Celebration (Norman Brown album)

1999 studio album by Norman Brown

Celebration

Studio album by

Norman Brown

Released| August 10, 1999
Studio|

* Funky Joint Studios
* Bill Schnee Studios
* Adwin Recording Studios,

Van Nuys, CA

* Alpha Recording Studios,

Burbank, CA

* Titan Recording Studios,

Sherman Oaks, CA
Genre| Jazz
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer| Norman Brown
Norman Brown chronology
| Better Days Ahead
(1996)  | Celebration
(1999)  | Just Chillin'
(2004)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Jazz Times| (favourable)[2]

Celebration is the fourth studio album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4][5]

## Overview

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Brown covered the Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New" on the album.[6]

A song from the LP called "Rain" reached No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[7]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Out'a Nowhere"| 4:52
2.| "Together at Last"| 5:05
3.| "Paradise"| 4:26
4.| "You Make Me Feel Brand New"| 5:45
5.| "Celebration"| 4:23
6.| "Getting By"| 4:54
7.| "Rain"| 4:14
8.| "Never Again"| 4:39
9.| "Breaking Out"| 5:21
10.| "It's Time for Love"| 4:37
11.| "Stay Strong"| 4:42

## Credits

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* Arranged by David Woods (tracks: 7, 8, 12), Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 8)
* Co-producer – Herman Jackson (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Michael Vail Blum (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11)
* Executive Producer – Matt Pierson
* Mastered By Don C. Tyler
* Producer – Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 8, 12)
* Written by Brian Alexander Morgan (tracks: 7, 12), Brian Culbertson (tracks: 1), Jaco Pastorius (tracks: 7, 12), Kimberly Ross (tracks: 8), Linda Creed (tracks: 4), Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey (tracks: 8), Norman Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 11), Paul Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 8), Thomas Randolph Bell (tracks: 4), Todd Sucherman (tracks: 1)[3]

## References

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1. ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Norman Brown: Celebration". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. ^ Grey, Hilarie (December 1, 1999). "Norman Brown: Celebration". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
3. ^ a b Norman Brown: Celebration. Warner Bros. Records. 1999.
4. ^ "Norman Brown: Celebration (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. ^ "Norman Brown: Celebration (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Billboard.
6. ^ "You Make Me Feel Brand New by Norman Brown". secondhandsongs.com.
7. ^ "Norman Brown: Rain (Adult R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.

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Albums|

* Just Between Us (1992)
* After the Storm (1994)
* Better Days Ahead (1996)
* Celebration (1999)
* Just Chillin' (2002)
* 24/7 (with Gerald Albright, 2012)

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