Just Between Us (Gerald Albright album)

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Just Between Us
Gerald Albright - Just Between Us Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Gerald Albright
ReleasedOctober 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)
Studio
  • The Sound Castle
  • Silverlake Studios
  • Blah Blah Studios
  • Jam Power studios
  • Elumba Studios
GenreJazz
Length47:05
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerGerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Just Between Us
(1987) 		Bermuda Nights
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[2]

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

Critical reception[]

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[]

"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[]

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."Your'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[]

  • Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar – Gerald Albright
  • Bass – Billy Griffin, Gerald Albright
  • Drum programming – Harvey Mason, Rodney Franklin, Craig Burbidge, David Stewart
  • Drums – Harvey Mason, Lloyd Michael Cook
  • Guitar – Gregory Moore
  • Keyboards – Bobby Lyle, Charles Booker, Patrice Rushen, Rodney Franklin
  • Percussion – Plato Brown, Terry Santiel
  • Lead vocals – Billy Griffin (Track 8), Arish Rountree (Track 1), Bridgette Bryant (Track 6)
  • Background vocals – Gerald Albright, Maxi Anderson, Bridgette Bryant, Billy Griffin, Fred White, Phil Perry

Production[]

  • Producer – Gerald Albright
  • Executive Producers – Sylvia Rhone, Merlin Bobb
  • Associate Producer – Rodney Franklin
  • Mastered by Steve Hall
  • Recorded and mixed by Craig Burbidge
  • Associate Engineers – Elizabeth Cluse, T. Sumiko Green, John Guggenheim, Ted Pattison, Jane McCord, David Konig, Fred Howard, David Kopatz
  • Art Direction – Bob Defrin
  • Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
  2. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  3. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Just Between Us (liner notes). Gerald Albright. Atlantic. 1987.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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