Don't Stop (Jeffrey Osborne album)

Summary

Don't Stop is the third solo album by Jeffrey Osborne, released on September 21, 1984.

Don't Stop
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1984
RecordedFebruary 1984–July 1984
GenreR&B, pop
Length40:40
LabelA&M
ProducerGeorge Duke
Jeffrey Osborne chronology
Stay with Me Tonight
(1983)
Don't Stop
(1984)
Emotional
(1986)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Gannett(favourable)[3]
People(favourable)[4]
The Village VoiceB+[2]

The album reached #39 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and #7 on the R&B album chart. The title song as well as the two other singles, "The Borderlines" and "Let Me Know", all reached #6, #7, and #44 on the R&B Singles Chart.

Track listing edit

  1. "Don't Stop" (David Batteau, Danny Sembello) - 4:09
  2. "Let Me Know" (Geoffrey Brillhart Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 5:26
  3. "The Borderlines" (Raymond Jones) - 5:27
  4. "The Power" (Don Freeman, Warren Giancaterino, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:51
  5. "Is It Right" (Jeffrey Osborne, David Wolinski) - 4:46
  6. "You Can't Be Serious" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:37
  7. "Crazy 'Bout Cha" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:31
  8. "Hot Coals" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:27
  9. "Live for Today" (David Batteau, Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:26

Personnel edit

Performers and Musicians

Production and Technical

  • Producer – George Duke
  • Production Assistance – Constance DeGuzman
  • Engineer and Remix – Tommy Vicari
  • Assistant Engineers – Ray Blair, Frank Dookun, Bino Espinoza, Mark Ettel, Steve Evans, Mitch Gibson, Danny Kopelson, Dave Luke, Sharon Rice, Nick Spigel and Erik Zobler.
  • Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
  • Design – Chuck Beeson and John Heiden
  • Photography – Matthew Rolston
  • Stylist – Cecille Parker
  • Management – Jack Nelson & Associates
  • Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, The Complex and Foot On The Hill Studio (Los Angeles, CA); Le Gonks West and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA); Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).

Charts edit

Singles edit

Year Single Chart positions
US US
R&B
1984 "Don't Stop" 44 6
"The Borderlines" 38 7
1985 "Let Me Know" 44

In popular culture edit

Eden Capwell and Cruz Castillo danced to "The Borderlines" in a 1985 Santa Barbara episode where Osborne made a guest appearance as himself.

References edit

  1. ^ Hogan, Ed. "Jeffrey Osbourne: Don't Stop". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 28, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York: Village Voice Media. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Gerds, Warren (January 5, 1985). Jeffrey Osbourne: Don't Stop. Gannett.
  4. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Don't Stop". people.com. People. February 11, 1985.
  5. ^ "Jeffrey Osborne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jeffrey Osborne Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.