Album US 1990 on Columbia label
Electronic (RnB/Swing, Downtempo)
A1, A8 Recorded at Studio On Wheels, Glendale, CA A2 to A7, B1 to B8 Recorded at The Lab, West Orange, NJ Additional recording at Chameleon Sound Studio, East Orange, NJ and Sound Tracks Recording Studios, New York, NY A1, A2, A5, A8, B6, B7 Mixed at Marathon Recording, New York, NY A6, B1, B2, B4 Mixed at Sorceror SOund, New York, NY A4, B8 Mixed at House Of Music, West Orange, NJ Edited at Sound Tracks Recording Studio, New York, NY Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY ℗ © 1990 CBS Records Inc.
![]() | Surface , *1983 album by, , assistant |
![]() | Bernard Jackson voc, bvoc, *1967 US backing vocals, band, surface are, bass, fretless bass, drum programming, lead vocals, synthesizer, written by |
![]() | David Conley fl, *1953 US backing vocals, band, surface are, drum programming, flute, shakuhachi, flute, synthesizer, synthesizer, bass, written by |
![]() | David Townsend g, bvoc, 1955-2005 US backing vocals, band, surface are, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, synthesizer, bass, written by |
![]() | Scott Cantor , assistant, engineer, assistant |
![]() | Bassy Bob Brockmann tr, fh, key, *1962 US drum programming, mixed by, engineer, overdubs, drum programming, & overdubs |
![]() | Christopher Savino , , assistant |
![]() | Jose Fernandez , , assistant |
![]() | Brian Simpson p, key, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, written by |
![]() | Bobby Wooten org, engineer, additional, synthesizer, strings, piano, acoustic, conductor, arranged by, strings, synthesizer, strings, piano, acoustic, conductor, strings, arranged by, strings |
![]() | Vassal Benford , US keyboards, synthesizer, strings, piano, acoustic |
![]() | Regina Belle bvoc, voc, *1963 US voice, special love voice |
![]() | Jeff Toone , US , assistant |
![]() | Judy Kirschner , , assistant |
![]() | Eileen Folson vc, 1956-2007 US contractor, strings |
![]() | Gene Lake dr, *1966 US drums, drum programming, synthesizer, bass & keyboard, written by |
![]() | Alfred Brown vl, US strings |
![]() | Alvin McCall vc, US strings |
![]() | Brenda Vincent , strings |
![]() | Bruce Wang vc, US strings |
![]() | Carlos Baptiste vn, US strings |
![]() | Cecelia Hobbs vn, strings |
![]() | Clarissa Howell vc, strings |
![]() | Crystal Garner vl, strings |
![]() | Diane Monroe vn, strings |
![]() | Felix Farrar vn, strings |
![]() | Garfield Moore vc, strings |
![]() | Jon Kass vn, strings |
![]() | Juliet Haffner vl, US strings |
![]() | Lesa Terry vn, strings |
![]() | Marianne Henry vn, strings |
![]() | Maxine Roach vn, vl, strings |
![]() | Melanie Baker vn, strings |
![]() | Patmore Lewis vn, strings |
![]() | Richard E. Spencer vl, strings |
![]() | Sandra Billingslea vn, strings |
![]() | Guy Vaughn bvoc, b, key, voc, drum programming, percussion |
![]() | Joshua Thompson , keyboards, strings, synthesizer, bass, written by |
![]() | Gene Lennon , programmed by, written by |
![]() | Monet Jackson , lead vocals |
![]() | Bianca Conley , vocals |
Carol Chen art direction |
Bob Giammarco edited by, digital editing |
Kendal Stubbs engineer, assistant |
Paul Higgins engineer, assistant, mixed by |
Earl Cole management |
José Rodriguez mastered by |
Todd Gray photography by, covers |
Cesar Vera photography by, inner photo |
Surface producer, mixed by |
Stephanie McCravey production manager, production assistant |
Brian Simpson drum programming |
John Falzarano recorded by |
Bassy Bob Brockmann mixed by |
David Conley recorded by |
Derrick Culler backing vocals |
Everett Collins backing vocals |
Regina Belle backing vocals |
Belinda Whitney-Barratt concertmaster |
David Leibowitz engineer, additional |
Carl Beatty mixed by |
Judy Kirschner mixed by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | The First Time | Surface | Bernard Jackson, Brian Simpson | 4:15 |
2 | Give Her Your Love | Surface | Bernard Jackson, David Townsend | 5:44 |
3 | Rainbow (Reprise) (Interlude) | Surface | David Conley, David Townsend | 0:42 |
4 | All I Want Is You | Surface | David Conley, Derrick Culler | 5:54 |
5 | Tomorrow | Surface | David Conley, David Townsend, Derrick Culler | 5:03 |
6 | You're The One | Surface | David Conley, David Townsend, Derrick Culler | 5:32 |
7 | We Don't Have To Say Good-bye (Interlude) | Surface | Bernard Jackson | 0:19 |
8 | Never Gonna Let You Down | Surface | Bernard Jackson | 4:00 |
9 | "10" | Surface | Bernard Jackson | 4:06 |
10 | Don't Wanna Turn You Off | Surface | David Conley, Gene Lennon, Joshua Thompson | 5:12 |
11 | Kid Stuff (Young Love) (Interlude) | Surface | David Townsend, Twyla Herbert | 0:47 |
12 | When It Comes To Love | Surface | Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend | 5:08 |
13 | Echoes (Interlude) | Surface | David Conley | 0:33 |
14 | Ain't Givin' Up | Surface | David Conley, Everett Collins | 4:10 |
15 | Love X Trust | Surface | Bernard Jackson, Gene Lake | 4:45 |
16 | Kid Stuff (Believe In Yourself) | Surface | Bernard Jackson, David Conley, David Townsend | 2:38 |