Private Party (album) explained
Private Party is the eighth studio album by Freddie Jackson. It was released by Scotti Bros. Records on February 28, 1995. The album produced the top 25 R&B single "Rub Up Against You," produced by Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas.
Critical reception
Allmusic editor Ed Hogan wrote that most of the material on Private Party falls "in the 'let's shower together' category, though it must be pointed out that the content never goes into the overly graphic area of a lot of modern R&B [...] Freddie Jackson's romantic balladeering is, for the most part, not the kind of material you would find at the top of the charts these days. And that's a shame."
Personnel and credits
Musicians
- Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
- Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 4, 6-9), drum programming (1, 4, 6-9), arrangements (1, 4, 6-9), organ (7)
- Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – keyboards (2), keyboard programming (2), drums (2), sequencing (2), arrangements (2)
- Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (3), drum programming (3), sequencing (3), backing vocals (3), arrangements (3)
- Zack Harmon – keyboards (5), bass (5), vocal arrangements (5)
- Christopher Troy – keyboards (5), Rhodes (5), drum programming (5), vocal arrangements (5)
- Herb Middleton – keyboards (8), drum programming (8), arrangements (8)
- Yasha Barjona – all instruments (10), backing vocals (10), arrangements (10)
- DejI Coker – saxophone solo (5)
- Gordon Chambers – backing vocals (1, 4)
- Gerald Levert – backing vocals (2), arrangements (2)
- Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (5)
- T.C. – backing vocals (5), vocal arrangements (5)
- Curtis King, Jr. – backing vocals (6, 8)
- Sharon Bryant – backing vocals (7)
- B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (7)
- Angel Rogers – backing vocals (9)
- Jolyon Skinner – backing vocals (9)
- Michael Christian – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Barry J. Eastmond – producer (1, 4, 6-9), engineer (1, 4, 6-9)
- Gerald Levert – producer (2)
- Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – producer (2)
- Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – producer (3)
- Zack Harmon – producer (5), engineer (5)
- Christopher Troy – producer (5), engineer (5)
- Yasha Barjona – producer (10)
- Michael Christian – associate producer (10)
- Kevin L. Evans – executive producer
- Beau Huggins – executive producer, A&R direction
- Freddie Jackson – co-executive producer, A&R direction
- Mark Partis – engineer (1, 4, 6-9), mixing (1, 4, 8, 9)
- Stan Wallace – engineer (1, 4, 6-9), mixing (6, 7)
- Axel Niehaus – engineer (2, 3, 5, 10), mixing (3, 10)
- Ron Shaffer – engineer (2), mixing (2)
- Ken Duro Ifill – engineer (3, 10)
- Jason Vogel – mixing (5)
- Louis Alfred III – engineer (10)
- Greg Gasperino – assistant engineer (2)
- Aman Junaid – assistant engineer (3)
- Ann Mincieli – mix assistant (3)
- Tony Cuestas – mix assistant (5), assistant engineer (10)
- Sean Coffey – assistant engineer (10)
- Steve Souder – mix assistant (10)
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Michelle Meena – production coordinator
- Zack Vaz – production coordinator
- Jimmy "Mac" MacNeal – coordination assistant
- Missy Sheire – coordination assistant
- Joel Sylvain – coordination assistant
- Doug Haverty – art direction, design
- Carl Studna – photography
- Hush Management – management
- Anne Thomas – management administrator
Studios
- Recorded at East Bay Recording (Tarrytown, NY); Platinum Island Studios and Phat Tracks Recording Studios (New York, NY); On The Way Studios (Cleveland, OH); Our Own Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, Axis Studios and Quad Sound Studios (New York, NY); BearTracks Studios (Suffern, NY); Our Own Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
