Just Between Us (Norman Brown album)

Just Between Us is the debut album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown. It was released in 1992 by Motown Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Background
Brown produced the album with guest appearances by Stevie Wonder, Kirk Whalum, Ronnie Laws, the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns and Boyz II Men. The album contains cover versions of two songs: "Love Holiday" by Earth, Wind & Fire and "Too High" by Stevie Wonder. The latter song was featured in the end credits of the film Passenger 57.

Personnel

 * Norman Brown – guitar, arrangements (1-3, 5-11), music concept (4), BGV arrangements (9)
 * Herman Jackson – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 7, 11), synthesizers (9), synth strings (10)
 * Wayne Linsey – keyboards (1, 3, 5, 11)
 * Jerry Peters – keyboards (2)
 * Brian Simpson – keyboards (2, 8), programming (2, 8)
 * Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (4, 7, 9), acoustic piano solo (8)
 * Larry Farrow – keyboards (10), synth bass (10)
 * Juewett Bostick – programming (10), arrangements (10)
 * Al McKay – rhythm guitar (4)
 * Richard Patterson – bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
 * Sam Sims – bass (2, 8)
 * Verdine White – bass (4)
 * Nathan East – bass (7, 9)
 * Chuck Morris – drums (1, 3, 5, 6, 11)
 * Land Richards – cymbals (2, 8, 10), arrangements (3, 8), drum fills (10)
 * Michael Baker – drums (4, 7, 9)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
 * Munyungo Jackson – percussion (2, 7, 11)
 * Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone (1)
 * Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (1)
 * Gerald Albright – tenor saxophone (1, 5)
 * Gary Bias – saxophones (4, 7, 9), flute (4, 7, 9)
 * Jeff Clayton – saxophones (4, 7, 9), flute (4, 7, 9)
 * Reggie Young – trombone (4, 7, 9)
 * Ray Brown – trumpet (4, 7, 9)
 * Stevie Wonder – harmonica (6), lead vocals (6), arrangements (6)
 * Norman Connors – arrangements (1-3, 5, 7-11)
 * Benjamin Wright – arrangements (4, 7, 9), horn arrangements (7, 9), string arrangements (9)
 * Denise Stewart – BGV arrangements (4, 9)
 * Perri – backing vocals (4, 9)
 * Boyz II Men – backing vocals (6)
 * Della Miles – backing vocals (10)
 * Tony Warren – backing vocals (10)

Production

 * Steve McKeever – executive producer, producer (6), mixing (6)
 * Norman Connors – producer (1-5, 7-11)
 * Norman Brown – co-producer (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11)
 * Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (3, 7, 9, 10)
 * John Falzarano – recording (2, 8)
 * Brian Simpson – recording (2, 8)
 * Richard Huredia – assistant engineer (1-9, 11)
 * Noel Hazen – assistant engineer (4, 7, 9)
 * Brant Biles – mixing (1, 2, 6)
 * Malcolm Cecil – mixing (1, 2, 6)
 * Robert Margouleff – mixing (1, 2, 6)
 * Barney Perkins – mixing (4)
 * Elliott Peters – mixing (5, 8, 11)
 * William Cooper – mix assistant (1, 2)
 * Bob Tucker – mix assistant (3, 7, 9, 10)
 * Kenny Ochoa – mix assistant (4, 5)
 * David Betancourt – mix assistant (8)
 * Tina Antoine – mix assistant (11)
 * Bruce Walker – A&R project coordinator
 * Stephen Meltzer – art direction
 * Shauna Woods – design
 * Todd Gray – photography