Just Between Us (Gerald Albright album) explained
Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.
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. This established Albright's long-term presence at the fore of commercial jazz."
Charts
"So Amazing", a song written by Luther Vandross, peaked at No. 12 on January 29, 1988, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[1] The album peaked at No. 181 for 5 weeks, beginning on March 11, 1988, on the Billboard 200[2] and was also listed at No. 32 on Billboard Top Black Albums chart for the week of December 26, 1987.[3]
Musicians
- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Chuckii Booker – keyboards
- Rodney Franklin – keyboards, drum programming
- Bobby Lyle – keyboards
- Patrice Rushen – keyboards
- Greg Moore – guitars
- Billy Griffin – bass guitar
- Harvey Mason – drums, drum programming
- Lloyd Michael Cook – drums
- Craig Burbidge – drum programming
- David Stewart – drum programming
- Plato Brown – percussion
- Terral Santiel – percussion
- Arish Rountree – lead vocals (1)
- Bridgette Bryant – lead vocals (6), backing vocals
- Billy Griffin – lead vocals (8), backing vocals
- Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
- Fred White – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Gerald Albright
- Associate Producer – Rodney Franklin
- Executive Producers – Merlin Bobb and Sylvia Rhone
- Recorded and Mixed by Craig Burbidge
- Associate Engineers – Elizabeth Cluse, T. Sumiko Green, John Guggenheim, Fred Howard, David Konig, David Kopatz, Jane McCord and Ted Pattison.
- Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).
- Production Administration – Serapis Productions
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Type Design – Jodi Rovin
- Wardrobe and Styling – Glynis Albright
- Make-up – Labella
- Hair Stylist – Rudy Pounds
- Management – Raymond A. Shields II
Charts
Year-end charts
External links
Notes and References
- So Amazing Chart History . January 29, 1988 . Billboard . January 17, 2020.
- Web site: Billboard 200 . March 11, 1988 . billboard.com . Billboard . January 17, 2020 .
- Web site: Top Black Albums . December 26, 1987 . billboard.com . Billboard . January 17, 2020 .
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. April 10, 2021.
