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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:12 | |||
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Personal is the seventh studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1990 on MCA Records. [1] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [2]
Personal was executively produced by Howard along with Louis Silas Jr. Artists such as Syreeta, George Duke and Preston Glass appear on the album. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Johnathan Widran of AllMusic said "Personal is a must buy for sax lovers and instrumental fans who like to shake their booties." [3]
| Track no. | Song title | Songwriter(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Want You for Myself | Attala Zane Giles, George Howard | 05:29 |
| 2 | Shower You With My Love | Attala Zane Giles | 05:00 |
| 3 | Uptown | Preston Glass, George Howard | 06:48 |
| 4 | You and Me | Ed Howard, Keith Rawls, Freddy Boy Sawyer | 06:11 |
| 5 | I'm in Effect | Wayne Edwards, Attala Zane Giles, Angel Rogers | 05:03 |
| 6 | You Only Come Out at Night | George Howard, Cornelius Mims, Rex Salas | 05:26 |
| 7 | Personally | Attala Zane Giles, Tony Haynes, George Howard | 04:10 |
| 8 | Fakin' the Feeling | Derek Bramble, Cliff Dawson, Preston Glass | 05:11 |
| 9 | Got It Goin' On | Kevin Dorsey, Attala Zane Giles, George Howard | 04:44 |
| 10 | Piano in the Dark | Scott Cutler, Jeff Hull, Brenda Russell | 05:10 |
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