Keep Your Eye on Me

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Keep Your Eye on Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length43:53
Label A&M
Producer
Herb Alpert chronology
Classics Volume 20
(1987)
Keep Your Eye on Me
(1987)
Under a Spanish Moon
(1988)
Singles from Keep Your Eye on Me
  1. "Diamonds"
    Released: March 14, 1987
  2. "Making Love in the Rain"
    Released: July 20, 1987
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Keep Your Eye on Me is a studio album by Herb Alpert, released on February 13, 1987. It contains two hit singles, "Diamonds" and "Making Love in the Rain" (both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith). These Billboard Top 40 hits, along with the title track and "Pillow" (featuring co-lead vocals by Alpert and singer/wife Lani Hall) were written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The remainder of the album consists of tracks produced by Herb Alpert and various producers. The record was constructed with side one (tracks 1–5) featuring uptempo songs, while side two (tracks 6–10) featured downtempo songs and ballads.

Contents

All trumpet solos were performed by Alpert.

The album was released on CD by A&M Records in 1987, along with extended CD singles of the title track and "Diamonds". It was re-released on September 12, 2013 in a download-only version available exclusively through Alpert's official website, HerbAlpertPresents.com.

Track listing

  1. "Keep Your Eye on Me" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) – 5:13
  2. "Hot Shot" (Albert Hammond) – 3:56
  3. "Diamonds" (Jam, Lewis) – 4:53
  4. "Traffic Jam" (Les Pierce) – 3:16
  5. "Cat Man Do" (Roy Bittan, Herb Alpert) – 5:26
  6. "Pillow" (Jam, Lewis) – 4:32
  7. "Our Song" (Alpert, Sal Macaluso) – 3:55
  8. "Making Love in the Rain" (Jam, Lewis) – 5:56
  9. "Rocket to the Moon" (John Barnes, Alpert) – 3:52
  10. "Stranger on the Shore" (Mr. Acker Bilk, R. Mellin) – 2:54

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Keep Your Eye on Me
Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 5

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