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Just Family

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Just Family
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1978
StudioChateau Recorders, North Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length39:34
LabelElektra
ProducerStanley Clarke
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Dee Dee Bridgewater
(1977)
Just Family
(1978)
Bad for Me
(1979)

Just Family is the third studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.[1] The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Jazzwise[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[6]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[7]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic noted: "Neither 1977's Just Family nor 1979's Bad for Me can be considered Dee Dee Bridgewater's best work, but fans of mature, mid- to late-'70s R&B should find them moderately appealing. Though Bridgewater would not really hit her stride until her return to jazz in the '90s, she was more than competent when it came to fitting in with the likes of Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, Minnie Riperton, and Patti Austin."

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Family"Stanley Clarke, Richard Duncan, Gilbert Moses5:06
2."Maybe Today"Gilbert Moses6:54
3."Children Are the Spirit (Of the World)"Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Ray Gomez, Gilbert Moses3:07
4."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"Elton John, Bernie Taupin4:58
5."Sweet Rain"John Barnes, Sharon Barnes3:05
6."Open Up Your Eyes"Ronnie Foster5:33
7."Night Moves"Michael Franks, Michael Small3:12
8."Thank the Day (You Walked into My Life)"Gilbert Moses5:17
9."Melody Maker"William Allen2:22
Total length:39:34

Personnel

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Charts

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Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 13[2]
Billboard 200 170

References

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  1. ^ Dee Dee Bridgewater: Just Family. Elektra Records. 1977.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard's Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Billboard. June 10, 1978. p. 58.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Just Family". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ Shipton, Alyn (May 2015). "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. Penguin. p. 163. ISBN 9780141023274. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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