Winners (Brothers Johnson album)

1981 studio album by the Brothers Johnson

Winners

Studio album by

the Brothers Johnson

Released| 1981
Studio| Studio 55, Ocean Way Recording, Sunset Sound and A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
Genre|

* Funk
* soul
* post-disco

Length| 38:43
Label| A&M[1]
Producer| The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson chronology
| Light Up the Night
(1980)  | Winners
(1981)  | Out of Control
(1984)

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Winners is a studio album by the Brothers Johnson, released in 1981.[2][3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Sounds| [5]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic found, "Winners was the first Brothers Johnson album that Jones didn't produce—and it was also their first disappointing album... Definitely not one of the Brothers Johnson's essential releases, Winners is only recommended to completists."[4]

## Track listing

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1. "The Real Thing" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) - 3:48
2. "Dancin' Free" (Louis Johnson) - 3:44
3. "Sunlight" (George Johnson) - 3:43
4. "Teaser" (George Johnson) - 3:45
5. "Caught Up" (Louis Johnson, Valerie Johnson) - 4:01
6. "In the Way" (David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro) - 3:26
7. "I Want You" (Louis Johnson) - 5:13
8. "Do It for Love" (George Johnson) - 3:40
9. "Hot Mama" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) - 3:23
10. "Daydreamer Dream" (Annie Herring) - 4:00

## Personnel

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The Brothers Johnson

* George Johnson – lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8), electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), acoustic guitars (3), lead guitars (6 and 9), handclaps (1, 4, 8), string arrangements (1), backing vocals (3, 8), vocals (6, 7, 9), bass guitar (8)
* Louis Johnson – bass guitar (1–7, 9, 10), guitars (1, 7, 9, 10), handclaps (1, 4), keyboards (2, 5, 7), vocals (7, 9), synth bass (9)

Additional musicians

* Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8)
* Jeff Lorber – keyboards (3), synthesizers (4)
* David Paich – synthesizers (3), synth solo (3), keyboards (4–8), acoustic piano (9)
* Steve Porcaro – keyboards (6), synthesizers (6)
* Annie Herring – acoustic piano (10)
* Steve Lukather – guitars (4, 7, 9), guitar solo (7, 9)
* John Robinson – drums (1)
* Jeff Porcaro – drums (2, 4–10)
* Gerry Brown – drums (3)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–4, 6, 7, 8), handclaps (1, 4), cowbell (9)
* Debbie Johnson – handclaps (8)
* Ernie Watts – saxophone solo (1)
* Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 4, 8), string arrangements (1, 3, 8)
* David Diggs – horn arrangements (2), string arrangements (2, 5, 7, 10)
* Day Askey Burke – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 8, 10), handclaps (8)
* Ricky Heath – lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2, 4, 10), vocals (7)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (2, 10)
* Valerie Simpson – backing vocals (2, 4), vocals (5, 7), lead vocals (10)
* Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Smith – backing vocals (3)
* Lalomie Washburn – backing vocals (4)

## Production

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* The Brothers Johnson – producers, recording, mixing
* Jack Joseph Puig – recording, mixing
* Jim Cassell – assistant engineer
* Mark Ettel – assistant engineer
* Bobby Gerber – assistant engineer
* Don Koldon – assistant engineer
* Stephen Marcussen – assistant engineer
* Mike Reese – mastering
* Doug Sax – mastering
* The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
* Jeff Ayeroff – art direction
* Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
* Norman Seeff – photography
* Mick McGinty, Willardson & White, Inc. – medallion illustration
* The Fitzgerald/Hartley Co. – direction

## Charts

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Year  | Chart  | Peak
position

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1981  | US Billboard Top Soul Albums | 10
US Billboard Pop Albums | 48
Norway[6] | 21

## References

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1. ^ Thompson, Dave (December 21, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 - via Google Books.
2. ^ Holden, Stephen (November 1, 1981). "Pop Funk: Brothers Johnson". The New York Times - via NYTimes.com.
3. ^ Bradman, E. E. (July 28, 2023). "The Hard-Hitting Legacy of Louis "Thunder Thumbs" Johnson". BassPlayer.com.
4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Winners - The Brothers Johnson". AllMusic.
5. ^ McCullouch, Dave (July 25, 1981). "Food for health". Sounds. p. 31.
6. ^ "The Brothers Johnson: Winners". norwegiancharts.com. VG-Lista.

## External links

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* Brothers Johnson - Winners

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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"
* "Get The Funk Out Ma Face"
* "Strawberry Letter 23"
* "Stomp!"
* "Welcome to the Club"
* "You Keep Me Coming Back"

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