Just Between Us (Gerald Albright album)

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Just Between Us
Studio album by
Gerald Albright
ReleasedOctober 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)
Studio
  • Soundcastle and Elumba Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Silverlake Studios and Jam Power Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Blah Blah Studios
GenreJazz
Length47:05
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerGerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Just Between Us
(1987) 		Bermuda Nights
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.

Critical reception[edit]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote: "The sparkling 'So Amazing', featuring Albright in typically joyous form, was the major single—a number 12 hit on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart.[3] This established Albright's long-term presence at the fore of commercial jazz."[1]

Charts[edit]

"So Amazing", a song written by Luther Vandross, peaked at No. 12 on January 29, 1988, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[3] The album peaked at No. 181 for 5 weeks, beginning on March 11, 1988, on the Billboard 200[4] and was also listed at No. 32 on Billboard Top Black Albums chart for the week of December 26, 1987.[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Girl on the Block"
5:45
2."Trying to Find a Way"Gerald Albright5:22
3."So Amazing"Luther Vandross4:42
4."King Boulevard"Gerald Albright4:26
5."Come Back to Me"Gerald Albright5:33
6."You're My #1"
  • Gerald Albright
  • Glynis Albright
5:56
7."Just Between Us"Gerald Albright4:47
8."You Don't Even Know"
4:54
9."Softly at Sunrise"Bobby Lyle5:40
Total length:47:05

Musicians[edit]

  • Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chuckii Booker – keyboards
  • Rodney Franklin – keyboards, drum programming
  • Bobby Lyle – keyboards
  • Patrice Rushen – keyboards
  • Greg Moore – guitars
  • Billy Griffin – bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason – drums, drum programming
  • Lloyd Michael Cook – drums
  • Craig Burbidge – drum programming
  • David Stewart – drum programming
  • Plato Brown – percussion
  • Terral Santiel – percussion
  • Arish Rountree – lead vocals (1)
  • Bridgette Bryant – lead vocals (6), backing vocals
  • Billy Griffin – lead vocals (8), backing vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
  • Fred White – backing vocals

Production[edit]

  • Producer – Gerald Albright
  • Associate Producer – Rodney Franklin
  • Executive Producers – Merlin Bobb and Sylvia Rhone
  • Recorded and Mixed by Craig Burbidge
  • Associate Engineers – Elizabeth Cluse, T. Sumiko Green, John Guggenheim, Fred Howard, David Konig, David Kopatz, Jane McCord and Ted Pattison.
  • Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).
  • Production Administration – Serapis Productions
  • Art Direction – Bob Defrin
  • Type Design – Jodi Rovin
  • Wardrobe and Styling – Glynis Albright
  • Make-up – Labella
  • Hair Stylist – Rudy Pounds
  • Management – Raymond A. Shields II

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
  2. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b "So Amazing Chart History". Billboard. January 29, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. March 11, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Black Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. December 26, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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