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1987 studio album by Gerald Albright
Just Between Us Released October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27 ) Studio Soundcastle and Elumba Studios (Hollywood, California) Silverlake Studios and Jam Power Studios (Los Angeles, California) Blah Blah Studios Genre Jazz Length 47 :05 Label Atlantic Records Producer Gerald Albright
Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright , released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records .
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]
"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]
Title Writer(s) 1. "New Girl on the Block" 5:45 2. "Trying to Find a Way" Gerald Albright 5:22 3. "So Amazing" Luther Vandross 4:42 4. "King Boulevard" Gerald Albright 4:26 5. "Come Back to Me" Gerald Albright 5:33 6. "You're My #1" Gerald Albright Glynis Albright 5:56 7. "Just Between Us" Gerald Albright 4:47 8. "You Don't Even Know" 4:54 9. "Softly at Sunrise" Bobby Lyle 5:40 Total length: 47:05
Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chuckii Booker – keyboards
Rodney Franklin – keyboards, drum programming
Bobby Lyle – keyboards
Patrice Rushen – keyboards
Greg Moore – guitars
Billy Griffin – bass guitar
Harvey Mason – drums, drum programming
Lloyd Michael Cook – drums
Craig Burbidge – drum programming
David Stewart – drum programming
Plato Brown – percussion
Terral Santiel – percussion
Arish Rountree – lead vocals (1)
Bridgette Bryant – lead vocals (6), backing vocals
Billy Griffin – lead vocals (8), backing vocals
Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
Fred White – backing vocals
Producer – Gerald Albright
Associate Producer – Rodney Franklin
Executive Producers – Merlin Bobb and Sylvia Rhone
Recorded and Mixed by Craig Burbidge
Associate Engineers – Elizabeth Cluse, T. Sumiko Green, John Guggenheim, Fred Howard, David Konig, David Kopatz, Jane McCord and Ted Pattison.
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).
Production Administration – Serapis Productions
Art Direction – Bob Defrin
Type Design – Jodi Rovin
Wardrobe and Styling – Glynis Albright
Make-up – Labella
Hair Stylist – Rudy Pounds
Management – Raymond A. Shields II
^ a b Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
^ a b "So Amazing Chart History" . Billboard . January 29, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
^ "Billboard 200" . billboard.com . Billboard. March 11, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
^ "Top Black Albums" . billboard.com . Billboard. December 26, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988" . Billboard . Retrieved April 10, 2021 .