Just Between Us is the debut album by Gerald Albright, released on October 27, 1987, by Atlantic Records.
Contents
Critical reception
Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote: "The sparkling 'So Amazing', featuring Albright in typically joyous form, was the major single—a number 12 hit on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. This established Albright's long-term presence at the fore of commercial jazz."
Charts
"So Amazing", a song written by Luther Vandross, peaked at No. 12 on January 29, 1988, on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The album peaked at No. 181 for 5 weeks, beginning on March 11, 1988, on the Billboard 200 and was also listed at No. 32 on Billboard Top Black Albums chart for the week of December 26, 1987.
Musicians
Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chuckii Booker – keyboards
Rodney Franklin – keyboards, drum programming
Bobby Lyle – keyboards
Patrice Rushen – keyboards
Greg Moore – guitars
Billy Griffin – bass guitar
Harvey Mason – drums, drum programming
Lloyd Michael Cook – drums
Craig Burbidge – drum programming
David Stewart – drum programming
Plato Brown – percussion
Terral Santiel – percussion
Arish Rountree – lead vocals (1)
Bridgette Bryant – lead vocals (6), backing vocals
Billy Griffin – lead vocals (8), backing vocals
Maxi Anderson – backing vocals
Fred White – backing vocals
Production
Merlin Bobb – executive producer
Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
Gerald Albright – producer
Rodney Franklin – associate producer
Craig Burbidge – recording, mixing
Elizabeth Cluse – associate engineer
T. Sumiko Green – associate engineer
John Guggenheim – associate engineer
Fred Howard – associate engineer
David Koenig – associate engineer
David Kopatz – associate engineer
Jane McCord – associate engineer
Ted Pattison – associate engineer
Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
Serapis Productions – administrative production
Bob Defrin – art direction
Jodi Rovin – type design
Glynis Albright – wardrobe, styling
Labella – make-up
Rudy Pounds – hair stylist
Raymond A. Shields II – management, direction