Believe

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  • Artist: The Jets
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1989
  • Total Time: 42:50
  • Genre: Rock

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Prospects for The Jets, a formerly hot Minneapolis family group, still seemed good when this late '80s session was released. They had had two R&B smashes the year before and were being compared in some places to New Edition in its formative stages. But urban contemporary and New Jack Swing R&B was getting much harder, and the group's light, coy sound would soon be hard pressed to keep pace. That's what ultimately halted their chart run, even though they continued to make alternately charming and formulaic music. ~ Ron Wynn, Rovi

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Believe (The Jets album)

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Believe
Studio album by The Jets
Released 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Pop, Dance-pop, R&B
Length 42:56
Label MCA
Producer David Z., Ricky Peterson, Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Michael Verdick, Gene Hunt & Don Powell
The Jets chronology
Magic
(1987)
Believe
(1989)
The Best of The Jets
(1990)
Singles from Believe
  1. "You Better Dance"
  2. "The Same Love"
  3. "Somebody To Love Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars link

Believe is the fourth album (including Christmas with The Jets) recorded with MCA records by the family group The Jets, at this point composed of siblings Eddie, Elizabeth, Haini, Kathi, Leroy, Moana and Rudy Wolfgramm (eighth member, Gene had left the band by this time). It featured all new material, including the singles "You Better Dance" and "The Same Love". The album had very little promotion and only peaked at #107 on the Billboard 200. The album should be certified Gold because sales are at around 277,000 copies. The album also had another minor hit single, "Somebody To Love Me".

"The Same Love", written by Diane Warren, would later be covered by Exposé in 1992 for their album Exposé.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "You Better Dance" (3:50) (Michael Jonzun) Lead Vocal: Haini
  2. "Somebody To Love Me" (3:46) (Nan Sudduth) Lead Vocal: Elizabeth
  3. "How Can I Be Sure" (3:46) (Lydia Marie) Lead Vocal: Elizabeth
  4. "The Same Love" (3:58) (Diane Warren) Lead Vocal: Elizabeth
  5. "In My Dreams" (4:07) (Les Pierce, Frankie Blue) Lead Vocal: Moana
  6. "Under Any Moon" (with Glenn Medeiros) (3:48) (Warren) Lead Vocals: Elizabeth, Glenn Medeiros
  7. "Emotional" (3:48) (Jonzun, Loria Johnson) Lead Vocal: Haini, Leroy
  8. "Believe in Love" (3:59) (Jonathan Butler) Lead Vocal: Leroy
  9. "Do You Remember" (3:56) (Leroy Wolfgramm, Gene Hunt) Lead Vocal: Moana
  10. "Leave It to Me" (3:32) (Rupert Holmes) Lead Vocal: Elizabeth
  11. "You've Got Another Boyfriend" (4:20) (Shaun LaBelle, Gina Felicetta) Lead Vocal: Elizabeth

Personnel

The Jets

  • Elizabeth Wolfgramm: Vocals
  • Moana Wolfgramm: Vocals
  • Leroy Wolfgramm: Guitars
  • Kathi Wolfgramm: Keyboards
  • Haini Wolfgramm: Bass
  • Rudy Wolfgramm: Drums
  • Eddie Wolfgramm: Drums, Saxophone

Additional Musicians

  • Keyboards: Ricky Peterson, Rick Kelly, Shaun LaBelle, Randy Goodrum, Les Pierce, Levi Seacer
  • Guitars: Levi Seacer, Paul Peterson, Bruce Gaitsch, Geoff Boucher, Frankie Blue
  • Bass: Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson, Shaun LaBelle, Rick Kelly, Freddie Johnson, Levi Seacer
  • Drums: David Z., Ricky Peterson, Art Wood, Les Pierce
  • Saxophone: Brian Gallagher
  • Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa, David Z., Ricky Peterson, Don Powell


Production

  • Executive Producer: Don Powell
  • Track 1 produced, engineered & mixed by David Z.
  • Tracks 2, 10 produced by Don Powell & Ricky Peterson; engineered by Coke Johnson; mixed by David Z.
  • Tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 produced by David Z. & Don Powell; engineered & mixed by David Z.
  • Track 5 produced by David Z., Don Powell, Frankie Blue & Les Pierce; engineered & mixed by David Z.
  • Track 6 produced by Don Powell & Michael Verdick; engineered by Michael Verdick; mixed by David Z.
  • Track 9 produced by Leroy Wolfgramm & Gene Hunt; engineered by David Pinsky; mixed by Leroy Wolfgramm & Don Powell
  • Assistant Engineers: Heidi Hanschu, Tom Garneau
  • Mastering: Steve Hall

Singles released

  • "You Better Dance" b/w "Do You Remember" – #59 US Hot 100, #28 US Dance, #73 US R&B
  • "The Same Love" b/w "Can't Get Over You" – #87 US Hot 100, #15 US Adult Contemporary
  • "Somebody to Love Me" b/w "You're So Right" – #89 US R&B, #35 US Adult Contemporary

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