Private Party is the eighth studio album by Freddie Jackson. It was released by Scotti Bros. Records on February 28, 1995. The album produced the top 25 R&B single "Rub Up Against You," produced by Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Ed Hogan wrote that most of the material on Private Party falls "in the 'let's shower together' category, though it must be pointed out that the content never goes into the overly graphic area of a lot of modern R&B [...] Freddie Jackson's romantic balladeering is, for the most part, not the kind of material you would find at the top of the charts these days. And that's a shame."
Track listing
Personnel and credits
Musicians
Freddie Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals Barry J. Eastmond – keyboards (1, 4, 6–9), drum programming (1, 4, 6–9), arrangements (1, 4, 6–9), organ (7) Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – keyboards (2), keyboard programming (2), drums (2), sequencing (2) Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – keyboards (3), drum programming (3), sequencing (3), backing vocals (3) Zac Harmon – keyboards (5), bass (5) Christopher Troy – keyboards (5), Rhodes electric piano (5), drum programming (5) Herb Middleton – keyboards (8), drum programming (8) Yasha Barjona – all instruments (10), backing vocals (10) DejI Coker – saxophone solo (5) Gordon Chambers – backing vocals (1, 4) Gerald Levert – backing vocals (2) Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (5) T.C. – backing vocals (5), vocal arrangements (5) Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals (6, 8) Sharon Bryant – backing vocals (7) B.J. Nelson – backing vocals (7) Angel Rogers – backing vocals (9) Jolyon Skinner – backing vocals (9) Michael Christian – backing vocals (10)
Music arrangements Barry J. Eastmond – arrangements (1, 4, 6–9) Gerald Levert – arrangements (2) Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – arrangements (2) Marvin "Chanz" Parkman – arrangements (3) Zac Harmon – vocal arrangements (5) Christopher Troy – vocal arrangements (5) Herb Middleton – arrangements (8) Yasha Barjona – arrangements (10)
Production
Kevin L. Evans – executive producer Beau Huggins – executive producer, A&R direction Freddie Jackson – co-executive producer, A&R direction Michelle Meena – production coordinator Zack Vaz – production coordinator Jimmy "Mac" MacNeal – coordinating assistant Missy Sheire – coordinating assistant Joel Sylvain – coordinating assistant Doug Haverty – art direction, design Carl Studna – photography Hush Productions, Inc. – management Anne Thomas – management administrator
Technical credits Tony Dawsey – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) Barry J. Eastmond – engineer (1, 4, 6–9) Mark Partis – engineer (1, 4, 6–9), mixing (1, 4, 8, 9) Stan Wallace – engineer (1, 4, 6–9), mixing (6, 7) Axel Niehaus – engineer (2, 3, 5, 10), mixing (3, 10) Ron Shaffer – engineer (2), mixing (2) Ken "Duro" Ifill – engineer (3, 10) Zac Harmon – engineer (5) Christopher Troy – engineer (5) Jason Vogel – mixing (5) Louis Alfred III – engineer (10) Greg Gasperino – assistant engineer (2) Aman Junaid – assistant engineer (3) Ann Mincieli – mix assistant (3) Tony Cuestas – mix assistant (5), assistant engineer (10) Sean Coffey – assistant engineer (10) Steve Souder – mix assistant (10)
Charts Chart (1995) Peakposition
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