Look Out for Number 1

For other uses, see Looking Out for Number One (disambiguation).

The correct title of this article is Look Out for #1. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

1976 studio album by The Brothers Johnson

Look Out for #1

Studio album by

The Brothers Johnson

Released| March 21, 1976
Recorded| 1976  at Record Plant, Westlake Audio and Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Genre|

* Soul
* funk
* disco

Length| 34:30
Label| A&M
Producer| Quincy Jones
The Brothers Johnson chronology
|  | Look Out for #1
(1976)  | Right on Time
(1977)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

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

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All tracks composed by George and Louis Johnson; except where indicated

1. "I'll Be Good to You" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Sonora Sam) 4:44
2. "Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin' Licks" (Instrumental) (Dave Grusin, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Paul Riser) 4:51
3. "Get The Funk Out Ma Face" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 2:27
4. "Tomorrow" (Instrumental) 2:58
5. "Free and Single" 4:07
6. "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 4:12
7. "Land of Ladies" 4:30
8. "Dancin' and Prancin'" 3:01
9. "The Devil" 3:40

## Personnel

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* 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

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### Charts

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Year  | Chart  | Peak
position

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1976  | Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 9
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 1
Billboard Jazz Albums[3] | 3

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Chart positions[4]

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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

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## External links

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* Brothers Johnson-Look Out For #1 at Discogs

## References

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1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Brothers Johnson: Look Out For #1 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 48.
3. ^ a b c "The Brothers Johnson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
4. ^ "The Brothers Johnson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
5. ^ "The Brothers Johnson: Look Out for #1". riaa.com. RIAA.

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The Brothers Johnson

* Louis Johnson
* George Johnson

* Alex Weir
* Richard Heath
* Wayne Vaughn
* Ricky Lawson
* Richard Diamond
* Michael "Patches" Stewart
* Michael Perkins
* Malcolm Robinson
* Mark Johnson

Studio albums|

* Look Out for #1
* Right on Time
* Blam!
* Light Up the Night
* Winners
* Out of Control
* Kickin'

Compilations|

Stomp: The Best of the Brothers Johnson

Songs|

* "I'll Be Good to You"
* "Strawberry Letter 23"
* "Stomp!"

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