The Michael Johnson Album

The Michael Johnson Album
Studio album by Michael Johnson
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	Creative Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Soft rock
Label	EMI America
Producer	Michael Johnson, Steve Gibson, Brent Maher
Michael Johnson chronology
Ain't Dis Da Life (1977) The Michael Johnson Album (1978) Dialogue (1979)
Singles from The Michael Johnson Album
"Bluer Than Blue" Released: April 1978 "Almost Like Being in Love" Released: August 1978

The Michael Johnson Album is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Johnson. It was released in 1978 on EMI.

Two singles were released from the album. "Bluer Than Blue" became the singer's first top 40 hit, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in summer 1978. It also reached No. 10 on the Cash Box chart. "Almost Like Being in Love" became a top 10 Adult Contemporary hit in both the U.S. (no. 4) and Canada (no. 10).

Track listing

1. "Sailing Without a Sail" – 3:47
2. "Foolish" – 2:47
3. "Dancin' Tonight" – 2:52
4. "Two in Love" – 2:53
5. "Ridin' in the Sky" – 3:10
6. "Bluer Than Blue" – 2:54
7. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:25
8. "Words Or Less" – 2:57
9. "Gypsy Woman" - 3:45
10. "When You Come Home" - 3:11

Personnel

• Michael Johnson - vocals, classical guitar on "Ridin' in the Sky" and "Gypsy Woman"
• Steve Gibson, Jon Goin - guitar
• Mike Leech, Jack Williams, Norbert Putnam - bass
• Shane Keister - piano, electric piano, Moog and ARP synthesizer
• Bobby Ogdin - organ, electric piano, Orgatron
• Bill LaBounty - piano, electric piano
• Kenny Malone - drums
• Farrell Morris - percussion
• Sheri Kramer, Diane Tidwell, Lisa Silver - backing vocals
• Roger Williams - saxophone
• Buddy Skipper - arrangements, saxophone
• Bergen White - arrangements
• Buddy Skipper, Don Sheffield, Roger Bissell - horns
• The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings on "When You Come Home"

Technical

• Brent Maher, Rich Schirmer - recording
• John Kosh - art direction, design
• James M. Shea - photography