Barry White blush." ''

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'' deemed the album "steamy" and "a musical feast." ''

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'' wrote that "where

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Vandross likes to power through his love songs, Jackson invariably takes a lighter touch, and that's what makes his ''Do Me Again'' worth replaying." ''

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'' called ''Do Me Again'' Jackson's best album since his debut, giving much of the credit to the return of mentor Paul Laurence.

Track listing

Personnel and credits

Musicians * Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals * Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8, 9), drum programming (1, 2, 5, 8, 9), arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8, 9) * Eric Rehl – synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 8, 9) * Paul Laurence – keyboards (3, 7, 10), programming (3, 7, 10), arrangements (3, 7, 10), additional programming (6), backing vocals (7) * James McKinney – keyboards (4, 6), programming (4, 6), arrangements (6) * Darryl Shepherd – keyboards (4), programming (4) * DLA – keyboards (7), programming (7) * Tyrone Holmes – keyboards (10), programming (10), backing vocals (10) * Michael Day – keyboards (11), backing vocals (11), arrangements (11) * Billy "Spaceman" Patterson – guitar (1) * Mike Campbell – guitar (2, 4, 8) * Rohn Lawrence – guitar (5) * Ira Siegel – guitar (9) * Joel Kipnis – guitar (11),

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(11), drum and percussion programming (11), arrangements (11) * Anthony Jackson – bass (2) *

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– saxophone solo (2) * Danny Wilensky – alto saxophone (9) * Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5-8) * Nikki Richards – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 8) * Steve Abram – backing vocals (2, 5) * Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3) * Janice Dempsey – backing vocals (4) * Clifford Jameson – backing vocals (6) * Maria Liuzzo – backing vocals (7) *

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– backing vocals (7) * Jenny Peters – backing vocals (10) * Rocky Maffit – backing vocals (11), arrangements (11)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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