''Johnny Gill'' is the third album by
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/ pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. Gill has released ...
, released in 1990, and his first for
Motown Records
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. The album produced four hit singles: "
Rub You the Right Way," "
My, My, My
"My, My, My" is a number-one R&B single by American singer-songwriter Johnny Gill. As the second single from Gill's second self-titled album, the hit song, with backing vocals performed by After 7, as well as a jazz solo performed by saxophoni ...
," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend". The album was recorded with the label during the hiatus of
New Edition
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.
The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Before joining New Edition for their ''
Heart Break
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'' 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
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in the United States at the time.
Track listing
;Notes
*
(co.) - signifies as co-producer
Personnel
*Johnny Gill - percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals
*
Jimmy Jam
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* ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...
- percussion, drum and keyboard programming, arranger
*
Terry Lewis - percussion, backing vocals, arranger
*
Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to:
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* Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber
* Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician
* "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...
- keyboards
*Cirocco - keyboards, synthesizers,
Fender Rhodes
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, 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
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Ellington, the only son of the band leader Ray Ellington, specialises in swing and big ballads. He has worked with many artists including Sting, George Michael, Glo ...
,
After 7
After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...
, Linda Brown,
Pebbles,
Karyn White
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- backing vocals
*
Georg Wadenius
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- guitar
*Kayo, Lucio Hopper - bass
*
Buddy Williams - drums, percussion
*
L.A. Reid
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- drums, percussion, mixing
*
Kenny G
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- 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
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Biography
Busby grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where he went to ...
- Executive Producer
*Jim Dutt - Engineer
*
Brian Gardner
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- Mastering
*Jon Gass - Engineer, Mixing
*Steve Hodge - Engineer, Mixing
Charts
See also
*
List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)
References
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1990 albums
Johnny Gill albums
Motown albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Albums produced by L.A. Reid
Albums produced by Babyface (musician)