Just Like the First Time

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.

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
• Paul Laurence – keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (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 – guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
• Donald Griffin – guitar (6), bass (6)
• Andy Bloch – guitar (9)
• Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10)
• Larry McCray – bass (5)
• Paul Adamy – bass (9)
• Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10)
• Sinclair Acey – horn arrangements (5), string arrangements (5)
• Curtis King – backing vocals (2)
• Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 9)
• Janice Dempsey – backing vocals (3), vocal arrangements (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 – duet vocals (11)

Production

• Producers – 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 – James McKinney
• Executive Producers – Wayne Edwards and Beau Huggins
• Production Coordination – Zack Vaz
• Engineers – Steve Goldman (Tracks 1 & 4); Ron Banks (Tracks 2, 5 & 6–9); Rowe Shamir (Tracks 2, 6, 7 & 8); Joe Marno (Track 4); Richard Kaye (Track 5); Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
• Second Engineer – Joe Marno (Track 1)
• Art Direction – Roy Korhara
• Design – John O'Brien
• Photography – Carol Weinberg
• Administration – Anne Thomas
• Management – Hush Productions

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

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

1. ^ Billboard – November 15, 1986
2. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
3. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
4. ^ "Freddie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
5. ^ [ Freddie Jackson- Chart History @Billboard.com] Retrieved January 28, 2012.

External links

• Just Like The First Time at Discogs