The Brothers Johnson

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    Guitarist/vocalist George Johnson and bassist/vocalist Louis Johnson formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir while attending school in Los Angeles. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis Johnson later joined Billy Preston's band, and wrote "Music in My Life" and "The Kids and Me" for him before leaving his group in 1973.

    Quincy Jones hired them to play on his LP Mellow Madness, and recorded four of their songs, including "Is It Love That We're Missing?" and "Just a Taste of Me." Jones took them on a Japanese tour, then produced their debut LP, Look Out for Number 1, after they signed with A&M, which was also his label at the time (1976). They scored a number-one R&B and number-three pop hit with "I'll Be Good to You," and enjoyed R&B chart toppers in 1977 and 1980 respectively with "Strawberry Letter 23" and "Stomp!," while sustaining a consistent hit presence via such songs as "Get the Funk Out Ma Face" and "Runnin' for Your Lovin." Jones remade "I'll Be Good to You" in 1989 with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan on his Back on the Block release.

    The Brothers earned platinum records for Look Out for Number 1 and Right on Time. Jones produced both of these, along with their third and fourth LPs, Blam and Light Up the Night. The group produced its single "The Real Thing" in 1981. It reached number 11 on the R&B charts, and the Brothers had another hit with "Welcome to the Club" in 1982. They started doing separate ventures; Louis Johnson played bass on Michael Jackson's Thriller LP and recorded a gospel album, while George Johnson worked with Steve Arrington. Leon Sylvers produced their mid-'80s return LP Out of Control; it didn't equal their past success, but got them another R&B hit with "You Keep Coming Back" in 1984. They recorded Kickin' in 1988, and co-wrote "Tomorrow" with Siedah Garrett for Jones' Back on the Block in 1989.


    Album: Look Out For #1 (1976)



    01. I'll Be Good To You
    02. Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks
    03. Get The Funk Out Ma Face
    04. Tomorrow
    05. Free And Single
    06. Come Together
    07. Land Of Ladies
    08. Dancin' And Prancin'
    09. The Devil


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    Album: Right On Time (1977)



    01. Runnin' for Your Lovin'
    02. Free Yourself, Be Yourself
    03. 'Q'
    04. Right on Time
    05. Strawberry Letter 23
    06. Brother Man
    07. Never Leave You Lonely
    08. Love Is


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    Album: Blam! (1978)



    01. Ain't We Funkin' Now
    02. So Won't You Stay
    03. Blam !!
    04. Rocket Countdown - Blastoff
    05. Ride-O-Rocket
    06. Mista' Cool
    07. It's You Girl
    08. Streetwave


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/Ddjf9Xt


    Album: Light Up The Night (1980)


    01. Stomp
    02. Light Up The Night
    03. You Make Me Wanna Wiggle
    04. Treasure
    05. This Had To Be
    06. All About The Heaven
    07. Smilin' On Ya
    08. Closer To The One That You Love
    09. Celebrations


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/v9r8Zq8


    Album: Winners (1981)



    01. The Real Thing
    02. Dancin' Free
    03. Sunlight
    04. Teaser
    05. Caught Up
    06. In The Way
    07. I Want You
    08. Do It For Love
    09. Hot Mama
    10. Daydreamer Dream


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/TEYePCZ


    Album: Blast! (1983)



    01. Funk It (Funkadelala)
    02. Welcome To The Club
    03. The Great Awaking
    04. I'm Giving You All of My Love
    05. The Real Thing
    06. Ain't We Funkin Now
    07. Strawberry Letter 23
    08. Stomp
    09. Get The Funk Out Of Ma Face
    10. I'll Be Good To You


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/Qc3NsnW


    Album: Out Of Control (1984)


    01. You Keep Coming Back
    02. Lovers Forever
    03. Do You
    04. Let's Try Love Again
    05. I Came Here To Party
    06. Out Of Control
    07. Save Me
    08. Tokyo
    09. Dazed
    10. It's All Over Now


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/RQT99vU


    Album: Classics (Volume 11 (1987)


    01. Ain't We Funkin' Now
    02. Strawberry Letter #23
    03. Free and Single
    04. Stomp
    05. Runnin' For Your Lovin'
    06. "Q"
    07. Land Of Ladies
    08. Get The Funk Out Ma Face
    09. I'll Be Good To You
    10. Light Up The Night
    11. You Keep Me Coming Back
    12. The Real Thing
    13. Tokyo
    14. Ride-O-Rocket
    15. Funk It (Funkadelala)


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/AvP9vTE


    Album: Kickin' (1988)



    01. Kick It To The Curb
    02. Real Love
    03. I Fresh
    04. Still In Love
    05. P.O. Box 2000
    06. Ball Of Fire
    07. We Must Be In Love
    08. I'll Give It Up
    09. This Is Our Love
    10. Party Avenue

    http://www.fileserve.com/file/6dKvP46


    Album: The Very Best Of (2003)


    01. Is It Love That We're Missin'
    02. I'll Be Good To You
    03. Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks
    04. Get The Funk Out Ma Face
    05. Free And Single
    06. Tomorrow
    07. Strawberry Letter 23
    08. Runnin' For Your Lovin'
    09. Q
    10. Ain't We Funkin' Now
    11. Ride-O-Rocket
    12. Mista' Cool
    13. Stomp!
    14. Light Up The Night
    15. Treasure
    16. In The Way
    17. The Real Thing
    18. Welcome To The Club
    19. Funk It (Funkadelala)
    20. You Keep Me Coming Back


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/Js4CDkH


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