My Favorite 1990 Albums

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The Whispers— More Of The Night
Various Producers

I have always thought that the quality of an album is compromised when artists use several producers instead of just one. The Whispers are a notable exception as proved in their 1987 album Just Gets Better With Time. The Whispers look out for young, hungry producers who keep their sound fresh. This is no mean feat for a group that's been around as long as they have. More Of The Night is their best album ever. Every song is a winner from the smooth Joel Davis produced title track to the hard pumping Robert Brookins' Innocent. Lead vocalist Scotty Scott is one of the best around and has never sounded better. Featured players include Gerald Albright (sax on Help Them See The Light), Troop (Misunderstanding), and Gary Taylor (My Heart Your Heart).

More 1990 albums:

Lisa Stansfield — Affection Produced by Ian Devaney & Andy Morris All Around The World was a stunning smash hit which kicks off an album that proudly borrows from the seventies genre of big horns and strings. The big surprise is discovering the owner of this great soulful voice.	Whitney Houston — I'm Your Baby Tonight Various Producers Her first collaboration with Babyface (the title track is one of his best productions) but the best songs are produced by her old standbys: All The Man That I Need (Narada) and After We Make Love (Michael Masser).	Mariah Carey Various Producers With her looks and voice, it was obvious that Mariah Carey was going to be a huge star and so it was no surprise that her debut was a big hit yielding three #1 singles. Features Vision Of Love which is probably still her best song ever.
Michael Franks — Blue Pacific Various producers Michael Franks is a lyrical genius and I think this is his best album. Features the Quiet Storm favorites Chez Nous and The Art Of Love.	Oleta Adams — Circle Of One Produced by Roland Orzabal & Dave Bascombe After her collaboration with Tears For Fears, Oleta Adams stands on her own with this solid debut. Features a remake of Brenda Russell's Get Here and Will We Ever Learn.	Anita Baker — Compositions Produced by Michael Powell Not as good an album as Rapture but any Anita Baker album is worth it just to listen to her voice! Features Fairy Tales and No One To Blame.
Earth, Wind & Fire — Heritage Produced by Maurice White Yet another disappointing EWF album with its low points being the collaborations with MC Hammer. Still, the title track (featuring The Boys) and Anything You Want make this album worth the purchase.	Jeffrey Osborne — Only Human Various producers After a long hiatus, Jeffrey reappears on a new label. Not his best work but the title track and We're Getting Better All The Time are winners.	Howard Hewett Various Producers Features When Will It Be, a great duet with Anita Baker and the hits Show Me and If I Could Only Have That Day Back.