Just Like the First Time

Just Like the First Time is the second studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released in November 1986, the album had one of the longest record runs at number one on the U.S. R&B Albums chart, as it spent 26 weeks at the top of that chart. (This longevity gave the album the highest charting position on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B Album in 1987.) It also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 20, 1987. The album yielded three number-one singles on the R&B singles chart with "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Tasty Love" and "Jam Tonight". A fourth single, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love", just missed the top spot, peaking at number two. The fifth single, "Look Around", peaked at number 69. A fourth number one single, "A Little Bit More," a duet with Melba Moore was also featured as an eleventh track on some editions of the album.

Just Like The First Time
Studio album by Freddie Jackson
Released	November 6, 1986[1]
Recorded	November 1985 – April 1986 at Digital By Dickinson (Bloomfield, NJ); Unique Recording Studios, Quadrasonic Studios, Electric Lady Studios, 39th Street Music Studio, Celestial Sound Studios and The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Minot Sound (White Plains, NY).
Genre	R&B soul
Length	47:19
Label	Capitol
Producer	Chad Paul Laurence Vaneese Thomas Barry Eastmond Garry Glenn Howard King Gene McFadden Wayne Warnecke Ernie Poccia
Freddie Jackson chronology
Rock Me Tonight (1985) Just Like The First Time (1986) Don't Let Love Slip Away (1988)
Singles from Just Like the First Time
"Tasty Love" Released: October 28, 1986 "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" Released: December 20, 1986 "I Don't Want To Lose Your Love" Released: February 2, 1987 "Jam Tonight" Released: August 1, 1987 "Look Around" Released: October 14, 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Tasty Love" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:28
2. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner) – 4:37
3. "Look Around" (Mike Dino Campbell, Janice Dempsey, Paul Laurence) - 5:04
4. "Jam Tonight" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:32
5. "Just Like the First Time" (Howard King) – 3:58
6. "I Can't Let You Go" (Garry Glenn, D. Quander) – 4:50
7. "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" (Gene McFadden, James McKinney, Linda Vitali, J. Whitehead, John Gary Williams) – 4:38
8. "Janay" (Gene McFadden, Jimmy McKinney, James McKinney, Linda Vitali) – 4:58
9. "Still Waiting" (Vaneese Thomas, Wayne Warnecke) – 5:00
10. "You Are My Love" (Paul Laurence, S. Moore) – 5:25
11. "A Little Bit More" - 4:54

Personnel and credits

Musicians

• Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
• Paul Laurence – keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (10)
• Barry Eastmond – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2)
• Eric Rehl – synthesizers (2), keyboards (4)
• Clive Smith – Fairlight programming (5)
• Garry Glenn – all other instruments (6)
• James McKinney – keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7)
• Philip Field – acoustic piano (7)
• Robert Aries – keyboards (9)
• Wayne Warnecke – keyboards (9), drum programming (9)
• Mike Dino Campbell – guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
• Donald Griffin – guitar (6), bass (6)
• Andy Bloch – guitar (9)
• Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10)
• Larry McCray – bass (5)
• Paul Adamy – bass (9)
• Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10)
• Sinclair Acey – horn arrangements (5), string arrangements (5)
• Curtis King – backing vocals (2)
• Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 9)
• Janice Dempsey – backing vocals (3), vocal arrangements (3)
• Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (3, 4)
• Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3, 4)
• Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3, 4)
• Jenny Peters – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Betsy Bircher – backing vocals (9)
• Francis Johnson – backing vocals (9)
• Carolyn Mitchell – backing vocals (9)
• Melba Moore – duet vocals (11)

Production

• Producers – Paul Laurence (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 10); Barry Eastmond (Track 2); Chad and Howard King (Track 5); Garry Glenn (Track 6); Gene McFadden (Tracks 7, 8 & 11); Ernie Poccia, Vaneese Thomas and Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
• Associate Producer on Track 7 – James McKinney
• Executive Producers – Wayne Edwards and Beau Huggins
• Production Coordination – Zack Vaz
• Engineers – Steve Goldman (Tracks 1 & 4); Ron Banks (Tracks 2, 5 & 6-9); Rowe Shamir (Tracks 2, 6, 7 & 8); Joe Marno (Track 4); Richard Kaye (Track 5); Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
• Second Engineer – Joe Marno (Track 1)
• Art Direction – Roy Korhara
• Design – John O'Brien
• Photography – Carol Weinberg
• Administration – Anne Thomas
• Management – Hush Productions

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986–1987) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[3] 30 US Billboard 200[4] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position US Billboard 200[6] 20 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[8]
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	US R&B
1986	"Tasty Love"	41	1
	"Have You Ever Loved Somebody"	69	1
1987	"Jam Tonight"	32	1
	"I Don't Want to Lose Your Love"[9]	-	1
	"Look Around"	-	69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1986 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1987 (U.S.)
• Billboard Year-End

References

1. Billboard – November 15, 1986
2. Lytle, Craig. Freddie Jackson: Just Like The First Time > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
3. "Freddie Jackson | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
4. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
5. "Freddie Jackson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
8. "Freddie Jackson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
9. Freddie Jackson- Chart History @Billboard.com Retrieved January 28, 2012.
10. "American album certifications – Freddie Jackson – Just Like the First Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

External links

• Just Like The First Time at Discogs