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Emotional (Jeffrey Osborne Album)
''Emotional'' is the fourth album by American singer Jeffrey Osborne. It was released by A&M Records on May 27, 1986. Produced by Osborne, Rod Temperton, Richard Perry, T. C. Campbell, Michael Masser, and George Duke, ''Emotional'' reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' R&B Albums chart and number 27 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. It spawned one of Osborne's biggest pop hits, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" which peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Other tracks that charted include "In Your Eyes", "Soweto", and "Room with a View." Critical reception AllMusic editor Jason Elias, who had praised previous albums by Osborne, called it "quite a disappointment" and "not exactly a work of cohesion." He found that ''Emotional'' "is overly slick with poor song choices and barely there vocals" and compared it to Whitney Houston's Whitney Houston (album), early material "with its use of multiple producers and pop material." Connie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. Biography Early life and family Osborne was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Born the youngest of twelve children which consisted of five brothers and six sisters, Osborne's family was musically inclined. Some of Osborne's siblings went on to have music careers as well; his brother Billy Osborne was his band-mate in L.T.D. Osborne's father, Clarence "Legs" Osborne, was a popular trumpeter who played with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Osborne's father died in 1961 when Osborne was thirteen. L.T.D. Osborne began his music career in 1970 becoming a member of the American soul band "Love Men Ltd.", who would later become known as L.T.D. The band recorded hit singles such as " (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again" (1977), "Concen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |