Just Gets Better with Time is the 16th studio album by American R&B/Soul group The Whispers. It was released on April 9, 1987 via Capitol/SOLAR Records. This album features their highest charting pop single, "Rock Steady," which peaked inside the top 10 at number 7. The song also reached number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart.
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Released | April 9, 1987 | |||
Recorded | December 1986–March 1987 | |||
Genre | R&B, dance-pop, soul | |||
Length | 39:30 | |||
Label | SOLAR, Capitol | |||
Producer | L.A. Reid & Babyface For Deelesongz Inc, Leon Sylvers III, Nicholas Caldwell, Larry White, Gary Taylor, Grady Wilkins | |||
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Four more singles were released into the following year. Although none of these additional singles brought further pop success, with the follow-up single "Special F/X" only charting in the UK (peaking at #69), the group maintained a strong presence on the R&B chart. The album's title track, "Just Gets Better with Time," reached number 12, and "In the Mood"—long a quiet storm radio staple—charted four spots lower at number 16. The fifth and final single, 1988's "No Pain, No Gain" reached #74 on the R&B chart, while landing at number 81 in the UK.
Despite the relative Hot 100 chart failure of the follow-ups to "Rock Steady," the album itself was a strong seller; it charted highly in the U.S. (#22 on the Billboard Top 200 chart—their second-highest showing there) while reaching #3 at R&B. It is RIAA-certified platinum.
Track listing
edit- "I Want You" (Richard Aguon, Ruben Laxamana, Lee Peters, Larry White) – 5:42
- "Special F/X" (Leon Sylvers III, J.M. Sylvers) – 5:10
- "Rock Steady" (Babyface, L.A. Reid, Bo Watson, Dwayne Ladd) – 4:49
- "No Pain, No Gain" (Kenny Aubrey, Kevin Grady, Leon Sylvers III) – 4:12
- "In The Mood" (Babyface, Daryl Simmons) – 4:47
- "Just Gets Better with Time" (Gary Taylor) – 4:30
- "Love's Calling" (Grady Wilkins) – 4:58
- "Give It To Me" (Nicholas Caldwell) – 5:21
Personnel
editThe Whispers
edit- Wallace "Scotty" Scott: lead & backing vocals
- Walter Scott: lead & backing vocals
- Marcus Hutson: lead & backing vocals
- Nicholas Caldwell: lead & backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
- Leaveil Degree: lead & backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Babyface: guitars, keyboards
- Stanley Jones: guitars
- Michael Thompson: guitars
- David Grigsby: guitar
- Larry White: guitars, keyboards, percussion
- Kevin Grady: keyboards, programming, percussion
- Grady Wilkins: keyboards, synthesizers, bass, backing vocals
- Ruben Laxamana: keyboards, bass synthesizer
- Henry Concepcion: synthesizer and grand piano solos
- Ron Artist: Prophet 2000 flute solo
- Percy Scott: keyboards
- Gary Taylor: keyboards, synthesizers, DMX drum programming, backing vocals
- Leon Sylvers III: keyboards, bass, percussion, drum programming
- Craig Ragland: bass
- Melvin Coleman: bass
- Kayo: bass
- L.A. Reid: drums, percussion
- Kirk Perkins: drums, percussion
- Gregory Sweet: drum programming
- Don Myrick: saxophone
- Lee Peters: backing vocals
References
edit- ^ The Whispers- Just Gets Better With Time @Discogs.com Retrieved 2-26-2015.