Just Between Us (Gerald Albright album)

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Just Between Us
Gerald Albright - Just Between Us Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)
Studio
  • Soundcastle and Elumba Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Silverlake Studios and Jam Power Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Blah Blah Studios
Genre Jazz
Length47:05
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Gerald Albright
Gerald Albright chronology
Just Between Us
(1987)
Bermuda Nights
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote: "The sparkling 'So Amazing', featuring Albright in typically joyous form, was the major single—a number 12 hit on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. [3] This established Albright's long-term presence at the fore of commercial jazz." [1]

Charts

"So Amazing", a song written by Luther Vandross, peaked at No. 12 on January 29, 1988, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. [3] The album peaked at No. 181 for 5 weeks, beginning on March 11, 1988, on the Billboard 200 [4] and was also listed at No. 32 on Billboard Top Black Albums chart for the week of December 26, 1987. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Girl on the Block"
5:45
2."Trying to Find a Way"Gerald Albright5:22
3."So Amazing" Luther Vandross 4:42
4."King Boulevard"Gerald Albright4:26
5."Come Back to Me"Gerald Albright5:33
6."You're My #1"
  • Gerald Albright
  • Glynis Albright
5:56
7."Just Between Us"Gerald Albright4:47
8."You Don't Even Know"4:54
9."Softly at Sunrise" Bobby Lyle 5:40
Total length:47:05

Musicians

Production

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
  2. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
  3. 1 2 "So Amazing Chart History". Billboard. January 29, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. "Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. March 11, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. "Top Black Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. December 26, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.