After the Storm (Norman Brown album)

After the Storm
Studio album by Norman Brown
Released	May 17, 1994
Studio	Winsonic Process & Recording (Beverly Hills, California) Quintus Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:47
Label	Motown
Producer	Steve McKeever (exec), Norman Brown
Norman Brown chronology
Just Between Us (1992) After the Storm (1994) Better Days Ahead (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

After the Storm is the second album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 1994 on Motown Records. ^[2] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. ^{[3] [4]} After the Storm was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. ^[5]

Overview

The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns section of saxophonist Gary Bias, trumpeter Raymond Lee Brown and trombonist Reggie Young played on the album. ^[2]

Covers

Brown covered For the Love of You by The Isley Brothers, Any Love by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson's That's The Way Love Goes upon the album. ^[6]

Critical reception

After the Storm won a Soul Train Award in the category of Best Jazz Album. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me There"	Norman Brown	5:09
2.	"After The Storm"	Norman Brown	4:43
3.	"That's The Way Love Goes"	Jimmy Jam, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis	4:42
4.	"Any Love"	Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross	5:21
5.	"Lydian"	Norman Brown	6:28
6.	"For the Love of You"	Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper	5:20
7.	"Trashman"	Norman Brown	5:19
8.	"It Costs To Love"	Norman Brown, Les Colter	4:48
9.	"Let's Come Together"	Norman Brown	5:28
10.	"Acoustic Time"	Norman Brown	2:48
11.	"El Dulce Sol"	Norman Brown	5:06
12.	"Family"	Norman Brown	4:35

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Credits

Musicians

• Norman Brown – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar synth piano (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1–9, 11, 12), lead guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements (6, 8), wah-wah guitar (7), horn arrangements (7, 11), lead vocals (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9), acoustic guitar (10)
• Brian Simpson – keyboards (1, 7, 11), horn idea (7, 11)
• Herman Jackson – keyboards (2, 4–6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9)
• Crayge Lindesay – vocal arrangements (1), keyboards (3), wah-wah guitar (3), bass (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
• Gail Johnson – keyboards (4, 6)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 7)
• Freddie Washington – bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 12)
• Tony Dumas – acoustic bass (5)
• James Manning – bass (9)
• George Lopez – bass (11)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 7)
• Land Richards – drums (2, 4–6, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (4–6, 8)
• Alonzo "Scotter" Powell – drums (9)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 4–6, 10, 11)
• Gary Bias – alto saxophone (7, 11), tenor saxophone (7, 11)
• Reggie Young – trombone (7, 11)
• Ray Brown – flugelhorn (5, 12), trumpet (7, 11)
• Steve McKeever – vocal arrangements (1)
• Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (4, 6, 8)
• Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Baby Lee – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 6)
• DeNetria Champ – backing vocals (8), vocal arrangements (8)

Production

• Steve McKeever – executive producer
• Norman Brown – producer
• Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (4, 6–9)
• Malcolm Cecil – mixing (1)
• Richard Huredia – assistant engineer
• Nazeeh Islam – assistant engineer
• Brant Biles – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
• Robert Margouleff – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Bruce Walker – A&R
• Guy Abraham – A&R representative
• Lisa Smith-Craig – A&R production coordinator
• Jonathan Clark – art direction
• Shauna Woods – graphic design
• James Minchin III – photography
• Charles McCoy – hair stylist
• Lalette Littlejohn – make-up
• Barron Dohan – fashion consultant
• It Takes II – wardrobe

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Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position US Billboard 200 [8] 140 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 21 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [10] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [11] 87

References

1. "Norman Brown: After The Storm". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Norman Brown: After the Storm. Motown Records. 1994.
3. "Norman Brown: After The Storm (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. "Norman Brown: After The Storm (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Norman Brown: After The Storm". riaa.com. RIAA.
6. "After the Storm by Norman Brown". secondhandsongs.com.
7. "Baker, White Garner 2 Soul Train Awards". Los Angeles Times . March 17, 1995.
8. "Norman Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
9. "Norman Brown Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
10. "Norman Brown Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2020.