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Just Like The First Time
Just Like The First Time
Studio album by Freddie Jackson
Released	November 6, 1986
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
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;

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Track listing edit

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

Personnel and credits edit

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 edit

Weekly charts edit

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 edit

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

Singles edit

Year	Single	Chart positions^[8]
Year	Single	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	US R&B
1986	"Tasty Love"	41	1
1986	"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 edit


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

References edit

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