Don't Stop (Jeffrey Osborne album) explained
Don't Stop is the third solo album by Jeffrey Osborne, released on September 21, 1984.
Reception
The album reached #39 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and #7 on the R&B album chart. The title song as well as the two other singles, "The Borderlines" and "Let Me Know", all reached #6, #7, and #44 on the R&B Singles Chart.
Track listing
- "Don't Stop" (David Batteau, Danny Sembello) - 4:09
- "Let Me Know" (Geoffrey Brillhart Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 5:26
- "The Borderlines" (Raymond Jones) - 5:27
- "The Power" (Don Freeman, Warren Giancaterino, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:51
- "Is It Right" (Jeffrey Osborne, David Wolinski) - 4:46
- "You Can't Be Serious" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:37
- "Crazy 'Bout Cha" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:31
- "Hot Coals" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:27
- "Live for Today" (David Batteau, Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:26
Personnel
Performers and Musicians
- Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-7), E-mu Emulator (3), drum machine programming (4, 9)
- George Duke – Polymoog (1), Prophet 5 (1, 5, 6, 7), acoustic piano (2), Memorymoog (2, 7), Yamaha PF10 (2), synth solo (2, 6), E-mu Emulator (3), Moog bass (6), Yamaha DX7 (7), Rhodes (7)
- Danny Sembello – Yamaha DX7 (1), Roland Jupiter 8 (1)
- Raymond Jones – Yamaha DX7 (3), Roland Jupiter 8 (3), Fairlight CMI (3)
- Gary Chang – synthesizer programming (3, 8)
- Derek Nakamoto – synthesizer programming (4, 6), special effects (4, 6), Fairlight programming (6)
- Don Freeman – Yamaha DX7 (4, 6, 8), Roland Juno-60 (4), Fairlight CMI (6), drum machine programming (6, 8, 9), Roland Jupiter 8 (8), PPG Wave 2.2 (8), acoustic piano (9), Rhodes (9)
- David Wolinski – Yamaha DX7 (5), Roland Jupiter 8 (5), Minimoog (5), Rhodes (5), drum machine programming (5)
- John Barnes – Fairlight CMI (9)
- Michael Sembello – guitar (1)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2, 3, 4, 6-9)
- Charles Fearing – guitar (5)
- Louis Johnson – bass (1, 8, 9)
- Freddie Washington – bass (2, 5, 6, 7)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (9)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 2, 7), hi-hat (9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 4, 8, 9), cowbell (6), tambourine (6)
- George Del Barrio – string arrangements (2, 7)
- Catherine Gotthoffer – harp (2, 7)
- Ron Cooper, Ray Kelley, Earl Madison and Fred Seykora – cello (2, 7)
- Rollice Dale, Pam Goldsmith, Allan Harshman and Dave Schwartz – viola (2, 7)
- Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Henry Ferber, Ron Folsom, Dave Frisina, Jimmy Getzoff, Reg Hill, Karen Jones, Joy Lyle, Irma Neumann, Stan Plummer and Sid Sharp – violin (2, 7)
- Syreeta Wright – backing vocals (1)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (2, 7)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (4, 6)
- Tremaine Hawkins – backing vocals (5)
- Pat Benatar, Lynn Davis, Tremaine Hawkins, Howard Hewett, James Ingram, Joyce Kennedy, Debra Laws, Kenny Loggins and Jeffrey Osborne – choir (9)
Production and Technical
- Producer – George Duke
- Production Assistance – Constance DeGuzman
- Engineer and Remix – Tommy Vicari
- Assistant Engineers – Ray Blair, Frank Dookun, Bino Espinoza, Mark Ettel, Steve Evans, Mitch Gibson, Danny Kopelson, Dave Luke, Sharon Rice, Nick Spigel and Erik Zobler.
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
- Design – Chuck Beeson and John Heiden
- Photography – Matthew Rolston
- Stylist – Cecille Parker
- Management – Jack Nelson & Associates
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, The Complex and Foot On The Hill Studio (Los Angeles, CA); Le Gonks West and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA); Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).
Charts
Year-end charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions |
|---|
| US | US
R&B |
|---|
| 1984 | "Don't Stop" | 44 | 6 |
| "The Borderlines" | 38 | 7 |
| 1985 | "Let Me Know" | - | 44 |
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In popular culture
Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo danced to "The Borderlines" in a 1985 Santa Barbara episode where Osborne made a guest appearance as himself.
Notes and References
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985. Billboard. June 7, 2021.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985. Billboard. June 7, 2021.
