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Coming to prominence toward the tail end of the funk era (the late '70s), the Brothers Johnson boasted a polished, state-of-the-art studio sound that took into account the rise of disco in black pop, not to mention the synthesizer. Early on, they also had an important ally in producer Quincy Jones, who masterminded their first four albums; not surprisingly, those turned out to be their most successful, though they continued to record through the first half of the '80s, often producing themselves. Greatest Hits throws in a few of those '80s cuts for good measure, but concentrates mostly on their prime years with Jones, which produced the classic singles "I'll Be Good to You," the psychedelic "Strawberry Letter 23," and "Stomp!"; all three hit number one on the R&B charts, and "Get the Funk out Ma Face" also made the Top Ten. Greatest Hits also includes a number of fine lesser singles over its 15 tracks, including "Ain't We Funkin' Now," "Runnin' for Your Lovin'," "Free and Single," and "Light up the Night," as well as the Grammy-winning instrumental "Q." It also gathers a couple of their bigger '80s hits, "The Real Thing" and "You Keep Me Comin' Back," though it leaves off 1982's "Welcome to the Club," which just missed the R&B Top Ten. Even so, Greatest Hits still stands as a near-definitive Brothers Johnson compilation; it's certainly all that casual fans will need, and it serves the needs of most funk fanatics pretty nicely as well.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - William Eaton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Williams, Flute, Saxophone, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Swedien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, Piccolo Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Floyd, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Patti Austin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Tee, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Hutchcroft, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - TOM BAHLER, Horn Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Porcaro, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Weir, ComposerLyricist - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Floyd, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Valerie Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Raymond Simpson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zachary Sanders, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard "Jose" Heath, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ullanda McCullouch, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shaffer, Drum Machine, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Pickens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Shuggie Otis, ComposerLyricist - Michael Boddicker, Programmer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Oren Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Alexandra Brown, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Norm Kinney, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephanie Spruill, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Hahn, Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Underwood, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist - Chuck Trammell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denise Trammell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Ferris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Kirkland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Programmer - Bill Lamb, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Harrington, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Lewis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Swinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Greg Phillinganes, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rod Temperton, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - John Van Nest, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist - Valerie Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Osborn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Pipes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Gerrity, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Boddicker, Programmer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mortonette Jenkins, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Norm Kinney, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Weir, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Hahn, Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Underwood, Programmer - Greg Adams, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist - Chuck Trammell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Tower Of Power Horn Section, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Boddicker, Programmer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Norm Kinney, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Hahn, Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Underwood, Programmer - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist - Chuck Trammell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Ferris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Kirkland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Programmer - Bill Lamb, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Harrington, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Henry George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis E. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Don Lewis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Swinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Ferris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Kirkland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Programmer - Bill Lamb, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Harrington, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Lewis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Swinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Riser, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Findley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Watts, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Ferris, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Kirkland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Grusin, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Underwood, Programmer - Bill Lamb, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Harrington, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sonora Sam, ComposerLyricist - Don Lewis, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Swinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Rod Temperton, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Van Nest, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Osborn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Pipes, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Gerrity, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leon Sylvers III, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Rickey Smith, ComposerLyricist - Keg Johnson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leon F. Sylvers III, Producer - George Johnson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wardell Potts Jr., ComposerLyricist - Les Cooper, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist - Dana Marshall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Johnson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Brothers Johnson, MainArtist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - The Brothers Johnson, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harvey Mason, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - William Eaton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Williams, Flute, Saxophone, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Swedien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Hey, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Trumpet, Horn Arranger, Piccolo Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Floyd, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Patti Austin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Tee, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Horn Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Hutchcroft, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - TOM BAHLER, Horn Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Porcaro, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Forman, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Reichenbach, Trombone, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - The Brothers Johnson, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Floyd, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Simpson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zachary Sanders, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rodriguez, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard "Jose" Heath, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ullanda McCullouch, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Pickens, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - The Brothers Johnson, Producer, MainArtist - Valerie Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Coming to prominence toward the tail end of the funk era (the late '70s), the Brothers Johnson boasted a polished, state-of-the-art studio sound that took into account the rise of disco in black pop, not to mention the synthesizer. Early on, they also had an important ally in producer Quincy Jones, who masterminded their first four albums; not surprisingly, those turned out to be their most successful, though they continued to record through the first half of the '80s, often producing themselves. Greatest Hits throws in a few of those '80s cuts for good measure, but concentrates mostly on their prime years with Jones, which produced the classic singles "I'll Be Good to You," the psychedelic "Strawberry Letter 23," and "Stomp!"; all three hit number one on the R&B charts, and "Get the Funk out Ma Face" also made the Top Ten. Greatest Hits also includes a number of fine lesser singles over its 15 tracks, including "Ain't We Funkin' Now," "Runnin' for Your Lovin'," "Free and Single," and "Light up the Night," as well as the Grammy-winning instrumental "Q." It also gathers a couple of their bigger '80s hits, "The Real Thing" and "You Keep Me Comin' Back," though it leaves off 1982's "Welcome to the Club," which just missed the R&B Top Ten. Even so, Greatest Hits still stands as a near-definitive Brothers Johnson compilation; it's certainly all that casual fans will need, and it serves the needs of most funk fanatics pretty nicely as well.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:34
- Main artists: The Brothers Johnson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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