Right on Time (Brothers Johnson album)


Right On Time is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1977, the album peaked at number two on the R&B albums chart and number thirteen on the pop albums chart in the U.S. It includes the number-one R&B song, Strawberry Letter 23, and winner of a Grammy Award in 1978 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance, "Q".

Critical reception

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "C+" grade and panned the duo for how "bland" and lifeless they made their funk: "Pop professionalism reduced to a concept in which all annoyances and other signs of life are eliminated". In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Stephen Cook gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and credited Quincy Jones for producing a "seamless mix of pop and funk".

Track listing

  1. "Runnin' For Your Lovin'" - 5:05
  2. "Free Yourself, Be Yourself" - 4:14
  3. "Q" - 3:25
  4. "Right On Time" - 3:50
  5. "Strawberry Letter 23" - 4:58
  6. "Brother Man" - 3:10
  7. "Never Leave You Lonely" - 3:02
  8. "Love Is" - 4:20

    Personnel

Singles