Finesse (Glenn Jones album)

1984 studio album by Glenn Jones

Finesse

Studio album by

Glenn Jones

Released| August 14, 1984
May, 2010 (CD reissue)
Recorded| 1983–1984
Studio|

* Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
* Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA
* Devonshire Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA

Genre|

* R&B
* pop
* soul

Length| 62:11
Label| RCA
Producer|

* Leon Sylvers III
* LaLa Cope
* Steve Horton
* Wayne Brathwaite

Glenn Jones chronology
| Everybody Loves A Winner
(1983)  | Finesse
(1984)  | Take It From Me
(1986)

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Singles from  Finesse

1. "Show Me"
Released: 1984
2. "Bring Back Your Love"
Released: 1985
3. "Everlasting Love"
Released: 1985

Finesse is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Glenn Jones. Released in 1984 on RCA Records. The album features the lead hit single "Show Me" which peaked to number 3 on Billboard's R&B Songs chart and the top 20 hit single "Bring Back Your Love".

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Finesse"|

* Leon Sylvers III
* Pamela Phillips-Oland

| 5:09
2.| "You're The One I Love"|

* Steve Horton

| 5:44
3.| "Show Me"|

* LaLa Cope

| 5:30
4.| "It Hurts To Much"|

* Dana Marshall
* Wardell Potts, Jr

| 5:11
5.| "Meet Me Halfway There"|

* Marshall
* Dana Meyers
* Rickey Smith
* Potts

| 5:36
6.| "Bring Back Your Love"|

* Marshall
* Smith
* Potts

| 5:28
7.| "Everlasting Love"|

* Angelique Giles
* Wayne Brathwaite

| 5:39
8.| "On The Floor"|

* Marshall
* Smith
* Sidney Justin

| 5:03

Reissue bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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9.| "Finesse" (12" Remix)|  | 5:04
10.| "I Am Somebody" (12" Remix)|

* Kossi Gardner

| 6:28
11.| "I Am Somebody" (Instrumental)|  | 5:30

## Personnel and credits

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Credits taken from album liner notes.[1]

* Lead Vocals – Glenn Jones
* Arranged By [Vocals] – Dana Marshall (2) (tracks: 4, 6), Dana Meyers (tracks: 5), LaLa* (tracks: 7), Leon Sylvers III* (tracks: 1), Sidney Justin (tracks: 8), Wardell Potts, Jr. (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
* Backing Vocals – Bernard Fowler (tracks: 7), Dana Marshall (2) (tracks: 6), Dana Meyers (tracks: 1, 4, 5), Freddie Jackson (tracks: 3)
Glenn Jones (tracks: 5, 6, 8), LaLa (tracks: 3, 7), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1), Meli'sa Morgan (tracks: 2), Sidney Justin (tracks: 6), Steve Horton (tracks: 2), Yolanda Lee-Lewis (tracks: 7)
* Bass – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), LaLa (tracks: 3), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
* Coordinator [Reissue] – Paul M. Robinson
* Drum Programming – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), Steve Horton (tracks: 2), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2)
* Drums – J.T. Lewis (tracks: 3, 7), Wardell Potts, Jr. (tracks: 4 to 6, 8)
* Guitar – Chuck Gentry (2) (tracks: 5), Earnest "Pepper" Reed* (tracks: 1, 4), Marlo Henderson (tracks: 1)
Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Steve Recker (tracks: 7, 8)
* Keyboards – Barry Eastmond (tracks: 3, 7), Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), LaLa (tracks: 2, 3), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8), Steve Horton (tracks: 2)
Wardell Potts, Jr. (tracks: 4), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 7)
* Percussion – Jorge Bermudez (tracks: 4, 6), LaLa (tracks: 3), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1), Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3), Terrance Floyd (tracks: 5)
Wardell Potts, Jr. (tracks: 8), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 3)
* Piano, Soloist – Barry Eastmond (tracks: 7)
* Synthesizer [Bass] – Kevin Walker (tracks: 1), Rickey Smith (tracks: 4 to 6, 8)
* Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Kashif (tracks: 3)
* Executive-Producer – Louise C. West
* Engineer [Mastering] – Tom Coyne
* Engineer [Recording] – Jim Shifflet, Kirk Ferraioli, Les Cooper, Mike Frenke
* Mastered By – Tony Wells
* Producer – LaLa Cope (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Leon Sylvers III (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9), Robert Wright (tracks: 10, 11)
Steve Horton (tracks: 2, 3, 7), Wayne Brathwaite (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
* Production Manager [Reissue] – Matt Murphy
* Reissue Producer – Donald Cleveland, Tony Calvert
* Remastered By – Mark Wilder
* Remix [Engineer] – Michael H. Brauer (tracks: 10, 11)
* Remix producer – Nick Martinelli & David Todd (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6)

Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA/JIVE Label Group Copyright (c) – Funkytowngrooves USA Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1984)  | Peak
position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 18

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1985)  | Position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 49

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Peak
positions

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Pop | US
R&B
1984  | "Show Me"  | -- | 3
1985  | "Bring Back Your Love"  | -- | 18
"Everlasting Love"  | -- | 85

## References

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1. ^ Glenn Jones - Finesse, 2010 (CD, Album) at Discogs
2. ^ "Glenn Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
3. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.

## External links

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* Glenn Jones - Finesse at All Music
* Glenn Jones - Finesse at Discogs

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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