Just Between Us (Gerald Albright album)

Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.

Just Between Us
Studio album by
Gerald Albright
ReleasedOctober 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)
Studio
  • The Sound Castle
  • Silverlake Studios
  • Blah Blah Studios
  • Jam Power studios
  • Elumba Studios
GenreJazz
Length47:05
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerGerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Just Between Us
(1987)		 Bermuda Nights
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[2]

Critical reception

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]

Charts

"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]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Girl on the Block"
5:45
2."Trying to Find a Way"Gerald Albright5:22
3."So Amazing"Luther Vandross4:42
4."King Boulevard"Gerald Albright4:26
5."Come Back to Me"Gerald Albright5:33
6."Your're My #1"
  • Gerald Albright
  • Glynis Albright
5:56
7."Just Between Us"Gerald Albright4:47
8."You Don't Even Know"
4:54
9."Softly at Sunrise"Bobby Lyle5:40
Total length:47:05

Musicians
  • Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar – Gerald Albright
  • Bass – Billy Griffin, Gerald Albright
  • Drum programming – Harvey Mason, Rodney Franklin, Craig Burbidge, David Stewart
  • Drums – Harvey Mason, Lloyd Michael Cook
  • Guitar – Gregory Moore
  • Keyboards – Bobby Lyle, Charles Booker, Patrice Rushen, Rodney Franklin
  • Percussion – Plato Brown, Terry Santiel
  • Lead vocals – Billy Griffin (Track 8), Arish Rountree (Track 1), Bridgette Bryant (Track 6)
  • Background vocals – Gerald Albright, Maxi Anderson, Bridgette Bryant, Billy Griffin, Fred White, Phil Perry

Production
  • Producer – Gerald Albright
  • Executive Producers – Sylvia Rhone, Merlin Bobb
  • Associate Producer – Rodney Franklin
  • Mastered by Steve Hall
  • Recorded and mixed by Craig Burbidge
  • Associate Engineers – Elizabeth Cluse, T. Sumiko Green, John Guggenheim, Ted Pattison, Jane McCord, David Konig, Fred Howard, David Kopatz
  • Art Direction – Bob Defrin
  • Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Charts

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
  2. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  3. "So Amazing Chart History". Billboard. January 29, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. "Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. March 11, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. "Top Black Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. December 26, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. Just Between Us (liner notes). Gerald Albright. Atlantic. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.


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