Juice (Oran "Juice" Jones album)
1986 studio album by Oran "Juice" Jones
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Juice is the debut studio album by American singer Oran "Juice" Jones. It was released in 1986 through Def Jam Recordings, marking the first R&B album the label ever released. The recording sessions took place at Chung King House of Metal, Shakedown Sound Studios, Unique Recording, New Fresh, and Rawlston Recording Studio, in Brooklyn. The album was produced by Vincent Bell, Russell Simmons, and Kurtis Blow. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. "The Rain" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 7, 1991.
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1986
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
- Chung King House of Metal
- Shakedown Sound
- Unique
- New Fresh
- Rawlston
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| Released | February 12, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1986 | |||
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| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 40:59 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | C+[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Rain" | Vincent F. Bell |
| 5:09 |
| 2. | "You Can't Hide From Love" | Bell |
| 5:14 |
| 3. | "Here I Go Again" |
| 4:51 | |
| 4. | "Curiosity" | Bell |
| 4:04 |
| 5. | "Your Song" |
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| 4:37 |
| 6. | "Love Will Find a Way" |
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| 3:55 |
| 7. | "It's Yours" |
| Kurtis Blow | 4:07 |
| 8. | "1.2.1." |
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| 4:16 |
| 9. | "Two Faces" | Michael Gabriel |
| 4:46 |
| Total length: | 40:59 | |||
Personnel
- Oran "Juice" Jones – vocals, vocal arranger
- Vincent F. Bell – backing vocals, arrangement, vocal arranger, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9)
- Frederick Gordon – backing vocals, keyboards, arrangement, drum programming
- Annette Taylor – backing vocals
- Fauns Bell – backing vocals
- Atom – backing vocals
- David Miles – guitar
- Izzy Flores – keyboards
- Michael Gabriel – keyboards, arrangement
- David Boonshoft – bass
- Leon Lewis – bass
- Joe Damone – drums
- Patience Higgins – saxophone
- David Motion – instrumentation (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
- Jimmy Austin – arrangement
- Russell Simmons – producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9)
- Kurtis Blow – producer (track 7)
- Akili Walker – engineering
- Andy Wallace – engineering
- Jay Burnett – engineering
- Joe Blaney – engineering
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 44 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 3 |