European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jackson s opening act Johnny Gill rubbed Bis fun just the right Way. Johnny Gill Platinum love letter by Hillel Italie associated press in the credits of Johnny Gill s new album underneath All the thanks to creators producers friends and family you la find a Quot Low key dedication Quot to Quot a special person hopefully one Day i can show you How special you Are to  Gill in t just being Clever or sentimental. Liner notes have Long been treated As if they were Trees in which to carve initials but this dedication has a Story behind it. In fact most of the album is like a personal and set to music a Platinum love letter As Low key As proposing marriage on National television. Quot of boy we re going to Start something Here Quot Gill said with a nervous laugh during an interview at motown s Manhattan offices. Quot it s so weird to like someone for such a longtime and it never goes away. You think that it s a crush but when you find it lingering for years six seven eight years then you know maybe there is something  skip past the seductive album cover of Johnny Gill and the Assurance of the single rub you the right Way. On my my my lad Dujour and others Gill is crying for help with none of the cockiness of the Guy who performed teen duets with Stacy Latislaw and dance songs with new edition. Encouraged by two of the hottest production teams Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and . And baby face Gill holds nothing Back. Listen to the Way he turns Quot my my my Quot into Quot mine mine mine Quot or growls on the word Quot never Quot As if he s about to tear off a piece with his Teeth and spit it on the ground. Quot i had met her a few times but the new edition tour two years ago is when i really got to know her Quot said Gill naming no names. Quot we talk off and on. You can always feel that vibe that s there. I think even without getting to know her i be always had something in my heart. It s been that Way for a Long time. Quot it s so funny you always feel that Way and you really get to talk to the person and know them and they Are exactly As you expect them to be. That s what freaks you  lady Dujour sounds like an old fashioned dance song. A Guy Calls up a girl and invites her out for the evening. Quot girl i Don t mind waiting just anticipating Quot he sings. But by the end of the song he s still waiting calling out her name and you wonder if Shell Ever arrive. Quot the Success of the album makes me really Happy Quot Gill said of the albums Platinum status. Quot i Don t do drugs or anything. I m just a Happy go Lucky person All the Way around. Everything s going Grout for me. Quot there s one thing missing in my Lile a that special someone. I m kind of in a situation where there s someone who i do like but i m not one of those into breaking up a Happy Home. I do know this person feels the same  Gill grew up in Washington and begun singing at age it wit i the Gill special a gospel quartet with his three Brothers. He was a natural never taking voir e lessons and learning to play guitar Drums and keyboards by ear. Latislaw was one of his childhood friends and helped him get a Deal with Atlantic records in the Early 1980s. Quot it was so weird Quot he recalled. Quot she talked to the president of the re Ord company. He wanted to hear my voice so i Madr it a tape. Quot i Sang on a $29 tape ret order a couple of songs and or signed to anyway. It takes a lot of Money those Days to make a demo tape. If i w As to make a $29 demo tape right now can you imagine what would happen Quot new edition which Gill joined for one album in 1988, has created More hit spinoffs than the Mary Tyler Moore show. The Singer Gill replaced Bobby Brown is also a million Selling performer. Three other group members Ricky Bell Michael Bivins and Ronnie Devoe formed Bell big Devoe and quickly went Platinum As Well. Quot a lot of people never realized How much Talent there was until now Quot Gill said. Quot i doubt very seriously i would have been this successful without being in the group. People were All looking at the new Guy wondering How i was going to do and How i would fit in and being impressed with what i did it solidified  so everything almost everything seems to come easily for Gill. His whole career has been played by ear just meeting the right people and making the most of opportunities. Sometimes though All the hard work and Talent in the world can t help. That s what makes an artist want to Start tinkering with liner notes or step in front of a microphone and shout Quot my my  october 25, 1990 stripes Magazine