# Just Like the First Time

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Just Like the First Time is the second studio album by American R&B/Soul singer Freddie Jackson. Released in November 1986, the album had one of the longest record runs at number one on the U.S. R&B Albums chart, as it spent 26 weeks at the top of that chart. (This longevity gave the album the highest charting position on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B Album in 1987.) It also peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 20, 1987. The album yielded three number-one singles on the R&B singles chart with "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", "Tasty Love" and "Jam Tonight". A fourth single, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love", just missed the top spot, peaking at number two. The fifth single, "Look Around", peaked at number 69. A fourth number one single, "A Little Bit More," a duet with Melba Moore was also featured as an eleventh track on some editions of the album.

## Track listing

* "Tasty Love" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:28
* "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" (Barry Eastmond, Jolyon Skinner) – 4:37
* "Look Around" (Mike Dino Campbell, Janice Dempsey, Paul Laurence) - 5:04
* "Jam Tonight" (Freddie Jackson, Paul Laurence) – 4:32
* "Just Like the First Time" (Howard King) – 3:58
* "I Can't Let You Go" (Garry Glenn, D. Quander) – 4:50
* "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" (Gene McFadden, James McKinney, Linda Vitali, J. Whitehead, John Gary Williams) – 4:38
* "Janay" (Gene McFadden, Jimmy McKinney, James McKinney, Linda Vitali) – 4:58
* "Still Waiting" (Vaneese Thomas, Wayne Warnecke) – 5:00
* "You Are My Love" (Paul Laurence, S. Moore) – 5:25
* "A Little Bit More" - 4:54

## Personnel and credits

Musicians
* Freddie Jackson – lead and backing vocals
* Paul Laurence – keyboards (1, 4), all instruments (3), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 10), vocal arrangements (4), all other instruments (10), orchestral arrangements (10)
* Barry Eastmond – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2)
* Eric Rehl – synthesizers (2), keyboards (4)
* Clive Smith – Fairlight programming (5)
* Garry Glenn – all other instruments (6)
* James McKinney – keyboards (7, 8), drum programming (7)
* Philip Field – acoustic piano (7)
* Robert Aries – keyboards (9)
* Wayne Warnecke – keyboards (9), drum programming (9)
* Mike Dino Campbell – guitar (1, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (3)
* Donald Griffin – guitar (6), bass (6)
* Andy Bloch – guitar (9)
* Timmy Allen – bass (1, 8, 10)
* Larry McCray – bass (5)
* Paul Adamy – bass (9)
* Leslie Ming – drums (4, 10)
* Sinclair Acey – horn arrangements (5), string arrangements (5)
* Curtis King – backing vocals (2)
* Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (2, 9)
* Janice Dempsey – backing vocals (3), vocal arrangements (3)
* Yolanda Lee – backing vocals (3, 4)
* Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3, 4)
* Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals (3, 4)
* Jenny Peters – backing vocals (7, 8)
* Betsy Bircher – backing vocals (9)
* Francis Johnson – backing vocals (9)
* Carolyn Mitchell – backing vocals (9)
* Melba Moore – duet vocals (11)
Production
* Producers – Paul Laurence (Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 10); Barry Eastmond (Track 2); Chad and Howard King (Track 5); Garry Glenn (Track 6); Gene McFadden (Tracks 7, 8 & 11); Ernie Poccia, Vaneese Thomas and Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
* Associate Producer on Track 7 – James McKinney
* Executive Producers – Wayne Edwards and Beau Huggins
* Production Coordination – Zack Vaz
* Engineers – Steve Goldman (Tracks 1 & 4); Ron Banks (Tracks 2, 5 & 6-9); Rowe Shamir (Tracks 2, 6, 7 & 8); Joe Marno (Track 4); Richard Kaye (Track 5); Wayne Warnecke (Track 9).
* Second Engineer – Joe Marno (Track 1)
* Art Direction – Roy Korhara
* Design – John O'Brien
* Photography – Carol Weinberg
* Administration – Anne Thomas
* Management – Hush Productions

## Charts
### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Year | Single | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B |
| 1986 | "Tasty Love" | 41 | 1 |
| 1986 | "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" | 69 | 1 |
| 1987 | "Jam Tonight" | 32 | 1 |
| 1987 | "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love" | - | 1 |
| 1987 | "Look Around" | - | 69 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
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