| Better Days Ahead | ||||
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| Released | June 18, 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Norman Brown, The Characters, Charles Farrar, Herman Jackson, Troy Taylor, Michael Vail Blum | |||
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Better Days Ahead is the third studio album of jazz guitarist Norman Brown released in 1996 on Motown Records. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [2] [3]
Earth, Wind & Fire Horns appear on the album. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "This Time Around" | Norman Brown | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Better Days Ahead" | Norman Brown | 5:42 |
| 3. | "After the Love Has Gone" | Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Places in the Heart" | Norman Brown | 6:32 |
| 5. | "Third World" | Norman Brown | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Come Closer to Me" | Norman Brown | 4:59 |
| 7. | "N-Control" | Norman Brown | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Serenade" | Norman Brown | 6:10 |
| 9. | "Your Body's Callin'" | R. Kelly | 5:49 |
| 10. | "Facts of Love" | Norman Brown, Kenneth William Hirsch, Kimberly Ross | 5:55 |
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