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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.

Provocative
Studio album by
Johnny Gill
ReleasedJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
Recorded1992-93
Studio
  • Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota)
  • Studio LaCoCo
  • Doppler Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Elumba Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Studio 4 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre
  • R&B
  • new jack swing
  • soul
Length
  • 47:43 (US version)
  • 63:15 (UK version)
LabelMotown
Producer
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Babyface and L.A. Reid
  • Boyz II Men
  • Daryl Simmons and Kayo
Johnny Gill chronology
Johnny Gill
(1990)
Provocative
(1993)
Let's Get the Mood Right
(1996)

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. Temple previously directed the music video "Fairweather Friend" from Gill's previous album.[1] The second single "I Got You" was directed by Sanji.[2] The video for the third single "Long Way From Home" was directed by Wayne Isham.

Provocative was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 11, 1993.[3] The most successful single from the album was "The Floor", which peaked at number six in Australia,[4] reached number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[5] and charted within the top 50 in the Netherlands and New Zealand.[4]


Track listing


Provocative
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Provocative"
  • James Harris III
  • Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:32
2."The Floor"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:13
3."Where No Man Has Gone Before"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:59
4."I Got You"
  • Wanya Morris
  • Shawn Stockman
  • Nathan Morris
  • Herb Rooney
  • Morris
  • Stockman
  • Morris
  • Michael McCary [a]
4:16
5."A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Jack Daniels
  • Bonnie Thompson
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis3:59
6."Long Way From Home"
  • Antonio "L.A." Reid
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
  • Daryl Simmons
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
4:40
7."Tell Me How U Want It"
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
  • Kevin "Kayo" Roberson
  • Simmons
4:51
8."Mastersuite"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • James Todd Smith
  • Gill
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:46
9."Quiet Time To Play"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis4:48
10."I Know Where I Stand"
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:41
11."There U Go"
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
  • Reid
  • Edmonds
  • Simmons
5:16
12."Let's Just Run Away"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Lance Alexander
  • Tony Tolbert
  • George Duke
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Lance Alexander
  • prof. t
5:15
Total length:63:15
Notes

Personnel


Credits adapted from liner notes,[6] Discogs[7] and Allmusic.[8]

Technical

References


  1. "Fairweather Friend Johnny Gill (1990)". explore.bfi.org.uk. BFI Film Forever. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. "Johnny Gill & Boyz II Men - I Got You". mvdbase.com. MVD Base. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. "Gold & Platinum: Johnny Gill - Provocative - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Johnny Gill – The Floor". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. "Johnny Gill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. Johnny Gill - Provocative. Motown Record Company L.P. 3746363552
  7. Gill, Johnny. "Provocative". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  8. Gill, Johnny. "Provocative (album credits)". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-10-12.



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