Provocative (album)

Provocative
Studio album by Johnny Gill
Released	June 8, 1993
Recorded	1992-1993 Flyte Tyme Studios Edina, Minnesota Studio LaCoCo Doppler Studios Atlanta, Georgia Elumba Recording Studios Los Angeles, California Studio 4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Contemporary R&B New jack swing
Length	47:43 (US version) 63:15 (UK version)
Label	Motown
Producer	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Babyface & L.A. Reid, Boyz II Men, Daryl Simmons & Kayo
Johnny Gill chronology
Johnny Gill (1990) Provocative (1993) Let's Get the Mood Right (1996)

Provocative is the 4th album by singer Johnny Gill. It was his second album for Motown Records and fourth album overall.

Three singles were released from the album with music videos. The first single "The Floor" was accompanied by a music video directed by Julien Temple. Temple previously directed the music video "Fairweather Friend" from Gill's previous album.^[1] The second single "I Got You" was directed by Sanji.^[2] The video for the third single "Long Way From Home" was directed by Wayne Isham.

Provocative was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 11, 1993.^[3]

Track listing

Provocative
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Provocative"	James Harris III Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:32
2.	"The Floor"	Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:13
3.	"Where No Man Has Gone Before"	Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:59
4.	"I Got You"	Wanya Morris Shawn Stockman Nathan Morris Herb Rooney	Morris Stockman Morris Michael McCary ^[a]	4:16
5.	"A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction"	Harris III Lewis Jack Daniels Bonnie Thompson	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	3:59
6.	"Long Way From Home"	Antonio "L.A." Reid Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Daryl Simmons	Reid Edmonds Simmons	4:40
7.	"Tell Me How U Want It"	Edmonds Simmons	Kevin "Kayo" Roberson Simmons	4:51
8.	"Mastersuite"	Harris III Lewis James Todd Smith Gill	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:46
9.	"Quiet Time To Play"	Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:48
10.	"I Know Where I Stand"	Harris III Lewis Karyn White Billy Steele	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:41
11.	"There U Go"	Reid Edmonds Simmons	Reid Edmonds Simmons	5:16
12.	"Let's Just Run Away"	Harris III Lewis Lance Alexander Tony Tolbert George Duke	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Lance Alexander prof. t	5:15
Total length:				63:15

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• "I Got You" contains a drum sample of "Synthetic Substitution", written by Herb Rooney, and performed by Melvin Bliss.
• "A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction" contains an element of "Turn Back the Hands of Time", written by Jack Daniels and Bonnie Thompson, and performed by Tyrone Davis.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes,^[4] Discogs^[5] and Allmusic.^[6]

• Keyboards: Jimmy Jam, Babyface, Nathan Morris, Daryl Simmmons, McKinley Horton
• Drum Programming: Jimmy Jam, L.A. Reid, Nathan Morris, Daryl Simmons
• Drums: Stokley Williams
• Bass: Kayo, Johnny Crooms
• Percussion: Terry Lewis, Stokley Williams
• Piano: Billy Steele
• Background Vocals: Karyn White, Lisa Keith, Mint Condition, Babyface, Marc Nelson, Alexandra Brown, Jamecia Bennett, Pamela Copeland, Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris
• Recording engineer: Steve Hodge, Dave Rideau, Jim Zumpano, Donnell Sullivan, Brad Gilderman, Thom Kidd, Phil Tan
• Mixing: Steve Hodge, Dave Rideau, Barney Perkins, Dave Way
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Photography: Pamela Springsteen
• Art Direction: Jonathan Clark
• Design: Emilie Burnham

References

1. "Fairweather Friend Johnny Gill (1990)". explore.bfi.org.uk. BFI Film Forever. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
2. "Johnny Gill & Boyz II Men - I Got You". mvdbase.com. MVD Base. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
3. "Gold & Platinum: Johnny Gill - Provocative - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
4. Johnny Gill - Provocative. Motown Record Company L.P. 3746363552
5. Gill, Johnny. "Provocative". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
6. Gill, Johnny. "Provocative (album credits)". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-10-12.