Juice is the debut studio album by American singer Oran "Juice" Jones. It was released in 1986 through Def Jam Recordings, marking the first R&B album the label ever released. The recording sessions took place at Chung King House of Metal, Shakedown Sound Studios, Unique Recording, New Fresh, and Rawlston Recording Studio, in Brooklyn. The album was produced by Vincent Bell, Russell Simmons, and Kurtis Blow. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. "The Rain" reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 7, 1991.
Track listing
Personnel
Oran "Juice" Jones – vocals, vocal arranger Vincent F. Bell – backing vocals, arrangement, vocal arranger, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9) Frederick Gordon – backing vocals, keyboards, arrangement, drum programming Annette Taylor – backing vocals Fauns Bell – backing vocals Atom – backing vocals David Miles – guitar Izzy Flores – keyboards Michael Gabriel – keyboards, arrangement David Boonshoft – bass Leon Lewis – bass Joe Damone – drums Patience Higgins – saxophone David Motion – instrumentation (tracks: 2, 3, 5) Jimmy Austin – arrangement Russell Simmons – producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 9) Kurtis Blow – producer (track 7) Akili Walker – engineering Andy Wallace – engineering Jay Burnett – engineering Joe Blaney – engineering Howie Weinberg – mastering
Charts Chart (1986) PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 44US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 3
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