Juice (Oran "Juice" Jones album)
Juice is the debut album by Oran "Juice" Jones. It was released in 1986 through Def Jam Recordings and was the first R&B album the famed label ever released. The album was a modest success, peaking at 44 on the Billboard 200 and 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, but the album's lead single "The Rain" garnered the most success, making it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was eventually certified gold on October 7, 1991.
Track listing
- "The Rain" – 5:08 (Vincent "V.F." Bell)
- "You Can't Hide from Love" – 5:13 (Bell)
- "Here I Go Again" – 4:50 (Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson, Terry Johnson, Warren Moore)
- "Curiosity" – 4:04 (Bell)
- "Your Song" – 4:36 (Oran "Juice" Jones, Davy DMX, Larry Smith, Trevor Gale)
- "Love Will Find a Way" – 3:55 (Jones, Izzy Flores)
- "It's Yours" – 4:07 (Jones, Danny Harris, Kurtis Blow, Steve Breck)
- "1.2.1." – 4:14 (Bell, Fredrick Gorden)
- "Two Faces" – 4:43 (Michael Gabriel)
Production
- Arranged by Vincent "V.F" Bell, Michael Gabriel, James Austin and Frederick Gorden; Vocals arranged by Oran "Juice" Jones and Vincent "V.F." Bell
- Produced by Vincent "V.F." Bell and Russell Simmons; "It's Yours" produced by Kurtis Blow
- Recording and Mix Engineers: Andy Wallace, Aquilli Walker, Jay Burnette, Joe Blaney
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg
Personnel
- Oran "Juice" Jones: Vocal
- Frederick Gorden: Keyboards, Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- Izzy Flores, Michael Gabriel: Keyboards
- David Miles: Guitars
- David Boonshoft, Leon Lewis: Bass
- Joe Damone: Drums, Percussion
- Vincent "V.F." Bell: Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
- Patience Higgins: Sax
- David "Mr. Motion" Motion: All Instruments on "You Can't Hide From Love", "Here We Go Again" and "Your Song"