Johnny Gill (1983 album)

For Johnny Gill's eponymous album released in 1990, see Johnny Gill (1990 album).

Johnny Gill
Studio album by Johnny Gill
Released	April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06)
Recorded	September 1982 – March 1983
Genre	R&B, soul, pop
Length	41:02
Label	Cotillion
Producer	Freddie Perren [1]
Johnny Gill chronology
Johnny Gill (1983) Perfect Combination (1984)
Singles from Johnny Gill
"Super Love" Released: March 23, 1983 "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" Released: June 1983 "Show Her Love" Released: November 8, 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Johnny Gill is the debut studio album ^[A] by American singer-songwriter Johnny Gill, released on April 6, 1983, by Cotillion Records. ^[2] The album was produced by Freddie Perren. ^[1] It did not chart in the United States; however, the album's two singles, "Super Love" and "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", peaked at number 29 and number 57 on the Billboard R&B chart, respectively. ^[4]

Track listing

^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Super Love"	Keni St. Lewis Freddie Perren Elliot Wolff	4:51
2.	"Thank You"	Keni St. Lewis Freddie Perren Elliot Wolff	4:30
3.	"Show Her Love"	Ric Wyatt, Jr.	3:35
4.	"Guilty"	Keni St. Lewis Freddie Perren Elliot Wolff	3:38
5.	"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Sam & Dave cover)	Isaac Hayes David Porter	3:58
6.	"Every Radio"	Ric Wyatt, Jr.	4:04
7.	"I'm Sorry"	Ric Wyatt, Jr. Kristeen Young	3:56
8.	"I Love Makin' Music"	Freddie Perren Elliot Wolff	5:12
9.	"You"	Frederick Knight	3:27
10.	"Half Steppin'"	Ric Wyatt, Jr. Larry R. McIntosh	3:51
Total length:			41:02

Personnel

• Johnny Gill – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, lead guitar, drums, bongos
• Freddie Perren – arranger, producer, synthesizer bass, rhythm arrangements, drum programming
• Clarence McDonald – piano
• Cornelius Mims – bass
• Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
• Eddie Watkins – bass
• Elliot Wolff – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, arranger
• Dennis King – mastering
• Maxine Waters – backing vocals
• Julia Waters – backing vocals
• Ric Wyatt Jr. – synthesizer, arranger, piano, synthesizer bass, producer, backing vocals, keyboards
• David Michael Kennedy – photography
• Ed Biggs – engineer, remixing
• Ronald Adkins – backing vocals
• Larry R. McIntosh – backing vocals
• Harold Ferguson – backing vocals
• James Goforth – engineer
• Gene Page – string arrangements
• Wade Marcus – string arrangements
• Bob Brown – remixing
• Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs – synthesizer strings
• John Barnes – Fender Rhodes
• Robert Bowles – guitar programming
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
• Charles Fearing – guitar

Notes

1. Gill had a second eponymous album released in 1990. ^[3]

References

1. "Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill (Cassette, Album) at Discogs". Discogs . Zink Media. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
2. Hamilton, Andrew. "Johnny Gill [1983] - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved January 5, 2015.
3. Birchmeier, Jason. "Johnny Gill [1990] - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
4. "Johnny Gill | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

External links

• Johnny Gill at AllMusic
• Johnny Gill at Discogs (list of releases)