Johnny Gill (1990 album)

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Johnny Gill
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 1990 (1990-04-17)
RecordedSeptember 1989 [1] -February 1990
Genre
Length48:35
Label Motown
Producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. & Babyface, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Johnny Gill chronology
Chemistry
(1985)
Johnny Gill
(1990)
Provocative
(1993)
Singles from Johnny Gill
  1. "Rub You the Right Way"
    Released: March 13, 1990
  2. "My, My, My"
    Released: May 16, 1990
  3. "Fairweather Friend"
    Released: September 26, 1990
  4. "Wrap My Body Tight"
    Released: February 5, 1991
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Johnny Gill is the third album by Johnny Gill, released in 1990, and his first for Motown Records. The album produced four hit singles: "Rub You the Right Way," "My, My, My," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend". The album was recorded with the label during the hiatus of New Edition. The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Before joining New Edition for their Heart Break album in 1988, he had already recorded two singles for the album - of which "Just a Lonely Night" and "Feel So Much Better". By February 1991, the album had already sold approximately 2,050,000 copies in the United States and 50,000 in Canada, making the album 2x platinum in the United States at the time.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rub You the Right Way"
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:30
2."Fairweather Friend"
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid
  • Daryl Simmons
4:35
3."Wrap My Body Tight"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:38
4."Feels So Much Better"Edmonds
4:36
5."Never Know Love"
  • Edmonds
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Reid
4:26
6."My, My, My"
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons (co.)
  • Roberson (co.)
5:21
7."Lady Dujour"H. Randall Davis
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Randy Ran (co.)
4:57
8."Just Another Lonely Night"
  • Tony Wells
  • Dianne Quander
  • Nat Adderley, Jr.
  • Cirocco (co.)
  • Zack Vaz (co.)
4:10
9."Giving My All To You"Davis
  • Randy Ran
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (co.)
5:19
10."Let's Spend The Night"
  • Davis
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Randy Ran (co.)
3:56
11."My, My, My (Reprise)"  1:11
Notes

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [2] 110
US Billboard 200 [3] 8
US Billboard Top R&B Albums [4] 1

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