Winners [Remastered Edition]

by The Brothers Johnson, The Real Party

Overview

The Brothers Johnson's fifth album was the first not to be produced by Quincy Jones, the brothers taking the production reins themselves. Perhaps uncoincidentally, it marked the start of a severe commercial downturn for the act, with the album just edging into the pop Top 50, although it did make number ten on the R&B charts. "The Real Thing" was also an R&B hit. But despite some mild experimentation with the insertion of hard rock guitar licks into "I Want You" and "Hot Mama," as well as an unusual album closer in "Daydreamer Dream" (featuring Louis Johnson's then-wife Valerie Johnson on vocals and originally recorded by contemporary Christian group 2nd Chapter of Acts), it was not destined to be remembered even by many Brothers Johnson fans. You wouldn't think it was a minor effort in their catalog from the 2011 CD reissue, however, which has extensive illustrated liner notes with plenty of quotes from George Johnson. It also adds five bonus tracks, including the four new songs they recorded for the 1982 album Blast! (which otherwise featured five previously available hits) and the 1982 B-side "Echoes of an Era." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	12/13/2019
Label:	Funky Town Grooves
UPC:	5024545524420

Tracks

1. The Real Thing
2. Dancin' Free
3. Sunlight
4. Teaser
5. Caught Up
6. In the Way
7. I Want You
8. Do It for Love
9. Hot Mama
10. Daydreamer Dream

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Brothers Johnson   Primary Artist
The Real Party   Primary Artist
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
Louis Johnson   Keyboards,Handclapping,Synthesizer Bass,Vocals (Background),Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Valerie Johnson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Raymond Crossley   Piano
Anne Herring   Piano
George Johnson   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
James Newton Howard   Prophet Synthesizer
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals (Background)
Yolanda Smith   Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Cowbell,Percussion,Handclapping
Steve Porcaro   Jupiter 8,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Steve Lukather   Guitar,Soloist
Steve Ferrone   Drums
Jeff Lorber   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Lynn Davis   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ernie Watts   Soloist,Saxophone
Gerald Brown   Drums
John Schuller   Clavinet,String Machine
Debbie Johnson   Handclapping
Lalomie Washburn   Vocals (Background)
Becky Shaw   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Noble   Fender Rhodes
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Day Askey Burke   Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Marian Jones   Vocals (Background)
Ricky Heath   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
James Ingram   Vocals (Background)
Augie Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Keyboards,Synthesizer
David Paich   Piano,Soloist,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Wanda Vaughn   Vocals (Background)
David Williams   Guitar

Technical Credits

Alan Taylor   Assistant
Louis Johnson   Producer,Composer
Valerie Johnson   Composer
Pete Matthews   Tape Research,Vault Research
Don Koldon   Assistant Engineer
Anne Herring   Composer
David Diggs   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
The Brothers Johnson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
George Johnson   Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Jack Puig   Mixing,Engineer
James Newton Howard   String Arrangements
Annie Herring   Composer
Stuart West   Assistant
Steve Porcaro   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Schober   Engineer
Jim Cassell   Assistant Engineer
John Schuller   Composer
Chuck Beeson   Design,Art Direction
Norman Seeff   Photography
Jeff Ayeroff   Art Direction
Jared Hawkes   Tape Transfer
Bobby Gerber   Assistant Engineer
Fitzgerald Hartley   Direction
Wayne A. Dickson   Research,Mastering,Reissue Producer
Eddie Noble   Composer
Melanie Nissen   Design
Christian John Wikane   Research,Liner Notes,Associate Producer
Leon Fort   Transcription
Michal Bednarek   Research,Associate Producer
Mick McGinty   Illustrations
Steve Marussan   Assistant Engineer
John Sculler   Composer
Henry George Johnson   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Digital Remastering
Colin Elliot   Logo Design
Jack Joseph Puig   Mixing,Engineer
Andrew Skurow   Tape Research,Vault Research
David Paich   Composer
Jeff Porcaro   Composer
Mark Ettel   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Hey   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Mike Reese   Mastering