Celebration (Norman Brown album)

Celebration is the fourth studio album of jazz guitarist Norman Brown released in 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4][5]

Celebration
Studio album by Norman Brown
Released	August 10, 1999
Studio	Funky Joint Studios Bill Schnee Studios Adwin Recording Studios, Van Nuys, CA Alpha Recording Studios, Burbank, CA Titan Recording Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Norman Brown
Norman Brown chronology
Better Days Ahead (1996) Celebration (1999) Just Chillin' (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Jazz Times	(favourable)[2]

Overview

Brown covered The Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New" on the album.[6]

A song from the LP called "Rain" also reached No. 15 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out'a Nowhere"	4:52
2.	"Together At Last"	5:05
3.	"Paradise"	4:26
4.	"You Make Me Feel Brand New"	5:45
5.	"Celebration"	4:23
6.	"Getting By"	4:54
7.	"Rain"	4:14
8.	"Never Again"	4:39
9.	"Breaking Out"	5:21
10.	"It's Time For Love"	4:37
11.	"Stay Strong"	4:42

[3]

Credits

• Arranged by David Woods (tracks: 7, 8, 12), Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 8)
• Co-producer – Herman Jackson (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Michael Vail Blum (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11)
• Executive Producer – Matt Pierson
• Mastered By Don C. Tyler
• Producer – Norman Brown (tracks: 5, 6, 9 to 11), Oji Pierce (tracks: 4), Paul Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 7, 8, 12)
• Written by Brian Alexander Morgan (tracks: 7, 12), Brian Culbertson (tracks: 1), Jaco Pastorius (tracks: 7, 12), Kimberly Ross (tracks: 8), Linda Creed (tracks: 4), Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey (tracks: 8), Norman Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 11), Paul Brown (tracks: 1, 2, 8), Thomas Randolph Bell (tracks: 4), Todd Sucherman (tracks: 1)[3]

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. "Norman Brown: Celebration". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Grey, Hilarie (December 1, 1999). "Norman Brown: Celebration". jazztimes.com. Jazz Times.
3. Norman Brown: Celebration. Warner Bros. Records. 1999.
4. "Norman Brown: Celebration (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Norman Brown: Celebration (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Billboard.
6. "You Make Me Feel Brand New by Norman Brown". secondhandsongs.com.
7. "Norman Brown: Rain (Adult R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.