Released 1977 Right on Time
(1977) Blam!
(1978) Release date 1977 Label A&M Records | Length 31:33 Artist The Brothers Johnson Producer Quincy Jones | |
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Recorded Feb 1, 1977 - Mar 21, 1977 Genres Funk, Soul music, Pop music Similar Blam!, Look Out for #1, Light Up the Night, Kickin', Winners | ||
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Right On Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S. It includes the number-one R&B song, Strawberry Letter 23, and winner of a Grammy Award in 1978 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, "Q".
Contents
The brothers johnson right on time full album 1977
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C+" grade and panned the duo for how "bland" and lifeless they made their funk: "Pop professionalism reduced to a concept in which all annoyances and other signs of life are eliminated". In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Stephen Cook gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and credited Quincy Jones for producing a "seamless mix of pop and funk".
Track listing
- "Runnin' For Your Lovin'" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) 5:05
- "Free Yourself, Be Yourself" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) 4:14
- "Q" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) 3:25
- "Right On Time" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 3:50
- "Strawberry Letter 23" - (Shuggie Otis) 4:58
- "Brother Man" - (Dave Grusin, George Johnson, Louis Johnson) 3:10
- "Never Leave You Lonely" - (Louis Johnson, Peggy Jones, Valerie Johnson) 3:02
- "Love Is" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Peggy Jones, Quincy Jones) 4:20
Personnel
Songs
1Runnin' For Your Lovin'5:06
2Free Yourself - Be Yourself4:13
3Q3:26