Johnny Gill (1990 album)

Johnny Gill is the eponymous third album by Johnny Gill, released in 1990, and his first for Motown Records. The album produced four hit singles: "Rub You the Right Way," "My, My, My," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend". The album was recorded with the label during the hiatus of New Edition.

For Johnny Gill's eponymous album released in 1983, see Johnny Gill (1983 album).
Johnny Gill
Studio album by
Johnny Gill
ReleasedApril 17, 1990 (1990-04-17)
RecordedSeptember 1989[1]-February 1990
Genre
Length48:35
LabelMotown
ProducerJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. & Babyface, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Johnny Gill chronology
Chemistry
(1985)		 Johnny Gill
(1990)		 Provocative
(1993)
Singles from Johnny Gill
  1. "Rub You the Right Way"
    Released: March 13, 1990
  2. "My, My, My"
    Released: May 16, 1990
  3. "Fairweather Friend"
    Released: September 26, 1990
  4. "Wrap My Body Tight"
    Released: February 5, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rub You the Right Way"
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:30
2."Fairweather Friend"
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid
  • Daryl Simmons
4:35
3."Wrap My Body Tight"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:38
4."Feels So Much Better"Edmonds
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Perri "Pebbles" Reid (co.)
4:36
5."Never Know Love"
  • Edmonds
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Reid
4:26
6."My, My, My"
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons (co.)
  • Roberson (co.)
5:21
7."Lady Dujour"H. Randall Davis
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Randy Ran (co.)
4:57
8."Just Another Lonely Night"
  • Tony Wells
  • Dianne Quander
  • Nat Adderley, Jr.
  • Cirocco (co.)
  • Zack Vaz (co.)
4:10
9."Giving My All To You"Davis
  • Randy Ran
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (co.)
5:19
10."Let's Spend The Night"
  • Davis
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Randy Ran (co.)
3:56
11."My, My, My (Reprise)"  1:11
Notes
  • (co.) - signifies as co-producer

Personnel
  • Johnny Gill - Percussion, Background Vocals, Vocals
  • Jimmy Jam - Percussion, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Arranger
  • Terry Lewis - Percussion, Background Vocals, Arranger
  • Babyface - Keyboards
  • Cirocco - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, Sound Effects
  • Jim Demgen - Keyboards
  • Randy Ran - Keyboards, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Backing vocals, Arranger
  • Steve Kroon - Percussion
  • O'Jania, Daryl Simmons, Tony Tolbert, The Waters Sisters, Lance Ellington, After 7, Linda Brown, Pebbles, Karyn White - Backing vocals
  • George Wadenius - Guitars
  • Kayo, Lucio Hopper - Bass
  • Buddy Williams - Drums, Percussion
  • L.A. Reid - Drums, Percussion, Mixing
  • Kenny G - Saxophone

Production
  • Peter McCabe - Mixing
  • Steve Meltzer - Artwork
  • Louis Padgett - Engineer
  • Donnell Sullivan - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
  • John VanNest - Mixing
  • Chris Cuffaro - Photography
  • Beth Yenni - Design
  • Zetra Smith - Production Coordination
  • John Payne - Assistant Engineer
  • Michael Alvord - Assistant Engineer
  • Jheryl Busby - Executive Producer
  • Jim Dutt - Engineer
  • Brian Gardner - Mastering
  • Jon Gass - Engineer, Mixing
  • Steve Hodge - Engineer, Mixing

Charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 8
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[3] 1
Irish Albums Chart 1

Singles
Year Title US
Hot 100		 US
R&B		 US
Dance		 US Adult
1990 "Rub You the Right Way" 3 1 16 —
"My, My, My" 10 1 — 32
"Fairweather Friend" 28 2 — —
1991 "Wrap My Body Tight" 84 1 48 —
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See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)

References
  1. "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. 1989-09-10. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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