Juice (Oran "Juice" Jones album)

Juice
Studio album by Oran "Juice" Jones
Released	February 12, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Chung King House of Metal Shakedown Sound Unique New Fresh Rawlston
Genre	R&B
Length	40:59
Label	Def Jam Columbia
Producer	Kurtis Blow Russell Simmons Vincent Bell
Oran "Juice" Jones chronology
Juice (1986) GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over (1987)
Singles from Juice
"The Rain" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Village Voice	C+ [2]

Juice is the debut studio album by American singer Oran "Juice" Jones. It was released in 1986 through Def Jam Recordings, marking the first R&B album the label ever released. The recording sessions took place at Chung King House of Metal, Shakedown Sound Studios, Unique Recording, New Fresh, and Rawlston Recording Studio, in Brooklyn. The album was produced by Vincent Bell, Russell Simmons, and Kurtis Blow. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. "The Rain" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 7, 1991.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Rain"	Vincent F. Bell	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	5:09
2.	"You Can't Hide From Love"	Bell	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	5:14
3.	"Here I Go Again"	Al Cleveland Terry Johnson William Robinson Warren Moore	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	4:51
4.	"Curiosity"	Bell	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	4:04
5.	"Your Song"	Oran Jones David Reeves Larry Smith Trevor Gale	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	4:37
6.	"Love Will Find a Way"	Jones Izzy Flores	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	3:55
7.	"It's Yours"	Jones Kurtis Walker Steve Breck Danny Harris	Kurtis Blow	4:07
8.	"1.2.1."	Bell Frederick Gordon	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	4:16
9.	"Two Faces"	Michael Gabriel	Vincent Bell Russell Simmons	4:46
Total length:				40:59

Personnel

• Oran "Juice" Jones – vocals, vocal arranger
• Vincent F. Bell – backing vocals, arrangement, vocal arranger, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9)
• Frederick Gordon – backing vocals, keyboards, arrangement, drum programming
• Annette Taylor – backing vocals
• Fauns Bell – backing vocals
• Atom – backing vocals
• David Miles – guitar
• Izzy Flores – keyboards
• Michael Gabriel – keyboards, arrangement
• David Boonshoft – bass
• Leon Lewis – bass
• Joe Damone – drums
• Patience Higgins – saxophone
• David Motion – instrumentation (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
• Jimmy Austin – arrangement
• Russell Simmons – producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9)
• Kurtis Blow – producer (track 7)
• Akili Walker – engineering
• Andy Wallace – engineering
• Jay Burnett – engineering
• Joe Blaney – engineering
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	44
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4]	3

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "Juice - Oran "Juice" Jones | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved September 14, 2025.
2. Christgau, Robert (February 3, 1987). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved September 14, 2025– via www.robertchristgau.com.
3. "Top Pop Albums". Billboard . Vol. 98, no. 46. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 15, 1986. p. 96. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved September 14, 2025.
4. "Top Black Albums". Billboard . Vol. 98, no. 44. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 1, 1986. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved September 14, 2025.

External links

• Oran 'Juice' Jones – Juice at Discogs (list of releases)