Celebration
Studio album by
Norman Brown
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999
Studio
  • Funky Joint Studios
  • Bill Schnee Studios
  • Adwin Recording Studios,

Van Nuys, CA

  • Alpha Recording Studios,

Burbank, CA

  • Titan Recording Studios,
Sherman Oaks, CA
GenreJazz
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerNorman Brown
Norman Brown chronology
Better Days Ahead
(1996)		 Celebration
(1999)		 Just Chillin'
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jazz Times(favourable)[2]

Celebration is the fourth studio album of jazz guitarist Norman Brown released in 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4][5]

Overview

Brown covered The Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New" on the album.[6]

A song from the LP called "Rain" also reached No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Out'a Nowhere"4:52
2."Together At Last"5:05
3."Paradise"4:26
4."You Make Me Feel Brand New"5:45
5."Celebration"4:23
6."Getting By"4:54
7."Rain"4:14
8."Never Again"4:39
9."Breaking Out"5:21
10."It's Time For Love"4:37
11."Stay Strong"4:42

[3]

Credits

  • Arranged by David Woods (tracks: 7, 8, 12), Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 8)
  • Co-producer – Herman Jackson (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Michael Vail Blum (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11)
  • Executive Producer – Matt Pierson
  • Mastered By Don C. Tyler
  • Producer – Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 8, 12)
  • Written by Brian Alexander Morgan (tracks: 7, 12), Brian Culbertson (tracks: 1), Jaco Pastorius (tracks: 7, 12), Kimberly Ross (tracks: 8), Linda Creed (tracks: 4), Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey (tracks: 8), Norman Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 11), Paul Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 8), Thomas Randolph Bell (tracks: 4), Todd Sucherman (tracks: 1)[3]

References

  1. ↑ Widran, Jonathan. "Norman Brown: Celebration". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ↑ Grey, Hilarie (December 1, 1999). "Norman Brown: Celebration". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
  3. 1 2 3 Norman Brown: Celebration. Warner Bros. Records. 1999.
  4. ↑ "Norman Brown: Celebration (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Norman Brown: Celebration (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Billboard.
  6. ↑ "You Make Me Feel Brand New by Norman Brown". secondhandsongs.com.
  7. ↑ "Norman Brown: Rain (Adult R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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