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Keep Your Eye on Me is a pop/R&B/dance album by Herb Alpert, released in 1987. It contains two hit singles, "Diamonds" and "Making Love in the Rain" (both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith). These Billboard Top 40 hits, along with the title track and "Pillow" (featuring co-lead vocals by Alpert and singer/wife Lani Hall) were written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The remainder of the album consists of tracks produced by Herb Alpert and various producers. The record was constructed with Side 1 (Tracks 1-5) featuring uptempo songs, while Side 2 (Tracks 6-10) featured down tempo songs and ballads.

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Keep Your Eye on Me
Studio album by Herb Alpert
Released	February 13, 1987
Genre	Instrumental pop, R&B, new jack swing
Length	43:53
Label	A&M
Producer	Herb Alpert; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Les Pierce; Roy Bittan; Shelly Yakus
Herb Alpert chronology
Classics Volume 20 (1987) Keep Your Eye on Me (1987) Under a Spanish Moon (1988)
Singles from Keep Your Eye on Me
"Keep Your Eye on Me" Released: 1986 "Diamonds" Released: March 14, 1987 "Making Love in the Rain" Released: July 20, 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

All trumpet solos were played by Herb Alpert.

The album was released on CD by A&M Records in 1987, along with extended CD singles of the title track and "Diamonds". It was re-released on September 12, 2013 in a download-only version available exclusively through Alpert's official website, HerbAlpertPresents.com.

Track listing

1. "Keep Your Eye on Me" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 5:13
2. "Hot Shot" (Albert Hammond) 3:56
3. "Diamonds" (Jam, Lewis) 4:53
4. "Traffic Jam" (Les Pierce) 3:16
5. "Cat Man Do" (Roy Bittan, Herb Alpert) 5:26
6. "Pillow" (Jam, Lewis) 4:32
7. "Our Song" (Alpert, Sal Macaluso) 3:55
8. "Making Love in the Rain" (Jam, Lewis) 5:56
9. "Rocket to the Moon" (John Barnes, Alpert) 3:52
10. "Stranger on the Shore" (Mr. Acker Bilk, R. Mellin) 2:54

Personnel

• Tracks 1, 3, 6 and 8 Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc.; Executive Producer: John McClain;
  Jimmy Jam: drum programming, keyboard programming, percussion (track 1, 3, 6 and 8), Fairlight programming (track 6), Oberheim programming (track 6); Terry Lewis: bass (track 3), percussion (track 3 and 6), background vocals (track 1, 3, 6 and 8); David Eiland: keyboard programming, sound FX sampler (track 1); Jerome Benton: background vocals (track 1); Lisa Keith: lead vocals (track 3 and 8), background vocals (track 1 and 6); Janet Jackson: lead vocals (track 3 and 8); Jellybean Johnson, James "Popeye" Greer: party vocals (track 3)
• Tracks 2, 7 and 9 Produced by Herb Alpert
  Laytham Armor: drums, keyboards, bass programming (track 2), synthesized bass, synthesizer, percussion programming (track 7); Michael Landau: guitar (track 2 and 9); Paul Jackson, Jr.: guitar (track 9); Paulinho Da Costa: percussion (track 2 and 9); John Barnes: organ (ftrack 2), keyboards (track 7 and 9), drum programming (track 9), Jeff Porcaro: drums (track 9); Neil Stubenhaus: bass (track 9)
• Track 4 Produced by Herb Alpert; Associate Producer: Les Pierce
  Les Pierce: drums, keyboard programming; Michael Landau: guitar
• Track 5 Produced by Herb Alpert and Roy Bittan
  Roy Bittan: keyboards; John Barnes: Yamaha DX7 keyboard; Paulinho Da Costa: percussion; Michael Landau: guitar; Jeff Porcaro: drums; Neil Stubenhaus: bass
• Track 10 Produced by Herb Alpert and Shelly Yakus
  John Barnes: Yamaha DX7 keyboard, Fairlight programming; Steve Schaeffer: drums, percussion; Michael Landau: guitar

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