Always You (album)
Always You is the fourth studio album by singer James Ingram, released in 1993 on Qwest Records.[5] The album got to No. 27 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.[6]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 25, 1993 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 53:22 | |||
Label | Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Benny Medina (exec) | |||
James Ingram chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Billboard | (favourable)[2] |
Stereo Review | (favourable)[3] |
Cashbox | (favourable)[4] |
Overview
Always You was executively produced by Benny Medina.[5]
The album cut, "Someone Like You", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Someone Like You" | Ingram, Keith Thomas | 4:24 |
2. | "Let Me Love You This Way" | Ingram, Dennis Morgan | 4:14 |
3. | "Always You" | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Keith Thomas | 4:38 |
4. | "Treat Her Right" | Ingram, Keith Thomas | 5:04 |
5. | "A Baby's Born" | Burt Bacharach, Thom Bell, John Bettis, Linda Creed, Ingram | 6:16 |
6. | "This is the Night" | Burt Bacharach, Thom Bell, John Bettis, Ingram | 5:05 |
7. | "You Never Know What You Got" | Thom Bell, Leroy Bell, Linda Creed, Ingram | 6:22 |
8. | "Too Much for this Heart" | Dawn Thomas | 5:24 |
9. | "Sing for the Children" | Burt Bacharach, John Bettis, Ingram | 5:07 |
10. | "Any Kind of Love" | Ingram, Bruce Roberts, Carol Bayer-Sager | 6:56 |
Production
- Producers – Keith Thomas (Tracks 1-4); James Ingram and Thom Bell (Tracks 5-7, 9 & 10); Maurice White (Track 8).
- Executive Producers – James Ingram, Thom Bell and Benny Medina.
- Production Coordination – Todd Moore (Tracks 1-4)
- Engineers – Bill Whittington (Tracks 1-4); Clark Germain (Tracks 5-7, 9 & 10); Paul Klingberg (Track 8).
- Assistant Engineers – Todd Moore (Tracks 1-4); Mike Corbett (Track 2), Roy Gamble (Track 4); Mark Guilbeault (Tracks 5-7, 9 & 10); Mark Fergesen (Track 8).
- Mixing – Bill Whittington (Tracks 1-4), Mick Guzauski (Tracks 5-10).
- Mix Assistant – Jeff Graham (Tracks 5-10)
- Mastered By Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Management – AMG International
Personnel
- James Ingram – lead vocals, backing vocals (4-6, 8, 10), keyboard programming (5-7, 9), arrangements (10)
- Keith Thomas – arrangements (1-4), keyboards (1-4), bass programming (1-4), drum programming (1, 3, 4)
- Thom Bell – keyboards (5-7, 9, 10), arrangements and conductor (5-7, 9, 10)
- Wayne Linsey – keyboards (5-7, 9, 10), keyboard programming (5-7, 9), drum programming (10)
- Bill Meyers – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
- Mike McKnight – keyboard programming (8), bass programming (8)
- Jerry McPherson – guitar (1, 4)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar solo (5)
- Carlos Rios – guitar (5-7, 9, 10)
- Michael Thompson – guitar (8)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass samples (4)
- Larry Kempel – bass guitar (5-7, 9, 10)
- Mark Hammond – drum programming (1, 2, 4)
- Ricky Lawson – drums (5-7, 9)
- Enzo Todesco – drums (8)
- Farrell Morris – chimes (3), timpani (3)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (5-7, 9, 10)
- Gerald Albright – saxophone (8)
- Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (3)
- The Nashville String Machine – strings (3)
- Gary Herbig – flute (5-7, 9, 10)
- Dan Higgins – flute (5, 6, 10)
- Larry Williams – flute (7, 9)
- George Bohanon – horn (5, 6, 10)
- Rick Culver – horn (5, 6, 10)
- David Duke – horn (5, 6, 10)
- Gary Grant – horn (5-7, 9, 10)
- Jerry Hey – horn (5-7, 9, 10)
- Alan Kaplan – horn (5, 6)
- Lew McCreary – horn (5, 6)
- Brad Warnaar – horn (5, 6, 10)
- Jim Atkinson – horn (7, 9, 10)
- Greg Williams – horn (7, 9, 10)
- Mark Adams – horn (10)
- Charles Loper – horn (10)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – horn (10)
- Gayle Levant – harp (5-7, 9, 10)
- Robert Becker – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Robert Brosseau – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Kenneth Burwood Hoy – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Larry Corbett – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Joel Derouin – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Bruce Dukov – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Henry Ferber – strings (5, 6, 10)
- Joe Goodman – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Diana Halprin – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Pat Johnson – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Karen Jones – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Suzie Katayama – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Janet Lakatos – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Michael Markman – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Dan Neufeld – strings (5, 6, 10)
- Sid Page – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Sheldon Sanov – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Kwihee Shamban – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Evan Wilson – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Hershel Wise – strings (5-7, 9, 10)
- Rick Gerding – strings (7, 9, 10)
- Endre Granat – strings (7, 9, 10)
- Brian Dembow – strings (10)
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
- Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (1, 2, 4)
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals (3)
- Guy Penrod – backing vocals (3)
- Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (3)
- Chris Willis – backing vocals (3)
- Alvin Chea – backing vocals (4)
- Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Carolyn Perry – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Darlene Perry – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Lori Perry – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (5, 6)
- Sharon Perry – backing vocals (5, 6)
- The Aquarian Brothers – backing vocals (7, 9)
- Maurice White – backing vocals (8)
- The Boys Choir of Harlem – backing vocals (9)
- Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals (10)
- Additional Credits
- Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
- Design – Jeri Heiden and Laurie Griffin
- Photography – Mark Hanauer
- Stylist – Cecille Parker[5]
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1993 | U.K. Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums | 27[6] |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums | 74 |
gollark: Purely visual (in the display) I think.
gollark: But, when I go into/out of a compact machine, the numbers have changed.
gollark: So, normally it doesn't update at all, basically.
gollark: When I do that, the number is different, but it's not changing live.
gollark: When I go into and out of a compact machine, and when I reenter/leave the world.
References
- "James Ingram: Always You". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- "Album Reviews". billboard.com. June 12, 1993. p. 49.
- James Ingram: Always You. 58. Stereo Review Magazine. 1993. p. 84.
- Martinez, M.R. (June 5, 1993). Reviews. 56. Cashbox Magazine. p. 17.
- James Ingram: Always You. Qwest Records. 1993.
- Top British Soul Albums. Blues & Soul. July 20, 1993.
- "James Ingram: Someone Like You (Adult Contemporary Songs)". Billboard.com.
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