Emotional (Jeffrey Osborne album)

Emotional
Studio album by Jeffrey Osborne
Released September 2, 1986
Recorded February 19, 1986- June 25, 1986
Genre R&B
Length 44:18
Label A&M
Producer
Jeffrey Osborne chronology
Don't Stop
(1984)		 Emotional
(1986)		 One Love: One Dream
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Emotional is the fourth album by R&B musician Jeffrey Osborne. Produced by Osborne, Rod Temperton, Richard Perry, T. C. Campbell, Michael Masser, and George Duke, Emotional contains Osborne's biggest pop hit, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)." The track peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on both the R&B and Adult Contemporary (AC) charts. Other tracks that charted include "In Your Eyes" (#15 AC, #82 R&B) (originally recorded by George Benson), "Soweto" (#11 Dance, #18 R&B), and "Room with a View" (#29 R&B). The album reached #5 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and #27 on the Billboard 200.

Jason Elias of Allmusic.com, who praised previous albums by Osborne, called it "quite a disappointment".[1]

Track listing

  1. "We Belong to Love" (Rod Temperton) - 4:35
  2. "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" (Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts) - 4:26
  3. "Soweto" (Elizabeth Lamers, Frank Musker, Hamish Stuart) - 4:54
  4. "In Your Eyes" (Dan Hill, Michael Masser) - 3:16
  5. "Room With a View" (Adrienne Anderson, Eddie Schwartz) - 4:07
  6. "Who Would Have Guessed" (Osborne) - 5:02
  7. "Emotional" (David Bryant, Diane Warren) - 4:36
  8. "A Second Chance" (George Duke, Randy Goodrum, Osborne) - 4:38
  9. "Love's Not Ready" (T.C. Campbell, Osborne) - 4:01
  10. "Come Midnight" (T.C. Campbell, Osborne) - 4:56

Personnel

  • Jeffrey Osborne – lead and backing vocals, handclaps (1), percussion (9)
  • Bobby Lyle – keyboards (1), handclaps (1)
  • T.C. Campbell – keyboard solo (1), keyboards (3, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (10)
  • Andy Goldmark – synthesizer (2), drum programming (2)
  • Bruce Roberts – synthesizer (2), drum programming (2)
  • Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizer (2), electric piano (4)
  • Jeff Lorber – additional synthesizer (2), drum programming (7), synth solo (7), guitar (7)
  • Hamish Stuart – keyboards (3), synth solo (3), guitar solo (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Bob Moore – keyboards (3)
  • Randy Kerber – acoustic piano (4)
  • Bill Payne – acoustic piano (5)
  • David Tyson – synthesizer (5), drum programming (5)
  • Steve George – additional synthesizer (5)
  • Howie Rice – additional synthesizer (5)
  • Steve Mitchell – additional synthesizer (5), drum programming (7), synthesizer (7)
  • George Duke – Yamaha DX7 (8), Synclavier (8)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 4, 9)
  • Dann Huff – guitar (2, 5)
  • Charles Fearing – guitar (5, 6)
  • Chuck Gentry – guitar (8)
  • Maitland Ward – guitar (9, 10)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (1), handclaps (1)
  • Nathan East – bass (4, 5, 7)
  • Byron Miller – bass (10)
  • John Robinson – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), handclaps (1), brushes (9), tom-tom fills (9)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (3, 9, 10)
  • Paul Fox – drum programming (5)
  • Eddie Schwartz – drum programming (5)
  • Rod Temperton – Roland TR-808 (1), handclaps (1)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5, 7)
  • Michael Masser – arrangements (4)
  • Gene Page – arrangements (4)
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals (1, 2, 10)
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 10), lead vocals (6)
  • Joyce Kennedy – backing vocals (1)
  • Marcy Levy – backing vocals (1)
  • Vesta Williams – backing vocals (1)
  • Bunny Hall – backing vocals (2)
  • Stephanie Spurill – backing vocals (2)
  • Yolanda Davis – backing vocals (3, 6, 10)
  • Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals (3)
  • Lynette Hawkins – backing vocals (5, 7)
  • Tramaine Hawkins – backing vocals (5, 7)
  • Michelle Jordan – backing vocals (5)
  • Jeannie Tracey – backing vocals (5, 7)
  • Walter Hawkins – backing vocals (7)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (8)
  • Marta Woodhull – children's choir director on "Soweto"
  • Children's choir on "Soweto" – Monica Calhan, David Chan, Kelly Chan, Kristina Chan, Susan Guzman, Michelle Poston, Becky Ramirez, Jessica Robertson, Teri Robin, Andrea Scott, Tasha Scott, Veronique Vicari, Angela White and Christopher White

References

  1. 1 2 Elias, Jason. Emotional - Review. Allmusic.com
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