★★★★★
In his nearly three decades as a national recording artist, Johnny Gill has shown himself to be an immensely talented vocalist who has never reached the level of critical achievement that his talents appeared to warrant. The former classmate and friend of Stacy Lattisaw was discovered and signed by the Cotillion label when he was just a teenager, and his deep, mature voice and interpretive skills were jaw dropping...
- www.soultracks.com
2011-10-31
★★★★★
Johnny Gill is easily the most enigmatic R&B vocalist of his generation. Blessed with a stunningly mature full baritone that he first introduced to audiences as a 16-year-old, during a 19-year career, Gill has consistently recorded underwhelming material. He achieved some semblance of real crossover success in 1990 with material better suited for some of New Jack Swing's lesser lights such as Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure, and Bobby Brown...
- www.popmatters.com
2009-03-21
★★★★★
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- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-02-26
★★★★★
Johnny Gill released his fifth album, Let's Get the Mood Right, only a few months after he participated in the New Edition reunion. In other words, it was timed to cash in on the group's massive comeback success. If he had delivered a dud, such crass commercial planning would have been in poor taste, but it's his strongest album in years, thanks to an excellent selection of songs and a stellar cast of producers, including Babyface, Tony Rich, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Basically, Provocative is a retread of Johnny Gill, but it's a retread done right, since Gill's voice is in prime form and the dueling production teams of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and L.A. Reid & Babyface make the music smooth, stylish, and funky.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Two years after Gill's disastrous self-titled debut on Atlantic which lacked "chemistry" between Gill and producer Freddie Perren, Atlantic mocks that effort by titling Gill's new release Chemistry. These tunes find common ground with Gill's masculine baritone, and the young crooner sounds alive again. Featured here are tasty selections like "I Can't Wait Til Tomorrow," an urban-jump with a big-band sound, and the lilting "I Found Love...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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