It's Gonna Be Right

Last updated
It's Gonna Be Right
Itsgonnaberight.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1985
RecordedDecember 1984–March 1985
Length43:07
Label Columbia
Producer
Cheryl Lynn chronology
Preppie
(1983)
It's Gonna Be Right
(1985)
Start Over
(1987)
Singles from It's Gonna Be Right
  1. "Fidelity"
    Released: May 14, 1985
  2. "Fade to Black"
    Released: August 14, 1985

It's Gonna Be Right is a 1985 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records. The album was a follow-up to her successful 1983 album, Preppie . The album was also Lynn's final album for the Columbia Label. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who had produced her hit single "Encore".

Contents

The first single, "Fidelity", though bearing similarities to Cheryl Lynn's previous Jam & Lewis-produced smash "Encore," only reached #25 on the R&B charts, its lacklustre performance was widely blamed on its predecessor still being in heavy rotation at the time of its release. Cheryl Lynn, co-wrote and produced the follow-up single "Fade To Black" herself, but it only reached #85 on the R&B charts. The Jam & Lewis helmed title track bore several sonic similarities to her smash hit "Got To Be Real." Despite employing the popular production duo, the album only reached #56 on the R&B albums chart. [1] The album was reissued in September 2010, as an import on Sony Records Japan, however no bonus material was included. In September, 2015 it was rereleased by PTG on CD including one bonus track, the long version of "Fidelity".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

AllMusic editor Ron Wynn rated the album three out of five stars. [2] Referring to Lynn's departure from Columbia Records after the release of It's Gonna Be Right, he called the album "a fitting conclusion to a tenure that had some chart hits but never jelled the way everyone felt it would (or should). Lynn got two more good numbers from the final effort, including the Jam/Lewis number "Fidelity," but again, there weren't enough songs to make the album a big success, nor did it have a unified concept or strategy." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Fidelity" - 4:50
  2. "Fade to Black" - 6:32
  3. "Love's Been Here Before" - 3:18
  4. "It's Gonna Be Right" - 4:02
  5. "Let Me Love You" - 5:50
  6. "Find Somebody New" - 4:06
  7. "Loafin'" - 5:14
  8. "Slipped Me a Mickey" - 4:18
  9. "Tug'O'War" - 4:57

Charts

Weekly chart performance for It's Gonna Be Right
Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 56

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</span> American R&B songwriting production team

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team. Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively Janet Jackson. They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US. In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.

Cheryl Anne Norton, better known by her stage name Cherrelle, is an American R&B singer and songwriter who gained fame in the mid-1980s. Her signature hits include "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Where Do I Run To", "Everything I Miss at Home", and duets with R&B singer Alexander O'Neal such as "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This", as well as "Always" with her cousin Pebbles.

Cheryl Lynn is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song "Got to Be Real".

Full Force is an American music group of hip hop and R&B singers and producers from Brooklyn, New York.

<i>Southside</i> (Lloyd album) 2004 studio album by Lloyd

Southside is the debut studio album by American R&B recording artist Lloyd. It was released on July 20, 2004, by The Inc. Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group. The singer teamed with several of record producers such as Chink Santana, Rodney Jerkins, Irv Gotti and Jasper Cameron, among others.

Lo-Key? is an American hip hop/R&B band that formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their single, "I Got a Thang 4 Ya!" (1993), reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and No. 27 on the Hot 100.

<i>Tell Mama</i> 1968 studio album by Etta James

Tell Mama is the seventh studio album by American singer Etta James. Her second album release for Cadet Records, produced by Rick Hall at his FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, it was James's first album since 1964 to enter the Billboard 200 chart. It contained her first Top 10 R&B hits since 1964 – the title cut and "Security". The "Tell Mama" single gave James her all-time highest Billboard Hot 100 position, reaching number 23.

<i>Centipede</i> (album) 1984 studio album by Rebbie Jackson

Centipede is the debut album by American singer Rebbie Jackson. Released by Columbia Records in the fall of 1984, the album spawned two top-forty Billboard charting hits, the most famous being the title track.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Getaway (Earth, Wind & Fire song)</span> 1976 single by Earth, Wind & Fire

"Getaway" is a single by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire released in 1976 on Columbia Records. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Getaway" also peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Dance Singles charts. A remixed version also appears on the soundtrack for Gran Turismo 4.

"Encore" is a 1983 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at #69 on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as producers/writers and Lynn's second number one charting R&B single. Released as the second single from her 5th studio album Preppie, it would become the most successful. The song was also a popular dance track, reaching number six on the US Dance chart.

<i>Preppie</i> (album) 1983 studio album by Cheryl Lynn

Preppie is the fifth studio album by American recording R&B artist Cheryl Lynn, released on November 4, 1983, by Columbia Records. The album features the R&B hit singles, "Encore" and "This Time".

"Slow Down" is the 11th single by English R&B band Loose Ends from their third studio album, Zagora. It was released in September 1986 by MCA Records and produced by Loose Ends' longtime collaborator Nick Martinelli. The single was the group's second and last number one on the Soul Singles chart.

<i>Niecy</i> 1982 studio album by Deniece Williams

Niecy is an album by American singer Deniece Williams which was released in 1982 on ARC/Columbia Records. The album reached No. 5 on the Top Soul Albums chart and No. 20 on the Billboard 200.

<i>Brenda, Thats All</i> 1962 studio album by Brenda Lee

Brenda, That's All is the seventh studio album by American singer Brenda Lee. The album was released October 15, 1962 on Decca Records and was produced by Owen Bradley. It was the second of two studio albums released in 1962 and included two Top 10 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1963.

"Rose Garden" is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter Joe South. It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969.

<i>In Love</i> (Cheryl Lynn album) 1979 studio album by Cheryl Lynn

In Love is an album by the American musician Cheryl Lynn, released in 1979 on Columbia Records.

<i>Instant Love</i> 1982 studio album by Cheryl Lynn

Instant Love is a 1982 album by American singer Cheryl Lynn, released on Columbia Records. Luther Vandross produced the album and also performed a duet with Lynn on "If This World Were Mine", a cover of the original recording by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The arrangements were by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller and Nat Adderley, Jr. The album peaked at #7 on the R&B album charts and #133 on The Billboard 200.

<i>Just the Way You Like It</i> (The S.O.S. Band album) 1984 studio album by The S.O.S. Band

Just the Way You Like It is the fifth album released by the R&B band The S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in August 1984. It was produced mostly by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with additional production from the band themselves.

<i>Encore</i> (Lynn Anderson album) 1981 compilation album by Lynn Anderson

Encore is a compilation album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in June 1981 via Columbia Records. It combined sessions originally produced in sessions by Steve Gibson, Glenn Sutton and David Wolfert. Encore contained a mixture of recordings previously issued on Anderson's studio albums in the 1970s. It was her fourth compilation release for the Columbia label. It was essentially Greatest Hits Volume Three for Columbia Records.

"Somewhat Loved (There You Go Breakin' My Heart)" is a song by American production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis featuring American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, for the duo's debut studio album Jam & Lewis: Volume One (2021). It was released as the album's third single on June 10, 2021. The song peaked at number nine on the US Adult R&B Songs chart, and number 30 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

References

  1. "Cheryl Lynn - It's Gonna Be Right - Charts/Awards". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. 1 2 3 https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000840487
  3. "Cheryl Lynn Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2024.