Juice (Oran "Juice" Jones album)

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.

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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Track listing

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  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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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