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Just Gets Better with Time

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Released
  
April 9, 1987

Label
  
SOLAR, Capitol

Release date
  
9 April 1987

Length
  
39:30

Artist
  
The Whispers

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Recorded
  
December 1986-March 1987

Just Gets Better with Time (1987)
  
More of the Night (1990)

Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop

Producers
  
Leon Sylvers III, Nicholas Caldwell, Gary Taylor, Grady Wilkins

Nominations
  
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo

Similar
  
The Whispers albums, Contemporary R&B albums

Just Gets Better with Time is an 1987 album by American R&B/Soul group The Whispers. Released on April 9, 1987 on SOLAR Records, This album features their highest charting pop single, "Rock Steady," which peaked inside the top 10 at number 7. The song also reached number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart. The album had four more singles released into the following year. Although none of these additional singles brought further pop success, and the first follow-up single, "Special F/X" only reached the UK charts (peaking at #69), the group maintained a strong presence on the R&B charts, with the album's title track reaching number 12 and "In The Mood," now a quiet storm staple, charting four spots lower at number 16. The fifth and final single, 1988's "No Pain, No Gain" reached a dismal 74 on the R&B chart, while limping to number 81 in the UK.

Contents

Despite the relative failure of the follow-ups to "Rock Steady," the album itself was a strong seller; it charted high in the U.S. (number 22 on the pop charts-their second highest showing there) while reaching number three on R&B. It is RIAA-certified platinum.

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Track listing

  1. "I Want You" (Richard Aguon, Ruben Laxamana, Lee Peters, Larry White) – 5:42
  2. "Special F/X" (Leon Sylvers III, J.M. Sylvers) – 5:10
  3. "Rock Steady" (Babyface, L.A. Reid, Bo Watson, Dwayne Ladd) – 4:50
  4. "No Pain, No Gain" (Kenny Aubrey, Kevin Grady, Leon Sylvers III) – 4:12
  5. "In The Mood" (Babyface, Daryl Simmons) – 4:47
  6. "Just Gets Better with Time" (Gary Taylor) – 4:30
  7. "Love's Calling" (Grady Wilkins) – 4:58
  8. "Give It To Me" (Nicholas Caldwell) – 5:21

The Whispers

  • Wallace "Scotty" Scott: lead & backing vocals
  • Walter Scott: lead & backing vocals
  • Marcus Hutson: lead & backing vocals
  • Nicholas Caldwell: lead & backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Leaveil Degree: lead & backing vocals
  • Additional personnel

  • Babyface: guitars, keyboards
  • Stanley Jones: guitars
  • Michael Thompson: guitars
  • David Grigsby: guitar
  • Larry White: guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Kevin Grady: keyboards, programming, percussion
  • Grady Wilkins: keyboards, synthesizers, bass, backing vocals
  • Ruben Laxamana: keyboards, bass synthesizer
  • Henry Concepcion: synthesizer and grand piano solos
  • Ron Artist: Prophet 2000 flute solo
  • Percy Scott: keyboards
  • Gary Taylor: keyboards, synthesizers, DMX drum programming, backing vocals
  • Leon Sylvers III: keyboards, bass, percussion, drum programming
  • Craig Ragland: bass
  • Melvin Coleman: bass
  • Kayo: bass
  • L.A. Reid: drums, percussion
  • Kirk Perkins: drums, percussion
  • Gregory Sweet: drum programming
  • Don Myrick: saxophone
  • Lee Peters: backing vocals
  • Songs

    1I Want You5:44
    2Special F/X5:10
    3Rock Steady4:49

    References

    Just Gets Better with Time Wikipedia