Finesse (Glenn Jones album)

Finesse
Finesse
Studio album by Glenn Jones
Released	August 14, 1984; May, 2010 (CD reissue)
Recorded	1983–1984
Studio	Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY; Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA; Devonshire Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA;
Genre	R&B ; pop ; soul ;
Length	62:11
Label	RCA
Producer	Leon Sylvers III ; LaLa Cope; Steve Horton; Wayne Brathwaite;
Glenn Jones chronology
Singles from Finesse
	"Show Me"; Released: 1984; "Bring Back Your Love"; Released: 1985; "Everlasting Love"; Released: 1985;

Last updated December 09, 2025

Finesse is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Glenn Jones. Released in 1984 on RCA Records. The album features the lead hit single "Show Me" which peaked to number 3 on Billboard's R&B Songs chart and the top 20 hit single "Bring Back Your Love".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Finesse"	Leon Sylvers III Pamela Phillips-Oland	5:09
2.	"You're The One I Love"	Steve Horton	5:44
3.	"Show Me"	LaLa Cope	5:30
4.	"It Hurts To Much"	Dana Marshall Wardell Potts, Jr	5:11
5.	"Meet Me Halfway There"	Marshall Dana Meyers Rickey Smith Potts	5:36
6.	"Bring Back Your Love"	Marshall Smith Potts	5:28
7.	"Everlasting Love"	Angelique Giles Wayne Brathwaite	5:39
8.	"On The Floor"	Marshall Smith Sidney Justin	5:03

Reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Finesse" (12" Remix)		5:04
10.	"I Am Somebody" (12" Remix)	Kossi Gardner	6:28
11.	"I Am Somebody" (Instrumental)		5:30

Personnel and credits

Credits taken from album liner notes.^[1]

Lead Vocals – Glenn Jones
Arranged By [Vocals] – Dana Marshall (2) (tracks: 4, 6), Dana Meyers (tracks: 5), LaLa* (tracks: 7), Leon Sylvers III* (tracks: 1), Sidney Justin (tracks: 8), Wardell Potts Jr. (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
Backing Vocals – Bernard Fowler (tracks: 7), Dana Marshall (2) (tracks: 6), Dana Meyers (tracks: 1, 4, 5), Freddie Jackson (tracks: 3)
Glenn Jones (tracks: 5, 6, 8), LaLa (tracks: 3, 7), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1), Meli'sa Morgan (tracks: 2), Sidney Justin (tracks: 6), Steve Horton (tracks: 2), Yolanda Lee-Lewis (tracks: 7)
Bass – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), LaLa (tracks: 3), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
Coordinator [Reissue] – Paul M. Robinson
Drum Programming – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), Steve Horton (tracks: 2), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2)
Drums – J.T. Lewis (tracks: 3, 7), Wardell Potts Jr. (tracks: 4 to 6, 8)
Guitar – Chuck Gentry (2) (tracks: 5), Earnest "Pepper" Reed* (tracks: 1, 4), Marlo Henderson (tracks: 1)
Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Steve Recker (tracks: 7, 8)
Keyboards – Barry Eastmond (tracks: 3, 7), Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), LaLa (tracks: 2, 3), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8), Steve Horton (tracks: 2)
Wardell Potts Jr. (tracks: 4), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 7)
Percussion – Jorge Bermudez (tracks: 4, 6), LaLa (tracks: 3), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1), Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3), Terrance Floyd (tracks: 5)
Wardell Potts Jr. (tracks: 8), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 3)
Piano, Soloist – Barry Eastmond (tracks: 7)
Synthesizer [Bass] – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8)
Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Kashif (tracks: 3)
Executive-Producer – Louise C. West
Engineer [Mastering] – Tom Coyne
Engineer [Recording] – Jim Shifflet, Kirk Ferraioli, Les Cooper, Mike Frenke
Mastered By – Tony Wells
Producer – LaLa Cope (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Robert Wright (tracks: 10, 11)
Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
Production Manager [Reissue] – Matt Murphy
Reissue Producer – Donald Cleveland, Tony Calvert
Remastered By – Mark Wilder
Remix [Engineer] – Michael H. Brauer (tracks: 10, 11)
Remix producer – Nick Martinelli & David Todd (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)

Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA/JIVE Label Group Copyright (c) – Funkytowngrooves USA Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	49

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Pop	US R&B
1984	"Show Me"	—	3
1985	"Bring Back Your Love"	—	18
1985	"Everlasting Love"	—	85

References

↑ Glenn Jones - Finesse, 2010 (CD, Album) at Discogs
↑ "Glenn Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

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[1] Glenn Jones - Finesse, 2010 (CD, Album) at Discogs

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Glenn_Jones-2] "Glenn Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

[3] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

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