Let's Get the Mood Right

Let's Get the Mood Right is the fifth album by the American singer Johnny Gill, released in 1996.[4] Certified gold in January 1997,[5] it was his third and final album for Motown Records.

Let's Get the Mood Right
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1996
GenreR&B
Length73:06
LabelMotown[1]
ProducerKeith Andes, Big Bub, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Tony Rich, Joseph Powell, The Characters, Johnny Gill, R. Kelly, Al B. Sure & Kyle West, Kairi Styles
Johnny Gill chronology
Provocative
(1993)
Let's Get the Mood Right
(1996)
Favorites
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
USA TodayStarStarStarHalf star[3]

Track listing

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Let's Get The Mood Right
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Get The Mood Right"Keith Andes5:14
2."Touch"
  • Big Bub
  • Tom Jefferson
4:10
3."Maybe"Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis5:39
4."Having Illusions"
  • Rich
4:55
5."Bring It On"
  • Rich
  • Joe Rich
Rich4:16
6."Take Me (I'm Yours)"
  • Harris III
  • Lewis
  • Gill
  • Joseph Powell
  • Vanessa Powers
  • Powell
7:35
7."Love In An Elevator"4:40
8."It's Your Body" (featuring Roger Troutman)
  • Gill
Gill5:32
9."Someone To Love"Kelly3:51
10."4 U Alone"
  • Al B. Sure!
  • West
5:41
11."Love U Right"
  • Dupri
  • Seal (co.)
5:16
12."Simply Say I Love U" (featuring Stevie Wonder)
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • The Characters
4:30
13."I Know You Want Me"
  • Kairi Styles
  • Styles
  • Wayne Styles (co.)
4:03
14."So Gentle" (featuring Ronnie DeVoe)
  • Taylor
  • Farrar
  • The Characters
5:07
Total length:73:06

Personnel

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  • Nathan East - bass on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Babyface, Marc Nelson and Melvin Edmonds - backing vocals on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Charles Fearing - guitar on "Let's Get the Mood Right"
  • Tony Rich - backing vocals on "Having Illusions" and "Bring It On"
  • Nathan Watts - bass overdubs on "It's Your Body"
  • R. Kelly - backing vocals on "Someone To Love"
  • LeVar "Lil' Tone" Wilson (nka T.L. Cross) of Ladae! - backing vocals on "4 U Alone"
  • Stevie Wonder - featured vocals on "Simply Say I Love U"
  • Ronnie DeVoe - rap on "So Gentle"

Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. Norment, Lynn (January 1997). "Sounding Off". Ebony. 52 (3): 20.
  2. "Let's Get the Mood Right - Johnny Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Jones, Steve (October 29, 1996). "R&B Album Review". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 23, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  4. "Johnny Gill Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. Morris, Chris (1997). Alanis Morissette Tops '96 RIAA Certifications. Artists & Music. p. 103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. "Johnny Gill ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. "Johnny Gill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  8. "Johnny Gill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  10. "American album certifications – Johnny Gill – Let's Get the Mood Right". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 9, 2021.