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Johnny Gill is the third album by Johnny Gill, released in 1990, and his first for Motown Records. The album produced four hit singles: "Rub You the Right Way," "My, My, My," "Wrap My Body Tight" and "Fairweather Friend". The album was recorded with the label during the hiatus of New Edition. The album sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Gill was born on May 22, 1966, in Washington, D.C., [2] the son of Johnny Gill Sr., a Baptist minister, [3] and his wife, Annie Mae Gill, [4] who had four boys. He started singing at the age of five, performing in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and "Wings of Faith". [2]
The discography of Johnny Gill, an American R&B singer, consists of eight solo studio albums, thirty-seven singles, and three official compilation albums.In addition to solo albums, he has recorded one duet album with Stacy Lattisaw, as well as three albums as a member of New Edition and two albums as a member of supergroup LSG.
Provocative is the fourth album by American R&B recording artist Johnny Gill. It was his second album for Motown Records and fourth album overall. Three singles were released from the album with music videos. The first single, "The Floor", was accompanied by a music video directed by Julien Temple.
"Rub You the Right Way" is a song by American singer Johnny Gill, issued as the first single from his self-titled third album in March 1990. The single was written and produced by James Harris III & Terry Lewis .
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"The Floor" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 22, 1993, as that week's "Hot Shot Debut". [3] Four weeks later, on June 19, the song peaked at number 56. [4] It became a top-20 hit on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, reaching number 11, and also appeared on two other Billboard rankings: the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart (number 32) and the Maxi-Singles Sales chart (number 49).
The song samples "A Star in the Ghetto" by Average White Band and "The Jam" by Graham Central Station. [ 6 ] A music video was filmed in and around the Orchard Park Housing Projects , in the Roxbury section of Boston, where five of the six (excluding Johnny Gill) New Edition members grew up.