Keepin' Love New

Keepin' Love New

by Howard Johnson
Keepin' Love New

Keepin' Love New

by Howard Johnson
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Overview

In the early to mid-'80s, few R&B producers were more prolific than Kashif. Whether he was working with Evelyn "Champagne" King, George Benson, or Melba Moore, Kashif had no problem making an R&B recording sound great. Another artist who benefited from Kashif's studio savvy was Howard Johnson, who debuted as a solo artist with 1982's impressive Keepin' Love New. The Kashif sound -- sophisticated and stylish, yet funky and not without grit -- is all over this LP, which he produced with Paul Lawrence Jones and Morrie Brown. Johnson and Kashif prove to be a strong combination throughout this album; the addictive party jam "So Fine" (a Top Five R&B hit that Kashif wrote) is a gem, and album tracks like "Say You Wanna" and "So Glad You're My Lady" are also quite memorable. Freddie Jackson fans should be aware that Keepin' Love New also contains the first recorded version of "Jam Tonight"; Jackson's better-known version didn't come out until 1986. With this release, Johnson's career was off to a promising start. It's too bad the singer didn't have more longevity. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date: 10/25/2005
Label: Ptg
UPC: 8717438196145
Rank: 66797

Tracks

  1. Keepin' Love New
  2. Forever Falling in Love
  3. Take Me Through the Night
  4. Jam Song
  5. So Glad You're My Lady
  6. So Fine
  7. Say You Wanna
  8. This Is Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Howard Johnson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Kashif   Handclapping,Fender Rhodes,Vocals (Background),Ob Xa,Piano,Keyboards,Moog Bass,Synthesizer
Michelle Cobbs   Vocals (Background)
Paul Lawrence Jones III   Ob Xa,Piano,Celeste,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Philip Ballou   Vocals (Background)
Regi King   Vocals (Background)
Marvin Flemming   Shouts,Handclapping
B.J. Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Freddie Jackson   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Jenkins   Bass
Fonzi Thornton   Vocals (Background)
Tinker Barfield   Bass
Morrie Brown   Bells,Handclapping

Technical Credits

Morrie Brown   Rhythm Track Arrangement,Composer,Producer
Kashif   Rhythm Track Arrangement,Composer,Producer
Michael Barbiero   Mixing,Engineer
Paul Lawrence Jones III   Composer,Producer,Rhythm Track Arrangement
Bobby Gordon   Assistant Engineer
Harry Spiridakis   Assistant Engineer
Ralph Shuckett   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Paul Laurence   Composer,Producer
Steve Goldman   Mixing,Engineer
Freddie Jackson   Composer
Howard Smiley   Executive Producer
Andy Hoffman   Assistant Engineer
Michael Christopher   Assistant Engineer
Greg Mann   Assistant Engineer
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