Stay with Me Tonight is the second studio album by American singer Jeffrey Osborne. It was released on July 22, 1983, on A&M Records. Osborne reteamed with frequent collaborator George Duke to work on the album which reached #25 on the US Billboard 200 and #3 on the R&B chart. The title track, "Stay with Me Tonight", was a #4 R&B hit in 1983, while three other singles, "Don't You Get So Mad", "We're Going All the Way", and "Plane Love", entered the top twenty.
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| Released | July 22, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | February 1983–May 1983 | |||
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| Genre | R&B, post-disco, soul | |||
| Length | 45:17 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
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Critical reception edit
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that songs "like "Other Side of the Coin," "When Are You Comin' Back," and "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" can't help but come off as filler given the excellent songs surrounding them. The best songs here more than make up for any so-so tracks and this is more than recommended."[1]
Track listing edit
All tracks produced by George Duke.[2]
- "Don't You Get So Mad" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Sembello) - 3:48
- "We're Going All the Way" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:15
- "Stay with Me Tonight" (Raymond Jones) - 4:55
- "Greatest Love Affair" (Jeffrey Osborne, Sam Dees) - 5:01
- "Plane Love" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) - 4:00
- "Other Side of the Coin" (Carlos Vega, Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:38
- "I'll Make Believe" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 5:04
- "When Are You Comin' Back?" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, Johnny McGhee) - 4:01
- "Forever Mine" (George Duke, Jeffrey Osborne, Leon Ware) - 5:14
- "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:39
Personnel edit
Performers and Musicians
- Jeffrey Osborne – lead and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (1, 8), synthesizers (1), handclaps (3), electronic drums (9)
- George Duke – rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (1, 8), E-mu Emulator (1), Prophet-5 (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), acoustic piano (2, 4, 7), electric piano (2, 7, 9), clavinet (6), Moog bass (9), electronic drums (9)
- Don Freeman – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (1), synthesizers (6, 8)
- Raymond Jones – electric piano (3), synthesizers (3)
- David "Hawk" Wolinski – synthesizers (5), electronic drums (5)
- Michael Sembello – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5), electric guitar (7)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3, 6)
- Brian May – guitar solo (3, 10)
- Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (7, 9)
- David Williams – rhythm guitar (10)
- Henry Davis – bass (2)
- Alphonso Johnson – bass (3)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (4, 7)
- Nathan Watts – bass (6)
- Louis Johnson – bass (10)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10), electronic drums (3)
- John Gilston – drum programming (3)
- Leon Ware – electronic drums (9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 8–10)
- Emil Richards – timpani (2)
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 6), saxophone (8)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 6)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6, 8), horn arrangements (2, 4-7, 9, 10)
- George Del Barrio – conductor (1, 4, 7), string arrangements (2)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1, 3)
- Marcy Levy – backing vocals (2, 6, 10)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (5, 7)
- Josie James – backing vocals (9)
- Ronn David Jaxson - backing vocals (5)
Production and Technical
- Producer – George Duke
- Production Assistance – Cheryl R. Brown
- Engineer and Remix – Tommy Vicari
- Additional Engineers – Peter Chaiken and Erik Zobler
- Assistant Engineers – Barbara Rooney (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8 & 10); Matt Forger (Tracks 1, 6 & 10); Steve Schmidt (Tracks 2, 3 & 6); Nick Spigel (Tracks 5, 6 & 9).
- Recorded at The Complex, Lion Share Recording, Westlake Audio, Ocean Way Recording and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Le Gonks West and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Chuck Beeson and Lynn Robb
- Design – Lynn Robb
- Photography – Lisa Powers
Charts edit
References edit
- ^ a b Stay with Me Tonight at AllMusic
- ^ Stay with Me Tonight (booklet). Jeffrey Osborne. A&M. 1983.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Jeffrey Osborne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.