Stay with Me Tonight (album)

Stay With Me Tonight
Studio album by Jeffrey Osborne
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	R&B
Length	45:17
Label	A&M
Producer	George Duke
Jeffrey Osborne chronology
Jeffrey Osborne (1982) Stay With Me Tonight (1983) Don't Stop (1984)

Stay With Me Tonight is the second album from Jeffrey Osborne, released in 1983 on A&M Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album reached #25 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and #3 on the R&B album chart. The title track, "Stay With Me Tonight" charted at #4 on the R&B Singles Chart in 1983. The other three singles, "Don't You Get So Mad", "We're Going All The Way" and "Plane Love", also reached #3, #16, and #10 on the R&B chart respectively.

Track listing

1. "Don't You Get So Mad" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Sembello) 3:48
2. "We're Going All The Way" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 4:15
3. "Stay With Me Tonight" (Raymond Jones) 4:55
4. "Greatest Love Affair" (Jeffrey Osborne, Sam Dees) 5:01
5. "Plane Love" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) 4:00
6. "Other Side of the Coin" (Carlos Vega, Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) 3:38
7. "I'll Make Believe" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) 5:04
8. "When Are You Comin' Back?" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, John McGhee) 4:01
9. "Forever Mine" (George Duke, Jeffrey Osborne, Leon Ware) 5:14
10. "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) 4:39

Personnel

• Jeffrey Osborne - Lead and Backing Vocals (All tracks), Horn arrangements (1, 8), Synthesizer (1), Handclaps (3), Electronic Drums (9)
• George Duke - All Pianos (tracks 2, 4, 7), Electric Piano (9), Synthesizer (1-2, 5, 9-10), Horn arrangements (1, 8), Emulator Synth (1), Clavinet (6), Synth Bass (9), Electronic Drums (9)
• Steve Ferrone (tracks 1-4, 6-8, 10), John Gilston (programming: 3) - Drums
• David "Hawk" Wolinski - Electronic Drums, Synthesizer (track 5)
• Earl Klugh - Acoustic Guitar (tracks 7, 9)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. (tracks 3, 6), Michael Sembello (1-2, 4-5, 7), Brian May (solo- 3, 10), Johnny McGhee - Guitar
• Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8-10)
• Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (tracks 4, 7), Alphonso Johnson (3), Harry Davis (2), Nathan Watts (6), Louis Johnson (10) - Bass
• Don Freeman (track 1), Raymond Jones (3) - All Pianos, Synthesizer
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Trombone (tracks 1, 6)
• Gary Grant (tracks 1, 6), Jerry Hey (1, 6, 8) - Trumpet
• Larry Williams - Tenor Saxophone (tracks 1, 6)
• Emil Richards - Timpani (track 2)
• George Del Barrio - String arrangements (track 2)
• Lynn Davis (tracks 1, 3), Portia Griffin (5, 7), Josie James (9), Marcy Levy (2, 6, 10) - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position[2]
Top Pop Albums	25
Top R&B Albums (Billboard)	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1983	"Don't You Get So Mad"	25	3	—
	"Stay With Me Tonight"	30	4	31
1984	"We're Going All The Way"	48	16	—
	"Plane Love"	—	10	—

External links

• Jeffrey Osborne-Stay With Me Tonight at Discogs

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14635/review
2. "Jeffrey Osborne US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
3. "Jeffrey Osborne US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.