Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)

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"Tomorrow"
Instrumental by The Brothers Johnson
from the album Look Out for #1
Released1976 (1976)
Length2:58
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)George Johnson, Louis Johnson
Producer(s)Quincy Jones

"Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me)" is a song originally recorded by the Brothers Johnson as an instrumental in 1976 on the album Look Out for #1.

Quincy Jones/Tevin Campbell version[]

"Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)"
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Single by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell
from the album Back on the Block
ReleasedNovember 10, 1989 (1989-11-10)
Recorded1989
GenreR&B
Length4:46
LabelQwest
Songwriter(s)Siedah Garrett, George Johnson, Louis Johnson
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones singles chronology
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
(1990) 		"Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)"
(1990) 		"I Don't Go for That"
(1990)
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)"
(1990) 		"Round and Round"
(1990)

In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the Block. The new version of the song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seventy-five on the US pop chart in June 1990.[1] It was Campbell's first number-one R&B single and first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100.

Personnel[]

  • Tevin Campbell – Lead Vocals
  • McKinley Brown – Background Vocals
  • Kenneth Ford – Background Vocals
  • Jaimee Foxworth – Background Vocals
  • Siedah Garrett – Choir Director
  • Rose Banks – Choir Director
  • Chad Durio – Background Vocals
  • Alex Harris – Background Vocals
  • Reginale Green – Background Vocals
  • Charity Young – Background Vocals
  • Shane Shoaf – Background Vocals
  • Tyren Perry – Background Vocals
  • Tiffany Johnson – Background Vocals
  • Donovan McCrary – Background Vocals
  • Salim Grant – Guitar
  • Jerry Hey – Arranger
  • Gerald Albright – Alto saxophone solo
  • Steve Lukather – Guitar
  • Ollie Brown – Percussion
  • John Robinson – Drums
  • Bruce Swedien – Recording Engineer, Mixing
  • Brad Sundberg – Technical Director, additional engineering
  • Bill Summers – hindewhu
  • Randy Kerber – Bass Synth
  • Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes
  • Rod Temperton – Arranger
  • Quincy Jones – Arranger

In 1990, smooth jazz musician Nelson Rangell covered the song from his self-titled album.[2]

Tomorrow/Bokra[]

"Tomorrow-Bokra"
Single by , Ahmed Hussein, Akon, Asma Lamnawar, , Diana Karazon, , , Fayez Al Saeed, Hani Mitwasi, , , Kadim Al Sahir, Latifa, Marwan Khoury, , Rim Banna, Saber Rebaï, , Sherine, , Tamer Hosny, Waed
ReleasedNovember 2011 (2011-11)
Label
Songwriter(s)Majida El Roumi
Producer(s)Quincy Jones, RedOne

Tomorrow / Bokra (Arabic: بكرا‎) is the Arab version of the song which is produced by Quincy Jones, RedOne & Badr Jafar.

The lyrics were written by the Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi and music was rearranged by Kadim Al Sahir.

The music video was directed by son of deceased Arab film director Moustapha Akkad. It features the artists performing their sections of the song in close-ups or collectively and children running and / or playing sports.

The song featured 24 Arab singers representing 16 Arab nations across the Middle East and North Africa plus Akon and Shakira who introduced it.

The singers taking part are: (in alphabetical order of family name)

Country Singer Singer name
in Arabic
 Egypt Sherine Abdel Wahab (aka Sherine) شيرين عبد الوهاب
 Senegal Akon إيكون
 Palestine Rim Banna ريم بنا
 Kuwait Ahmed Hussein أحمد حسين
 Egypt Tamer Hosny تامر حسني
 Morocco حياة الإدريسي
 Libya شاب جيلاني
 Bahrain أحمد الجميري
 Jordan Diana Karazon ديانا كرزون
 Lebanon Marwan Khoury مروان خوري
 Qatar عيسى الكبيسي
 Qatar فهد الكبيسي
 Tunisia Latifa لطيفة
 Morocco Asma Lamnawar أسماء المنور
 Lebanon مشاعل
 Algeria Souad Massi سعاد ماسي
 Jordan Hani Mitwasi هاني متواسي
 Tunisia Saber Rebaï صابر الرباعي
 UAE Fayez Al Saeed فايز السعيد
 Iraq Kazem Al Saher كاظم الساهر
 Saudi Arabia Waed وعد
 Oman صلاح الزدجالي
 Morocco حسناء زلاغ
 Syria ناصيف الزيتون

The recording and filming was done over two phases. The first phase of filming took place in May 2011 in Rabat in Morocco supported by the annual Mawazine music festival. The second and final phase of recording and filming took place in Doha in October 2011. The second phase was in collaboration with , the Doha Film Institute (DFI), and the Qatar Museums Authority.

Global premiere[]

The world premiere of Tomorrow-Bokra was held in Dubai on 11 November 2011, at the One&Only, The Palm in Dubai. The event was held under the royal patronage of Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The world premiere of the song and video was simulcast live on MBC in the Middle East and North Africa, and on the youtube.com/tomorrowbokra channel in other parts of the world.[3]

Bokra the Film[]

Bokra The Film, featured the formation of the charity song and music video of Tomorrow-Bokra and its impact on the lives of disadvantaged youth. It premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on 17 December 2014 Madinat Souk Theatre in the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai. The film sponsors were the (G3). It was directed by Emirati filmmaker and co-produced by Grammy Award-winning music producer Quincy Jones, Emirati social entrepreneur Badr Jafar, and Emirati director Ali F. Mostafa. The film showcases the influence of the arts on disadvantage youths in war-ravaged nations from Morocco to Jordan.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
  2. ^ "Nelson Rangell overview". Allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Akon joins Arab artists for charity single". Emirates 247. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Bokra the Film by Ahmed Abdulqader follows up on Quincy Jones's Arab charity project". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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