Missing You (album)

Missing You
Studio album by
Peabo Bryson
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Genre
Length50:55
LabelPeak
Producer
Peabo Bryson chronology
Unconditional Love
(1999) 		Missing You
(2007) 		Stand for Love
(2018)

Missing You is the twentieth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Peak Records on October 2, 2007. The album reached number 41 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Bryson's highest-charting album since Can You Stop the Rain (1991).[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann found that Missing You "is not without its contemporary touches, notably in the computer-generated rhythm tracks. But Bryson is not really out to compete with Usher and R. Kelly for the hearts of teenagers here [...] Missing You is an album intended primarily for Bryson's existing fan base and secondarily for smooth jazz fans [...] This is material the singer will have no problem integrating into a stage act dominated by his greatest hits, and it should be welcomed by those who enjoyed his earlier work. It may have been a long time between albums, but musically Bryson acts as though no time at all has passed."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heavenly"
Eastmond4:35
2."Count On Me"
  • Jack Kugell
  • Jamie Jones
  • Jason Pennock
  • Martin Kember
  • Tierra Hart
The Heavyweights4:40
3."Waiting for Tomorrow"
  • Peabo Bryson
  • Regina Troupe
  • Bryson
  • Troupe
  • Eastmond[a]
4:04
4."I Promise I Do"
  • Bryson
  • Troupe
  • Bryson
  • Troupe
  • Eastmond[a]
  • Marc Freeman[b]
5:13
5."Missing You"
Eastmond3:55
6."To Love About"
  • Clark Anderson
  • Peter Stengaard
  • Stengaard
  • Eastmond[b]
4:25
7."Don't Make Me Cry"
5:09
8."10,000 Reasons"BrysonBryson4:08
9."Don't Give Your Heart"
  • Alan Rich
  • Eastmond
  • Gary Brown
Eastmond4:48
10."I Try"Angela Bofill
  • Eastmond
  • Bryson
5:06
11."My Last Goodbye"Peabo Bryson
  • Eastmond
  • Bryson
4:44

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes an additional producer
  • ^[b] denotes a co-producer

Personnel and credits

Musicians

  • Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 9), keyboards (3, 4), programming (3, 4, 8, 11), lead acoustic guitar (6)
  • Barry Eastmond – keyboards (1, 5, 9, 10), drum programming (1, 3, 9, 11), arrangements (1, 5, 9), additional keyboards (3, 4, 11), programming (3, 4, 11), horn and string arrangements (4), acoustic piano (8), Rhodes electric piano (8), strings (8)
  • The Heavyweights – instruments (2)
  • Marc Freeman – keyboards (4), programming (4), horn and string arrangements (4)
  • Blake Eiseman – programming (4)
  • Peter Stengaard – programming (6), instruments (6)
  • Clark Anderson – additional keyboards (6), backing vocals (6)
  • Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (7), keyboards (7), rhythm and string arrangements (7)
  • Phil Hamilton – acoustic guitar (1), guitar (9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (7), electric guitar (7)
  • Norman Brown – guitar (8)
  • Nathaniel Phillips – bass (4, 10)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (7)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (4, 10)
  • Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (7)
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion (7)
  • Boney James – saxophone (7)
  • Paul Taylor – alto sax solo (10)
  • Eric Butler – string contractor (7)
  • Claude Kelly – backing vocals (1)
  • Tierra Hart – backing vocals (2)
  • Regina Troupe – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 11), keyboards (3), programming (3, 4), horn and string arrangements (4)
  • Kim Riley – backing vocals (3)
  • Dwight Watkins – backing vocals (3)
  • Gary Brown – backing vocals (9)
  • Tara Jamelle Jones – backing vocals (9)

Production

  • Peabo Bryson – executive producer (1-6, 8-11)
  • Andi Howard – executive producer (1-6, 8-11), A&R
  • Mark Wexler – executive producer (1-6, 8-11)
  • Clarence O. Smith – executive producer (7)
  • Sahirah Uqdah – co-executive producer, A&R
  • Marc Freeman – A&R
  • Rick Devarona – recording (1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11)
  • Barry Eastmond – recording (1, 3-5, 8-11)
  • Mike Wilson – recording (2-4, 10)
  • Dennis Moody – recording (4, 10)
  • Glenn Matullo – recording (6)
  • Peter Stengaard – recording (6), mixing (6)
  • Dave Rideau – recording (7), mixing (7)
  • Ray Bardani – mixing (1, 9)
  • Jason Pennock – mixing (2)
  • Nick Sodano – mixing (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
  • Stan Wallace – mixing (5)
  • Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer (1, 9)
  • Dave Adams – assistant engineer (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
  • Aaron Holton – assistant engineer (3, 4, 8, 10), recording (11)
  • Justin Trawick – assistant engineer (3, 4)
  • Luke Graham – assistant engineer (4, 10)
  • Chris King – assistant engineer (10)
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction, package design
  • Mike Ruiz – photography
  • David Franklin – management

Studios

  • Recorded at East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, NY); Legacy Recording Studios (New York, NY); Doppler Studios, Orphan Studios and Patchwerks (Atlanta, GA); Heavyweight Studios (Burbank, CA); Ahhsum Studios (West Covina, CA); Westlake Studios and The It Factory (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at Legacy Recording Studios (New York, NY); Five Walls Recording Studios (Pelham, NY); Face Productions (Las Vegas, NV); Westlake Studios and The It Factory (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 41

References

  1. ^ a b c "Missing You". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.