1987 Herb Alpert – Keep Your Eye On Me
Keep Your Eye on Me is a pop/R&B/dance album by Herb Alpert, released in 1987. It contains two hit singles, “Diamonds” and “Making Love in the Rain” (both featuring lead and background vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith). These Billboard Top 40 hits, along with the title track and “Pillow” (featuring co-lead vocals by Alpert and singer/wife Lani Hall) were produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The remainder of the album consists of tracks produced by Herb Alpert and various producers. Keep Your Eye On Me was constructed with Side 1 (Tracks 1-5) featuring uptempo songs, while Side 2 (Tracks 6-10) featured down tempo songs and ballads.
All trumpet solos were played by Herb Alpert.
The album was released on CD by A&M Records in 1987, along with extended CD singles of the title track and “Diamonds”. It was re-released on September 12, 2013 in a download-only version available exclusively through Alpert’s official website, HerbAlpertPresents.com.
Tracks
1 Keep Your Eye On Me (Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis) 05:13
2 Hot Shot (Albert Hammond) 03:56
3 Diamonds (Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis) 04:53
4 Traffic Jam (Les Pierce) 03:15
5 Cat Man Do (Roy Bittan) 05:27
6 Pillow (Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis) 04:32
7 Our Song (Salvatore Macaluso; Herb Alpert) 03:55
8 Making Love In The Rain (Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis) 05:56
9 Rocket To The Moon (John Barnes; Herb Alpert) 03:53
10 Stranger On The Shore (Acker Bilk; Robert Mellin) 02:54
Biography
Musicians
1 Keep Your Eye On Me
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Jam |
| Programming | David Eiland |
| Programming | Jimmy Jam |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Jimmy Jam |
| Vocals | Lisa Keith |
| Vocals | Terry Lewis |
2 Hot Shot
| Bass (synthesizer) | Laythan Armor |
| Drums | Laythan Armor |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Laythan Armor |
| Organ | John Barnes |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 Diamonds
| Bass | Terry Lewis |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Jam |
| Programming | Jimmy Jam |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Terry Lewis |
| Percussion | Jimmy Jam |
| Background Vocals | Terry Lewis |
| Vocals | Janet Jackson |
| Vocals | Lisa Keith |
4 Traffic Jam
| Drums | Les Pierce |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Programming | Les Pierce |
| Flugelhorn | Herb Alpert |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
5 Cat Man Do
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Keyboards | Roy Bittan |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 Pillow
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Jam |
| Programming | Jimmy Jam |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Jimmy Jam |
| Percussion | Terry Lewis |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Keith |
| Background Vocals | Terry Lewis |
| Vocals | Lani Hall |
| Vocals | Herb Alpert |
7 Our Song
| Acoustic Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Salvatore Macaluso |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Programming | Laythan Armor |
| Percussion | Laythan Armor |
| Voice | Salvatore Macaluso |
8 Making Love In The Rain
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Jam |
| Programming | Jimmy Jam |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Jimmy Jam |
| Background Vocals | Terry Lewis |
| Vocals | Janet Jackson |
| Vocals | Lisa Keith |
9 Rocket To The Moon
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums (programming) | John Barnes |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
10 Stranger On The Shore
| Drums | Steve Schaeffer |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | John Barnes |
| Organ | Herb Alpert |
| Trumpet | Herb Alpert |
| Percussion | Steve Schaeffer |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
Producer – Herb Alpert (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9)
Producer – Roy Bittan (Track 5)
Producer – Shelly Yakus (Track 10)
Co-Producer – Les Pierce (Track 4)
Producer (Executive) – John McClain (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Herb Alpert (Tracks 2, 4, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Albert Hammond, Michael Stokes (Track 2)
Arranged By – Roy Bittan (Track 5)
Arranged By – John Barnes (Tracks 9, 10)
Arranged By – Mike Landau (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Herb Alpert (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Rhythm, Vocal) – Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lisa Keith (Tracks 1, 3, 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lani Hall, Herb Alpert (Track 6)
Engineer – Steve Hodge
Engineer – Robert De La Garza (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Engineer – Bill Bottrell (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – James Greer, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael Bowman, Rob Jacobs (Track 2)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Remix – Shelly Yakus (Tracks 4, 9, 10)
Remix – Paul McKenna (Track 4)
Remix – John Pace (Tracks 5, 7)
Remix (Assistant) – Mark McKenna (Tracks 4, 9)
Remix (Assistant) – Rob Jacobs (Tracks 5, 7)
Technician – James Greer
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson, Melanie Nissen
Design – Melanie Nissen
Photography – Chris Callis
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Flyte Tyme Productions Inc
Recorded At Flyte Tyme Productions Inc
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc
Copyright A&M Records Inc