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Recorded between 1984 and 1996. Includes liner notes by Amy Linden.
You can't be any hotter than R&B singer Johnny Gill was in the early '90s; he participated in five consecutive singles that hit number one or number two on the Billboard R&B charts between February 1990 and April 1991, while his self-titled label debut on Motown Records went double-platinum. Subsequent efforts were not as successful, and as of the spring of 2002, Gill had been MIA since releasing a Christmas single in 1997, but the liner notes to this collection report him to be "reportedly in the studio." Meanwhile, Hip-O's Ultimate Collection lives up to its title (as the imprint's other volumes in this series have) by lavishing 79-and-a-half minutes on a straightforward, chronological assemblage of the highlights of Gill's career, including work done for labels not controlled by Hip-O parent Universal, such the Stacy Lattisaw duet "Perfect Combination" that first came out on the Atlantic subsidiary Cotillion in 1984. An R&B singer's career these days is a dizzying combination of regular singles, soundtrack excerpts, and featured appearances on other people's records, but this compilation gathers up all of Gill's most popular recordings, including "I'm Still Waiting" from the movie New Jack City, Shanice's "Silent Prayer," and Shabba Ranks' "Slow and Sexy," the latter two guest appearances by the singer. Also included is the chart-topping New Edition song "Can You Stand the Rain," and, of course, all of Gill's own major hits, most of them written and produced by the likes of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and L.A. & Babyface, are included. (There is also one worthy album-only track, "Maybe," from 1996's Let's Get the Mood Right.) The result outdistances a previous Gill best-of, Favorites, which focused only on his Motown solo hits. For the moment, this is Johnny Gill's best so far; one can only hope there will be more. ~ William Ruhlmann
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of Hip-O Records "Ultimate Collection" series.
Solo Hits,Duets W/S.Lattisaw, Shanice,Roger,S.Ranks +New Edi
Compilation producers: Pat Lawrence, Dana G. Smart.
Personnel: C.L. Smooth (rap vocals).
Audio Remixer: Pete Rock.
Liner Note Author: Amy Linden.
Photographers: Chris Cuffaro; Jim Shea.
Arrangers: Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis.
Personnel includes: Johnny Gill, Stacy Lattisaw, Shanice, New Edition (vocals); Shabba Ranks (rap vocals); Roger Troutman (vocodor).
Producers include: Narada Michael Walden, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, L.A. Reid, Babyface.
Ultimate Collection Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $1.96) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Soul/R&B, Urban Soundtrack, Contemporary R&B | | Label | Hip-O | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank | 14364  | | CD Universe Part number | 3021942 | | Catalog number | 584274 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 26, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Johnny Gill C.L. Smooth - rap vocals
Also: Roger Troutman, New Edition, Shabba Ranks, Shanice, Stacy Lattisaw |
Johnny Gill Ultimate Collection Songs Ultimate Collection Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   A Must Have For any real JG fan, this cd must be in the collection!. Submitted by rollsetc (Southfield, MI)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Johnny at his best Play this when it is raining outside and you your lady are alone MY MY MY Submitted by ormchey (Temple hill,s md.)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Complete compilation! You know how you buy "Greatest Hits" albums for your favorite artists and you get about 6 good songs by the artist and about 9 fillers?! Well, that is not true for this CD. This is a complete collection of all of the great work by this artist. I can not think of one JG's hits that aren't on this CD. Its is a must buy! Submitted by abland (Washington, D.C.)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
It's Really The "Ultimate". This is one of the best collections of Johnny Gill's hits ever, despite the fact that it's noticeably missing the tune "Let's Get The Mood Right." Nonetheless, someone finally had the good common sense to include J.G.'s earlier classic "Half Crazy", his phenonmenal duet with Shanice Wilson "Silent Prayer", and the slamming track "There U Go. These three tunes coupled with the obvious "My, My, My", "Rub You the Right Way", and "Can You Stand The Rain", makes this collection "ultimate" to say the least. It would have been a lethal collection had it included the live version of "My, My, My.", but I know that's like asking for Johnny to sing it to us personally. Submitted by ladydujour1117 (Washington, DC) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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