Just Like the First Time is the second studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released in November 1986, the album had one of the longest record runs at number one on the U.S. R&B Albums chart, as it spent 26 weeks at the top of that chart. (This longevity gave the album the highest charting position on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B Album in 1987.) It also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 20, 1987. The album yielded three number-one singles on the R&B singles chart with "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Tasty Love" and "Jam Tonight". A fourth single, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love", just missed the top spot, peaking at number two. The fifth single, "Look Around", peaked at number 69. A fourth number one single, "A Little Bit More," a duet with Melba Moore was also featured as an eleventh track on some editions of the album.
Track listing
Personnel and credits Musicians
Freddie Jackson – vocals Paul Laurence – keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), all other instruments (10) Barry Eastmond – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2) Eric Rehl – synthesizers (2), keyboards (4) Clive Smith – Fairlight programming (5) Garry Glenn – all other instruments (6) James McKinney – keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7) Philip Field – acoustic piano (7) Robert Aries – keyboards (9) Wayne Warnecke – keyboards (9), drum programming (9) Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitars (1, 7, 8) Donald Griffin – guitars (6), bass (6) Andy Bloch – guitars (9) Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10) Larry McCray – bass (5) Paul Adamy – bass (9) Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10) Curtis King – backing vocals (2) Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 9) Janice Dempsey – backing vocals (3) Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (3, 4) Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3, 4) Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3, 4) Jenny Peters – backing vocals (7, 8) Betsy Bircher – backing vocals (9) Francis Johnson – backing vocals (9) Carolyn Mitchell – backing vocals (9) Melba Moore – vocals (11)
Music arrangements Mike "Dino" Campbell – rhythm arrangements (3) Janice Dempsey – vocal arrangements (3) Paul Laurence – rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), orchestral arrangements (10) Sinclair Acey – horn and string arrangements (5)
Production
Wayne Edwards – executive producer Beau Huggins – executive producer James McKinney – associate producer (7) Zack Vaz – production coordinator Anne Thomas – administrator Roy Korhara – art direction John O'Brien – design Carol Weinberg – photography Alfonso Grundy – make-up Mary Alice Orito – stylist Freddie Jackson – sleeve notes Hush Productions – management
Technical credits Sterling Sound (New York, NY) – mastering location Steve Goldman – engineer (1, 4) Ron Banks – engineer (2, 5–9) Bob Rosa – engineer (2) Rowe Shamir – engineer (2, 6–8) Richard Kaye – engineer (5) Wayne Warnecke – engineer (9) Joe Marno – second engineer (1), engineer (4) John Paul Cavanaugh – assistant engineer (5) Dennis Wall – assistant engineer (5) Arthur Zarate – assistant engineer (5)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1986–1987) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position US Billboard 200 20 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1
Singles Year Single Chart positionsU.S. Billboard Hot 100 USR&B1986 "Tasty Love" 41 1 "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" 69 11987 "Jam Tonight" 32 1 "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love"[ Freddie Jackson- Chart History @Billboard.com] Retrieved January 28, 2012. - 1 "Look Around" - 69
Certifications
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1986 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1987 (U.S.) Billboard Year-End
References
External links Just Like The First Time at Discogs