| Just Between Us |
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| Released | October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27) |
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| Studios | - Soundcastle and Elumba Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Silverlake Studios, Jam Power Studios and Blah Blah Studios (Los Angeles, California)
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Length | 47:05 |
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| Label | Atlantic Records |
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| Producer | Gerald Albright |
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Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.
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
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "New Girl on the Block" | | 5:45 |
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| 2. | "Trying to Find a Way" | Gerald Albright | 5:22 |
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| 3. | "So Amazing" | Luther Vandross | 4:42 |
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| 4. | "King Boulevard" | Gerald Albright | 4:26 |
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| 5. | "Come Back to Me" | Gerald Albright | 5:33 |
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| 6. | "You're My #1" | - Gerald Albright
- Glynis Albright
| 5:56 |
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| 7. | "Just Between Us" | Gerald Albright | 4:47 |
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| 8. | "You Don't Even Know" | | 4:54 |
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| 9. | "Softly at Sunrise" | Bobby Lyle | 5:40 |
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| Total length: | 47:05 |
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Musicians
- Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Chuckii Booker – keyboards
- Rodney Franklin – keyboards, drum programming
- Bobby Lyle – keyboards
- Patrice Rushen – keyboards
- Greg Moore – guitars
- Billy Griffin – bass guitar
- Harvey Mason – drums, drum programming
- Lloyd Michael Cook – drums
- Craig Burbidge – drum programming
- David Stewart – drum programming
- Plato Brown – percussion
- Terral Santiel – percussion
- Arish Rountree – lead vocals (1)
- Bridgette Bryant – lead vocals (6), backing vocals
- Billy Griffin – lead vocals (8), backing vocals
- Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
- Fred White – backing vocals
Production
- Merlin Bobb – executive producer
- Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
- Gerald Albright – producer
- Rodney Franklin – associate producer
- Craig Burbidge – recording, mixing
- Elizabeth Cluse – associate engineer
- T. Sumiko Green – associate engineer
- John Guggenheim – associate engineer
- Fred Howard – associate engineer
- David Koenig – associate engineer
- David Kopatz – associate engineer
- Jane McCord – associate engineer
- Ted Pattison – associate engineer
- Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
- Serapis Productions – administrative production
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Jodi Rovin – type design
- Glynis Albright – wardrobe, styling
- Labella – make-up
- Rudy Pounds – hair stylist
- Raymond A. Shields II – management, direction
References
- 1 2 Kellman, Andy. Just Between Us at AllMusic
- ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 9.
- 1 2 "So Amazing Chart History". Billboard. January 29, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. March 11, 1988. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Black Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. December 26, 1987. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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