After the Storm (Norman Brown album)

After the Storm is the second album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 1994 on Motown Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. After the Storm was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

Overview

The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns section of saxophonist Gary Bias, trumpeter Raymond Lee Brown and trombonist Reggie Young played on the album.

Covers

Brown covered For the Love of You by The Isley Brothers, Any Love by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson's That's The Way Love Goes upon the album.

Critical reception

After the Storm won a Soul Train Award in the category of Best Jazz Album.

Track listing

Credits

Musicians

• Norman Brown – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar synth piano (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1–9, 11, 12), lead guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements (6, 8), wah-wah guitar (7), horn arrangements (7, 11), lead vocals (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9), acoustic guitar (10)
• Brian Simpson – keyboards (1, 7, 11), horn idea (7, 11)
• Herman Jackson – keyboards (2, 4–6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9)
• Crayge Lindesay – vocal arrangements (1), keyboards (3), wah-wah guitar (3), bass (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
• Gail Johnson – keyboards (4, 6)
• Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 7)
• Freddie Washington – bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 12)
• Tony Dumas – acoustic bass (5)
• James Manning – bass (9)
• George Lopez – bass (11)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 7)
• Land Richards – drums (2, 4–6, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (4–6, 8)
• Alonzo "Scotter" Powell – drums (9)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 4–6, 10, 11)
• Gary Bias – alto saxophone (7, 11), tenor saxophone (7, 11)
• Reggie Young – trombone (7, 11)
• Ray Brown – flugelhorn (5, 12), trumpet (7, 11)
• Steve McKeever – vocal arrangements (1)
• Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (4, 6, 8)
• Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Baby Lee – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 6)
• DeNetria Champ – backing vocals (8), vocal arrangements (8)

Production

• Steve McKeever – executive producer
• Norman Brown – producer
• Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (4, 6–9)
• Malcolm Cecil – mixing (1)
• Richard Huredia – assistant engineer
• Nazeeh Islam – assistant engineer
• Brant Biles – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
• Robert Margouleff – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Bruce Walker – A&R
• Guy Abraham – A&R representative
• Lisa Smith-Craig – A&R production coordinator
• Jonathan Clark – art direction
• Shauna Woods – graphic design
• James Minchin III – photography
• Charles McCoy – hair stylist
• Lalette Littlejohn – make-up
• Barron Dohan – fashion consultant
• It Takes II – wardrobe

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References