Johnny Gill (1990 album)

Johnny Gill
Studio album by Johnny Gill
Released	April 17, 1990
Recorded	September 1989[1]-February 1990
Genre	R&B, new jack swing
Length	48:35
Label	Motown
Producer	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. & Babyface, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Johnny Gill chronology
Chemistry (1985) Johnny Gill (1990) Provocative (1993)

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Johnny Gill is the eponymous 3rd album by Johnny Gill, released in 1990, and his first for Motown Records. The album produced four hit singles: "Rub You the Right Way," "My, My, My," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rub You the Right Way"	James Harris, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:30
2.	"Fairweather Friend"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	L.A. Reid & Babyface; Daryl Simmons & Kayo (co.)	4:35
3.	"Wrap My Body Tight"	James Harris, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:38
4.	"Feels So Much Better"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	L.A. Reid & Babyface; Pebbles (co.)	4:36
5.	"Never Know Love"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid	L.A. Reid & Babyface	4:26
6.	"My, My, My"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons	L.A. Reid & Babyface; Daryl Simmons (co.), Kayo (co.)	5:21
7.	"Lady Dujour"	H. Randall Davis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Randy Ran (co.)	4:57
8.	"Just Another Lonely Night"	Tony Wells & Dianne Quander	Nat Adderley, Jr.; Cirocco (co.), Zack Vaz (co.)	4:10
9.	"Giving My All To You"	H. Randall Davis	Randy Ran; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (co.)	5:19
10.	"Let's Spend The Night"	H. Randall Davis, James Harris, Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Randy Ran (co.)	3:56
11.	"My, My, My (Reprise)"			1:11

• (co.) - Denotes co-producer

Personnel

• Johnny Gill - Percussion, Background Vocals, Vocals
• Jimmy Jam - Percussion, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Arranger
• Terry Lewis - Percussion, Background Vocals, Arranger
• Babyface - Keyboards
• Cirocco - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Sound Effects
• Jim Demgen - Keyboards
• Randy Ran - Keyboards, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Vocal Backing, Arranger
• Steve Kroon - Percussion
• O'Jania, Daryl Simmons, Tony Tolbert, The Waters Sisters, Lance Ellington, After 7, Linda Brown, Pebbles, Karyn White - Vocal Backing
• George Wadenius - Guitars
• Kayo, Lucio Hopper - Bass
• Buddy Williams - Drums, Percussion
• L.A. Reid - Drums, Percussion, Mixing
• Kenny G- Saxophone

Production

• Peter McCabe - Mixing
• Steve Meltzer - Artwork
• Louis Padgett - Engineer
• Donnell Sullivan - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• John VanNest - Mixing
• Chris Cuffaro - Photography
• Beth Yenni - Design
• Zetra Smith - Production Coordination
• John Payne - Assistant Engineer
• Michael Alvord - Assistant Engineer
• Jheryl Busby - Executive Producer
• Jim Dutt - Engineer
• Brian Gardner - Mastering
• Jon Gass - Engineer, Mixing
• Steve Hodge - Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Billboard 200	8
	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1990	Rub You the Right Way	BillBoard Hot 100	3
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	6
		Hot Dance Music/Club Play	16
	My, My, My	BillBoard Hot 100	10
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
		Adult Contemporary	32
	Fairweather Friend	Billboard Hot 100	28
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
	Wrap My Body Tight	Billboard Hot 100	84
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	1
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	8
		Hot Dance Music/Club Play	48

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)

References

1. "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-26.