Let's Get the Mood Right is the fifth album by the American singer Johnny Gill, released in 1996.[3] Certified gold in January 1997,[4] it was his third and final album for Motown Records.

Let's Get the Mood Right
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
GenreR&B
Length73:06
LabelMotown[1]
ProducerKeith Andes, Big Bub, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Tony Rich, Joseph Powell, The Characters, Johnny Gill, R. Kelly, Al B. Sure & Kyle West, Kairi Styles
Johnny Gill chronology
Provocative
(1993)
Let's Get the Mood Right
(1996)
Favorites
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

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Let's Get The Mood Right
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Get The Mood Right"Keith Andes5:14
2."Touch"
  • Big Bub
  • Tom Jefferson
4:10
3."Maybe"Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:39
4."Having Illusions"
  • Rich
4:55
5."Bring It On"
  • Rich
  • Joe Rich
Rich4:16
6."Take Me (I'm Yours)"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Gill
  • Joseph Powell
  • Vanessa Powers
  • Powell
7:35
7."Love In An Elevator"4:40
8."It's Your Body" (featuring Roger Troutman)
  • Gill
Gill5:32
9."Someone To Love"Kelly3:51
10."4 U Alone"
  • Al B. Sure!
  • West
5:41
11."Love U Right"
  • Dupri
  • Seal (co.)
5:16
12."Simply Say I Love U" (featuring Stevie Wonder)
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • The Characters
4:30
13."I Know You Want Me"
  • Kairi Styles
  • Styles
  • Wayne Styles (co.)
4:03
14."So Gentle" (featuring Ronnie DeVoe)
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • The Characters
5:07
Total length:73:06

Personnel

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  • Nathan East - bass on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Babyface, Marc Nelson and Melvin Edmonds - backing vocals on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Charles Fearing - guitar on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Tony Rich - backing vocals on "Having Illusions" and "Bring It On"
  • Nathan Watts - bass overdubs on "It's Your Body"
  • R. Kelly - backing vocals on "Someone To Love"
  • LeVar "Lil' Tone" Wilson (nka T.L. Cross) of Ladae! - backing vocals on "4 U Alone"
  • Stevie Wonder - featured vocals on "Simply Say I Love U"
  • Ronnie DeVoe - rap on "So Gentle"

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Norment, Lynn (Jan 1997). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 52 (3): 20.
  2. ^ "Let's Get the Mood Right - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Johnny Gill Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Morris, Chris (1997). Alanis Morissette Tops '96 RIAA Certifications. Artists & Music. p. 103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Johnny Gill ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. ^ "Johnny Gill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Johnny Gill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Johnny Gill – Let's Get the Mood Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 9, 2021.