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 â lead and backing vocals
- Paul Laurence â keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (10)
- Barry Eastmond â keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2)
- Eric Rehl â synthesizers (2), keyboards (4)
- Clive Smith â Fairlight programming (5)
- Garry Glenn â all other instruments (6)
- James McKinney â keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7)
- Philip Field â acoustic piano (7)
- Robert Aries â keyboards (9)
- Wayne Warnecke â keyboards (9), drum programming (9)
- Mike Dino Campbell â guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
- Donald Griffin â guitar (6), bass (6)
- Andy Bloch â guitar (9)
- Timmy Allen â bass (1, 8, 10)
- Larry McCray â bass (5)
- Paul Adamy â bass (9)
- Leslie Ming â drums (4, 10)
- Sinclair Acey â horn arrangements (5), string arrangements (5)
- Curtis King â backing vocals (2)
- Vaneese Thomas â backing vocals (2, 9)
- Janice Dempsey â backing vocals (3), vocal arrangements (3)
- Yolanda Lee â backing vocals (3, 4)
- Cindy Mizelle â backing vocals (3, 4)
- Audrey Wheeler â backing vocals (3, 4)
- Jenny Peters â backing vocals (7, 8)
- Betsy Bircher â backing vocals (9)
- Francis Johnson â backing vocals (9)
- Carolyn Mitchell â backing vocals (9)
- Melba Moore â duet vocals (11)
Production
- Producers â Paul Laurence (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 10); Barry Eastmond (Track 2); Chad and Howard King (Track 5); Garry Glenn (Track 6); Gene McFadden (Tracks 7, 8 & 11); Ernie Poccia, Vaneese Thomas and Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
- Associate Producer on Track 7 â James McKinney
- Executive Producers â Wayne Edwards and Beau Huggins
- Production Coordination â Zack Vaz
- Engineers â Steve Goldman (Tracks 1 & 4); Ron Banks (Tracks 2, 5 & 6âÂÂ9); Rowe Shamir (Tracks 2, 6, 7 & 8); Joe Marno (Track 4); Richard Kaye (Track 5); Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
- Second Engineer â Joe Marno (Track 1)
- Art Direction â Roy Korhara
- Design â John O'Brien
- Photography â Carol Weinberg
- Administration â Anne Thomas
- Management â Hush Productions
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
See also
References
External links