Johnny Gill
Studio album by
Johnny Gill
ReleasedApril 6, 1983 (1983-04-06)
RecordedSeptember 1982 – March 1983
Genre
Length41:02
LabelCotillion
ProducerFreddie Perren[1]
Johnny Gill chronology
Johnny Gill
(1983)		 Perfect Combination
(1984)
Singles from Johnny Gill
  1. "Super Love"
    Released: March 23, 1983
  2. "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
    Released: June 1983
  3. "Show Her Love"
    Released: November 8, 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Johnny Gill is the debut studio album[upper-alpha 1] by American singer-songwriter Johnny Gill, released on April 6, 1983, by Cotillion Records.[2] The album was produced by Freddie Perren.[1] It did not chart in the United States; however, the album's two singles, "Super Love" and "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", peaked at number 29 and number 57 on the Billboard R&B chart, respectively.[4]

Track listing

[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Super Love"
4:51
2."Thank You"
  • Keni St. Lewis
  • Freddie Perren
  • Elliot Wolff
4:30
3."Show Her Love"Ric Wyatt, Jr.3:35
4."Guilty"
  • Keni St. Lewis
  • Freddie Perren
  • Elliot Wolff
3:38
5."When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (Sam & Dave cover)
3:58
6."Every Radio"Ric Wyatt, Jr.4:04
7."I'm Sorry"
3:56
8."I Love Makin' Music"
  • Freddie Perren
  • Elliot Wolff
5:12
9."You"Frederick Knight3:27
10."Half Steppin'"
  • Ric Wyatt, Jr.
  • Larry R. McIntosh
3:51
Total length:41:02

Personnel

  • Johnny Gill – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, lead guitar, drums, bongos
  • Freddie Perren – arranger, producer, synthesizer bass, rhythm arrangements, drum programming
  • Clarence McDonald – piano
  • Cornelius Mims – bass
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
  • Eddie Watkins – bass
  • Elliot Wolff – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, arranger
  • Dennis King – mastering
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals
  • Julia Waters – backing vocals
  • Ric Wyatt Jr. – synthesizer, arranger, piano, synthesizer bass, producer, backing vocals, keyboards
  • David Michael Kennedy – photography
  • Ed Biggs – engineer, remixing
  • Ronald Adkins – backing vocals
  • Larry R. McIntosh – backing vocals
  • Harold Ferguson – backing vocals
  • James Goforth – engineer
  • Gene Page – string arrangements
  • Wade Marcus – string arrangements
  • Bob Brown – remixing
  • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs – synthesizer strings
  • John Barnes – Fender Rhodes
  • Robert Bowles – guitar programming
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
  • Charles Fearing – guitar

Notes

  1. ↑ Gill had a second eponymous album released in 1990.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill (Cassette, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Hamilton, Andrew. "Johnny Gill [1983] - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Johnny Gill [1990] - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Johnny Gill | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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