Juice (Oran "Juice" Jones album)

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Juice
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1986
Recorded1985–1986, Chung King and Shakedown Studios, Unique Recording, New Fresh, Rawlstons
GenreR&B
Length41:06
LabelDef Jam/Columbia
ProducerRussell Simmons, Vincent F. Bell, Kurtis Blow
Oran "Juice" Jones chronology
Juice
(1986)
GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over
(1987)
Singles from Juice
  1. "The Rain"
    Released: 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Juice is the debut album by Oran "Juice" Jones.[1] It was released in 1986 through Def Jam Recordings and was the first R&B album the label ever released. The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while the album's lead single "The Rain" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold on October 7, 1991.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Rain" – 5:08 (Vincent "V.F." Bell)
  2. "You Can't Hide from Love" – 5:13 (Bell)
  3. "Here I Go Again" – 4:50 (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson, Terry Johnson, Warren Moore)
  4. "Curiosity" – 4:04 (Bell)
  5. "Your Song" – 4:36 (Oran "Juice" Jones, Davy DMX, Larry Smith, Trevor Gale)
  6. "Love Will Find a Way" – 3:55 (Jones, Izzy Flores)
  7. "It's Yours" – 4:07 (Jones, Danny Harris, Kurtis Blow, Steve Breck)
  8. "1.2.1." – 4:14 (Bell, Fredrick Gorden)
  9. "Two Faces" – 4:43 (Michael Gabriel)

Production[edit]

  • Arranged by Vincent "V.F" Bell, Michael Gabriel, James Austin and Fredrick Gorden; Vocals arranged by Oran "Juice" Jones and Vincent "V.F." Bell
  • Produced by Vincent "V.F." Bell and Russell Simmons; "It's Yours" produced by Kurtis Blow
  • Recording and Mix Engineers: Andy Wallace, Aquilli Walker, Jay Burnette, Joe Blaney
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg

Personnel[edit]

  • Oran "Juice" Jones - vocals
  • Fredrick Gorden - keyboards, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Izzy Flores, Michael Gabriel - keyboards
  • David Miles - guitars
  • David Boonshoft, Leon Lewis - bass
  • Joe Damone - drums, percussion
  • Vincent "V.F." Bell - drum programming, backing vocals
  • Patience Higgins - saxophone
  • David "Mr. Motion" Motion - all instruments on "You Can't Hide From Love", "Here We Go Again" and "Your Song"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oran "Juice" Jones - Juice Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-06-04

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