Just Like the First Time
1986 studio album by Freddie Jackson
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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.
ReleasedNovember 6, 1986[1]
RecordedNovember 1985 – April 1986 at Digital By Dickinson (Bloomfield, NJ); Unique Recording Studios, Quadrasonic Studios, Electric Lady Studios, 39th Street Music Studio, Celestial Sound Studios and The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY).
Length47:19
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| Released | November 6, 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1985 – April 1986 at Digital By Dickinson (Bloomfield, NJ); Unique Recording Studios, Quadrasonic Studios, Electric Lady Studios, 39th Street Music Studio, Celestial Sound Studios and The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY). | |||
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| Length | 47:19 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tasty Love" |
| Laurence | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" |
| Eastmond | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Look Around." |
| Laurence | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Jam Tonight" |
| Laurence | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Just Like the First Time" | Howard King | King | 3:58 |
| 6. | "I Can't Let You Go" |
| Glenn | 4:50 |
| 7. | "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" |
| McFadden | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Janay" |
| McFadden | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Still Waiting" |
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| 10. | "You Are My Love" |
| Laurence | 5:25 |
| 11. | "A Little Bit More" (Duet with Melba Moore) |
| McFadden | 4:54 |
Personnel and credits
Musicians
- Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
- Paul Laurence – keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (10)
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2)
- Eric Rehl – synthesizers (2), keyboards (4)
- Clive Smith – Fairlight programming (5)
- Garry Glenn – all other instruments (6)
- James McKinney – keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7)
- Philip Field – acoustic piano (7)
- Robert Aries – keyboards (9)
- Wayne Warnecke – keyboards (9), drum programming (9)
- Mike Dino Campbell – guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
- Donald Griffin – guitar (6), bass (6)
- Andy Bloch – guitar (9)
- Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10)
- Larry McCray – bass (5)
- Paul Adamy – bass (9)
- Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10)
- 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 Laurence (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
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[8] | ||
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| 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"[9] | - | 1 | ||
| "Look Around" | - | 69 | ||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||