Just Gets Better with Time

Just Gets Better with Time is the 16th studio album by American R&B/Soul group The Whispers. It was released on April 9, 1987 via Capitol/SOLAR Records. This album features their highest charting pop single, "Rock Steady," which peaked inside the top 10 at number 7. The song also reached number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart.

Four more singles were released into the following year. Although none of these additional singles brought further pop success, with the follow-up single "Special F/X" only charting in the UK (peaking at #69), the group maintained a strong presence on the R&B chart. The album's title track, "Just Gets Better with Time," reached number 12, and "In the Mood"—long a quiet storm radio staple—charted four spots lower at number 16. The fifth and final single, 1988's "No Pain, No Gain" reached #74 on the R&B chart, while landing at number 81 in the UK.

Despite the relative Hot 100 chart failure of the follow-ups to "Rock Steady," the album itself was a strong seller; it charted highly in the U.S. (#22 on the Billboard Top 200 chart—their second-highest showing there) while reaching #3 at R&B. It is RIAA-certified platinum.

Track listing

 * 1) "I Want You" (Richard Aguon, Ruben Laxamana, Lee Peters, Larry White) – 5:42
 * 2) "Special F/X" (Leon Sylvers III, J.M. Sylvers) – 5:10
 * 3) "Rock Steady" (Babyface, L.A. Reid, Bo Watson, Dwayne Ladd) – 4:49
 * 4) "No Pain, No Gain" (Kenny Aubrey, Kevin Grady, Leon Sylvers III) – 4:12
 * 5) "In The Mood" (Babyface, Daryl Simmons) – 4:47
 * 6) "Just Gets Better with Time" (Gary Taylor) – 4:30
 * 7) "Love's Calling" (Grady Wilkins) – 4:58
 * 8) "Give It To Me" (Nicholas Caldwell) – 5:21

The Whispers

 * Wallace "Scotty" Scott: lead & backing vocals
 * Walter Scott: lead & backing vocals
 * Marcus Hutson: lead & backing vocals
 * Nicholas Caldwell: lead & backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
 * Leaveil Degree: lead & backing vocals

Additional personnel

 * Babyface: guitars, keyboards
 * Stanley Jones: guitars
 * Michael Thompson: guitars
 * David Grigsby: guitar
 * Larry White: guitars, keyboards, percussion
 * Kevin Grady: keyboards, programming, percussion
 * Grady Wilkins: keyboards, synthesizers, bass, backing vocals
 * Ruben Laxamana: keyboards, bass synthesizer
 * Henry Concepcion: synthesizer and grand piano solos
 * Ron Artist: Prophet 2000 flute solo
 * Percy Scott: keyboards
 * Gary Taylor: keyboards, synthesizers, DMX drum programming, backing vocals
 * Leon Sylvers III: keyboards, bass, percussion, drum programming
 * Craig Ragland: bass
 * Melvin Coleman: bass
 * Kayo: bass
 * L.A. Reid: drums, percussion
 * Kirk Perkins: drums, percussion
 * Gregory Sweet: drum programming
 * Don Myrick: saxophone
 * Lee Peters: backing vocals