Johnny Gill (1983 album)
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Johnny Gill is the debut album of the R&B singer Johnny Gill
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Mike Joyce of the Washington Post wrote "Gill's recording of 'Superlove' has just broken through the Top 40 barrier on Billboard's Black Singles chart, and bigger things clearly await him if he can fulfill the promise of his debut album...Matching Gill's voice with his face initially may prove difficult for listeners; most of the time, he doesn't sound anything like a 16-year-old. In fact, there are moments when it sounds as if Gill has been singing soul music for at least as long as he's been alive...Throughout the album, his voice moves confidently between a gritty baritone and a sweet tenor, a range that allows him to handle both the sturdy Stax soul of Sam and Dave and a lightly romantic Lionel Richie-esque ballad such as 'You'...much of the success of the album can be attributed to producer Freddie Perren...Perren came up with just the right balance of material: a combination of thoroughly danceable and easily programmable pop tunes that should win Gill plenty of exposure and a variety of ballads that display the singer's extraordinary maturity. It all adds up to a most impressive debut."
--Excerpted from "A New Teen-Age Titan of Pop Arrives," Washington Post, August 4, 1983
(United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
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Mike Joyce of the Washington Post wrote "Gill's recording of 'Superlove' has just broken through the Top 40 barrier on Billboard's Black Singles chart, and bigger things clearly await him if he can fulfill the promise of his debut album...Matching Gill's voice with his face initially may prove difficult for listeners; most of the time, he doesn't sound anything like a 16-year-old. In fact, there are moments when it sounds as if Gill has been singing soul music for at least as long as he's been alive...Throughout the album, his voice moves confidently between a gritty baritone and a sweet tenor, a range that allows him to handle both the sturdy Stax soul of Sam and Dave and a lightly romantic Lionel Richie-esque ballad such as 'You'...much of the success of the album can be attributed to producer Freddie Perren...Perren came up with just the right balance of material: a combination of thoroughly danceable and easily programmable pop tunes that should win Gill plenty of exposure and a variety of ballads that display the singer's extraordinary maturity. It all adds up to a most impressive debut."
--Excerpted from "A New Teen-Age Titan of Pop Arrives," Washington Post, August 4, 1983
Track listing
- Super Love
- Thank You
- Show Her Love
- Guilty
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
- Every Radio
- I'm Sorry
- I Love Makin' Music
- You
- Half Steppin'
Charts
Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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(United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Black Albums | 64 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Super Love | Black Singles | 29 |
| When Something Is Wrong With My Baby | Black Singles | 57 |
Personnel
- Johnny GillJohnny GillJohnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
– Main Performer, Background Vocals, Bass and Lead Guitar, Drums, Bongos - Freddie PerrenFreddie PerrenFrederick "Freddie" Perren was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known for as a co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches &...
– Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer Bass, Rhythm Arrangements, Drum Programming - Clarence McDonald – Piano
- Cornelius Mims – Bass
- Carmen Twillie – Background Vocals
- Eddie Watkins – Bass
- Elliot Wolff – Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Arranger
- Dennis King – Mastering
- Maxine Waters – Background Vocals
- Julia Waters – Background Vocals
- Ric Wyatt Jr. – Synthesizer, Arranger, Piano, Synthesizer Bass, Producer, Background Vocals, Keyboards
- David Michael KennedyDavid Michael KennedyDavid Michael Kennedy is a fine art photographer living and working in New Mexico, USA. His career spans more than 35 years and includes an 18-year stint in New York City where he was known as a specialist in photography for the advertising and music industries...
– Photography - Ed Biggs – Engineer, Remixing
- Ronald Adkins – Background Vocals
- Larry R. McIntosh – Background Vocals
- Harold Ferguson – Background Vocals
- James Goforth – Engineer
- Gene Page – String Arrangements
- Wade Marcus – String Arrangements
- Bob Brown – Remixing
- Lawrence Hilton-JacobsLawrence Hilton-JacobsLawrence Hilton-Jacobs is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in a number of films and television programs, including Claudine , Cooley High , Roots , Welcome Back, Kotter , Bangers and Mash , and The Jacksons: An American Dream .Lawrence's name, at least as shown in the credits of Welcome...
– Synthesizer Strings - John Barnes – Fender Rhodes
- Robert Bowles – Guitar Programming
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums
- Charles Fearing – Guitar