# Stay with Me Tonight (album)

Stay with Me Tonight is the second studio album by American singer Jeffrey Osborne. It was released on July 22, 1983, on A&M Records. Osborne reteamed with frequent collaborator George Duke to work on the album which reached #25 on the US Billboard 200 and #3 on the R&B chart. The title track, "Stay with Me Tonight", was a #4 R&B hit in 1983, while three other singles, "Don't You Get So Mad", "We're Going All the Way", and "Plane Love", entered the top twenty.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that songs "like "Other Side of the Coin," "When Are You Comin' Back," and "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" can't help but come off as filler given the excellent songs surrounding them. The best songs here more than make up for any so-so tracks and this is more than recommended."

## Track listing

All tracks produced by George Duke.
* "Don't You Get So Mad" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Sembello) - 3:48
* "We're Going All the Way" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:15
* "Stay with Me Tonight" (Raymond Jones) - 4:55
* "Greatest Love Affair" (Jeffrey Osborne, Sam Dees) - 5:01
* "Plane Love" (David "Hawk" Wolinski) - 4:00
* "Other Side of the Coin" (Carlos Vega, Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne) - 3:38
* "I'll Make Believe" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 5:04
* "When Are You Comin' Back?" (Don Freeman, Jeffrey Osborne, Johnny McGhee) - 4:01
* "Forever Mine" (George Duke, Jeffrey Osborne, Leon Ware) - 5:14
* "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" (Geoffrey Leib, Jeffrey Osborne) - 4:39

## Personnel

Performers and Musicians
* Jeffrey Osborne – lead and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (1, 8), synthesizers (1), handclaps (3), electronic drums (9)
* George Duke – rhythm arrangements, horn arrangements (1, 8), E-mu Emulator (1), Prophet-5 (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), acoustic piano (2, 4, 7), electric piano (2, 7, 9), clavinet (6), Moog bass (9), electronic drums (9)
* Don Freeman – acoustic piano (1), electric piano (1), synthesizers (6, 8)
* Raymond Jones – electric piano (3), synthesizers (3)
* David "Hawk" Wolinski – synthesizers (5), electronic drums (5)
* Michael Sembello – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5), electric guitar (7)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3, 6)
* Brian May – guitar solo (3, 10)
* Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (7, 9)
* David Williams – rhythm guitar (10)
* Henry Davis – bass (2)
* Alphonso Johnson – bass (3)
* Abraham Laboriel – bass (4, 7)
* Nathan Watts – bass (6)
* Louis Johnson – bass (10)
* Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10), electronic drums (3)
* John Gilston – drum programming (3)
* Leon Ware – electronic drums (9)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 8–10)
* Emil Richards – timpani (2)
* Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 6), saxophone (8)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6)
* Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 6)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6, 8), horn arrangements (2, 4-7, 9, 10)
* George Del Barrio – conductor (1, 4, 7), string arrangements (2)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1, 3)
* Marcy Levy – backing vocals (2, 6, 10)
* Portia Griffin – backing vocals (5, 7)
* Josie James – backing vocals (9)
* Ronn David Jaxson - backing vocals (5)
Production and Technical
* Producer – George Duke
* Production Assistance – Cheryl R. Brown
* Engineer and Remix – Tommy Vicari
* Additional Engineers – Peter Chaiken and Erik Zobler
* Assistant Engineers – Barbara Rooney (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8 & 10); Matt Forger (Tracks 1, 6 & 10); Steve Schmidt (Tracks 2, 3 & 6); Nick Spigel (Tracks 5, 6 & 9).
* Recorded at The Complex, Lion Share Recording, Westlake Audio, Ocean Way Recording and Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA); Le Gonks West and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA).
* Mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction – Chuck Beeson and Lynn Robb
* Design – Lynn Robb
* Photography – Lisa Powers