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The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B band consisting of the American brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). [1] They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, with three singles topping the R&B charts (" I'll Be Good to You ", " Strawberry Letter 23 ", and " Stomp! ").
Brothers Johnson producer and mentor Quincy Jones heard the song, liked it, and convinced George to sing lead on the finished track. Released from their debut album, Look Out for #1 , it was a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot Singles Charts , peaking at number three, and a number one song on the Billboard R&B Charts during the summer of 1976. [ 2 ]
"Stomp!" is a song released by the Brothers Johnson from their fourth album, Light Up the Night, in early 1980. It reached number one on the Dance singles chart. [3] In the US it reached number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980. [4]
Right on Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo the Brothers Johnson.Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S.
A couple minor issues aside, Stomp: The Best of the Brothers Johnson -- released through Universal U.K.'s Spectrum division in 2013 -- is an ideal overview." Track listing [ edit ]
In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the Block.The new version of the song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seventy-five on the US pop chart in June 1990. [1]
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Light Up the Night was the final Brothers Johnson album to be produced by Quincy Jones. When Jones left A&M Records, he was contractually barred from having contact with the brothers. [3] This album includes the song "This Had to Be", co-written by Michael Jackson.