Johnny Gill (1990 album)

For Johnny Gill's eponymous album released in 1983, see Johnny Gill (1983 album).

Johnny Gill
Studio album by Johnny Gill
Released	April 17, 1990 (1990-04-17)
Recorded	September 1989 [1] −February 1990
Genre	R&B new jack swing
Length	48:35
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
"Rub You the Right Way" Released: March 13, 1990 "My, My, My" Released: May 16, 1990 "Fairweather Friend" Released: September 26, 1990 "Wrap My Body Tight" Released: February 5, 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Johnny Gill is the third album by American singer Johnny Gill, released in April 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". It was recorded with the label during the hiatus of Gill's group New Edition. The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Before joining New Edition for their Heart Break album in 1988, Gill had already recorded two songs for the album―"Just Another Lonely Night" and "Feels 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rub You the Right Way"	James Harris III Terry Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	5:30
2.	"Fairweather Friend"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid Daryl Simmons	Reid Edmonds Simmons (co.) Kevin "Kayo" Roberson (co.)	4:35
3.	"Wrap My Body Tight"	Harris III Lewis	Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:38
4.	"Feels So Much Better"	Edmonds	Reid Edmonds Perri "Pebbles" Reid (co.)	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

• (co.) - signifies as co-producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Johnny Gill – percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals
• Jimmy Jam – percussion, drum and keyboard programming, arranger
• Terry Lewis – percussion, backing vocals, arranger
• Babyface – keyboards
• Cirocco – keyboards, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, sound effects
• Jim Demgen – keyboards
• Randy Ran – keyboards, drum and keyboard programming, backing vocals, arranger
• Steve Kroon – percussion
• O'Jania, Daryl Simmons, Tony Tolbert, The Waters Sisters, Lance Ellington, After 7, Linda Brown, Pebbles, Karyn White – backing vocals
• Georg Wadenius – guitar
• Kayo, Lucio Hopper – bass
• Buddy Williams – drums, percussion
• L.A. Reid – drums, percussion, mixing
• Kenny G – saxophone

Technical

• Peter McCabe – mixing
• Steve Meltzer – artwork
• Louis Padgett – engineer
• Donnell Sullivan – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
• John VanNest – mixing
• Chris Cuffaro – photography
• Beth Yenni – design
• Zetra Smith – production coordination
• John Payne – assistant engineer
• Michael Alvord – assistant engineer
• Jheryl Busby – executive producer
• Jim Dutt – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Jon Gass – engineer, mixing
• Steve Hodge – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [3]	110
US Billboard 200 [4]	8
US Billboard Top R&B Albums [5]	1

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)

References

1. "Star Tribune Archives". Nl.newsbank.com. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
2. "Johnny Gill [1990] - Johnny Gill | Album | AllMusic" . Retrieved June 15, 2025– via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 3 December 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
5. "Johnny Gill - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 20, 2014.