While never long in the spotlight, Al Johnson has quietly created some very… Read Full Bio ↴While never long in the spotlight, Al Johnson has quietly created some very memorable Soul music for himself and others over a nearly forty year career, and has developed a small but loyal following over that period as a top notch songwriter, singer and musician.
Johnson first scored as the lead singer of the Unifics, a group formed at Howard University in Washington , D.C. which had a big hit with "The Court of Love." After another minor hit, "The Beginning of My End," the group split and Johnson began a 30 year string as a session musician, arranger and producer.
Johnson next formed the short lived group Positive Change and also recorded a minor solo album, Peaceful, in 1978. He then worked with producer extraordinaire, Norman Connors, providing guest vocals on Connors' Take It To the Limit album. Connors returned the favor, producing Johnson's major label debut, Back For More, a gem of an album that included a number of new cuts plus re-recordings of a few songs from Peaceful. The title cut from the album, a duet with Jean Carn, (later covered by Tavares) became an underground Soul classic. The rest of the album was wonderful, especially the upbeat "I've Got My Second Wind" and the beautiful ballads "You Are My Personal Angel" and "Peaceful." And while initial sales of the album did not merit a follow-up, the disc became a cult classic that is still considered by many as one of the great soul albums of the early 80s..
Johnson spent most of the 80s and 90s continuing to provide session help for other artists, including the Whispers, Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson. Then, in 1999, he went back to the studio to record his first album in nearly two decades, My Heart Is An Open Book, on the small Clout label. The album found him in excellent voice (maybe even better than in his youth) and included a number of solid cuts that updated the classic soul sound of Johnson's first album and included clear musical references to some of Marvin Gaye's later work. Especially notable on the album were the title cut, "Here's Looking At You" and the smooth midtempo, "Tranquility." It again developed for Johnson a small but loyal following (especially in Europe) and again demonstrated that, while Johnson is known mostly for his support work for other artists, he has the both the songwriting and vocal talent of a great solo artist. His albums, though hard to find, are worth seeking out.
Johnson continued working into the 21st century, performing on Jeff Majors' 2002 album Sacred 4 You. In late 2004 the Unifics reunited and began playing again in the DC area. They also released a solid album, Unifics Return
by Chris Rizik
Johnson first scored as the lead singer of the Unifics, a group formed at Howard University in Washington , D.C. which had a big hit with "The Court of Love." After another minor hit, "The Beginning of My End," the group split and Johnson began a 30 year string as a session musician, arranger and producer.
Johnson next formed the short lived group Positive Change and also recorded a minor solo album, Peaceful, in 1978. He then worked with producer extraordinaire, Norman Connors, providing guest vocals on Connors' Take It To the Limit album. Connors returned the favor, producing Johnson's major label debut, Back For More, a gem of an album that included a number of new cuts plus re-recordings of a few songs from Peaceful. The title cut from the album, a duet with Jean Carn, (later covered by Tavares) became an underground Soul classic. The rest of the album was wonderful, especially the upbeat "I've Got My Second Wind" and the beautiful ballads "You Are My Personal Angel" and "Peaceful." And while initial sales of the album did not merit a follow-up, the disc became a cult classic that is still considered by many as one of the great soul albums of the early 80s..
Johnson spent most of the 80s and 90s continuing to provide session help for other artists, including the Whispers, Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson. Then, in 1999, he went back to the studio to record his first album in nearly two decades, My Heart Is An Open Book, on the small Clout label. The album found him in excellent voice (maybe even better than in his youth) and included a number of solid cuts that updated the classic soul sound of Johnson's first album and included clear musical references to some of Marvin Gaye's later work. Especially notable on the album were the title cut, "Here's Looking At You" and the smooth midtempo, "Tranquility." It again developed for Johnson a small but loyal following (especially in Europe) and again demonstrated that, while Johnson is known mostly for his support work for other artists, he has the both the songwriting and vocal talent of a great solo artist. His albums, though hard to find, are worth seeking out.
Johnson continued working into the 21st century, performing on Jeff Majors' 2002 album Sacred 4 You. In late 2004 the Unifics reunited and began playing again in the DC area. They also released a solid album, Unifics Return
by Chris Rizik
PEACEFUL
Al Johnson Lyrics
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Alan Price In the morning sun when no one Will be drinking any…
Amatorski Got to stop The face of god They got him now In dreams…
Asiong De Luna Payapa mag isa sarili lang kailangan di kailangan ng iba Sak…
Beats Me (SE) All is calm and all is peace Lights are low and…
Benji Lewis You cut me deep And I’m still healin It’s been a long…
Bobbie Gentry Dum diddle dee dum Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum Diddle dee…
Chuck Strangers So much to enjoy when things are peaceful Life takes on…
D & V Here's to you You have gone through struggles, suffering Thi…
Eagles I like the way your sparkling earrings lay, Against your ski…
Helen Reddy In the morning fun when no one will be drinking…
J. Boom This is art man At its finest form ya dig Ooohhh this…
J.swann What have we become No longer feels like home They've change…
John St. John Come on baby take a ride with me I'm up from…
Kenny Rankin Dum diddle dee dum Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum Diddle dee…
Monita Life on earth does feel kinda alien But at the same…
Notadream Shawty said it right I'mma 9 to 5 People always working tryn…
Okay No matter what you say No matter what you know It's all…
PEACEFUL We came here with a dream We came here with a…
RANKIN Kenny Dum diddle dee dum Diddle dee dum, diddle dee dum Diddle dee…
Savemejack (Baby it's peaceful) Baby it's peaceful Under these sheets B…
Slim Thug Everyone deserves a place that's peaceful Peaceful I'm all …
Span She never belived, I'd do anything to hurt her She never…
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Carnival Time The Green room is smokin' And the Plaza's burnin' down Thr…
I'm Back for More Baby, I'm back for more Baby, I'm back for more Ah... ah...…
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