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Look Out for Number 1
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| Look Out for #1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 at Record Plant, Westlake Audio and Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
| The Brothers Johnson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
Look Out for #1 is the debut album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson released in 1976. The album reached number one on the R&B albums chart and number three on the jazz albums chart in the United States.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by George and Louis Johnson; except where indicated
- "I'll Be Good to You" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Sonora Sam) 4:44
- "Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks" (Instrumental) (Dave Grusin, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Paul Riser) 4:51
- "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 2:27
- "Tomorrow" (Instrumental) 2:58
- "Free and Single" 4:07
- "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 4:12
- "Land of Ladies" 4:30
- "Dancin' and Prancin'" 3:01
- "The Devil" 3:40
Personnel
[edit]- George Johnson - Lead Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Louis Johnson - Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals
- Dave Grusin - Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer
- Don Lewis - Keyboards (Armand Pascettas Polyphonic Synthesized Keyboard System)
- Harvey Mason - Drums, Percussion
- Ian Underwood - Synthesizer
- Toots Thielemans - Harmonica
- Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
- Billy Cobham - Timbales
- Ernie Watts, Sahib Shihab, Terry Harrington - Saxophone, Flute
- Bill Lamb, Chuck Findley - Trumpet
- Glenn Ferris - Trombone
- Jesse Kirkland, Jim Gilstrap, Pepper Swinson, Syreeta Wright - Background vocals
- Lee Ritenour - Guitar on "Land of Ladies"
- Paul Riser - Horn arrangements
- Technical
- Chris Brent, Peter Chaikin, Phil Schier - engineer, mixing
- Roland Young - art direction
- Elliot Gilbert - photography
Charts and certifications
[edit]Charts
[edit]| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 9 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 1 | |
| Billboard Jazz Albums[3] | 3 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1976 | "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" | 30 | 4 | 11 |
| "I'll Be Good To You" | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 1977 | "Free And Single" | — | 26 | — |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lytle, Craig. Brothers Johnson: Look Out For #1 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 48.
- ^ a b c "The Brothers Johnson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "The Brothers Johnson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
- ^ "The Brothers Johnson: Look Out for #1". riaa.com. RIAA.
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