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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
- "Tasty Love" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:28
- "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner) – 4:37
- "Look Around" (Mike Campbell, Janice Dempsey, Paul Laurence) - 5:04
- "Jam Tonight" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:32
- "Just Like the First Time" (Howard King) – 3:58
- "I Can't Let You Go" (Garry Glenn, D. Quander) – 4:50
- "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love" (Gene McFadden, James McKinney, Linda Vitali, J. Whitehead, John Gary Williams) – 4:38
- "Janay" (Gene McFadden, Jimmy McKinney, James McKinney, Linda Vitali) – 4:58
- "Still Waiting" (Vaneese Thomas, Wayne Warnecke) – 5:00
- "You Are My Love" (Paul Laurence, S. Moore) – 5:25
Personnel
- Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
- Paul Laurance – keyboards (1), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (10)
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards (2), drum programming (2)
- Eric Rehl – keyboards (4)
- Clive Smith – Fairlight programming (5)
- Garry Glenn – all other instruments (6)
- James McKinney – keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7)
- Phil Fields – piano (7)
- Robert Aries – keyboards (9)
- Wayne Warnecke – keyboards (9), drum programming (9)
- Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10)
- Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10)
- Larry McCray – bass (5)
- Donald Griffin – bass (6), guitar (6)
- Paul Adamy – bass (9)
- Mike Campbell – guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
- Andy Bloch – guitar (9)
- 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 Laurance (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
Singles
Year |
Single |
Chart positions[4] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
US R&B |
1986 |
"Tasty Love" |
41 |
1 |
"Have You Ever Loved Somebody" |
69 |
1 |
1987 |
"Jam Tonight" |
32 |
1 |
"I Don't Want to Lose Your Love"[5] |
- |
2 |
"Look Around" |
- |
69 |
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- Book:Freddie Jackson
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