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Perfect Combination is a collaboration album by American contemporary R&B singers Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Gill, released on February 13, 1984, via Cotillion Records. The album peaked at number 139 on the Billboard 200. Three singles were released from the album: "Perfect Combination" / "Heartbreak Look", "Block Party" and a cover of the Shirelles' "Baby It's You". "Perfect Combination" / "Heartbreak Look" was the only single from the album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 75 in 1984.

Track listing

All music is composed by Narada Michael Walden, except tracks 2, 4, 6 and 8 co-produced by Preston Glass.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Block Party"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass5:27
2."Fun 'N' Games"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass Jeffrey Cohen Randy Jackson4:00
3."Falling in Love Again"Eric Kaz Tom Snow4:34
4."50/50 Love"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass Jeffrey Cohen4:54
5."Perfect Combination"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass4:09
6."Heartbreak Look"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass5:33
7."Baby It's You" (The Shirelles cover)Burt Bacharach Hal David Mack David Barney Williams3:09
8."Come Out of the Shadows"Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass5:18
Total length:36:55

Personnel

  • Stacy Lattisaw – lead and backing vocals
  • Johnny Gill – lead and backing vocals
  • Narada Michael Walden – percussion, drums, keyboards, Simmons drums, computer sequencing, sequencing
  • Randy Jackson – bass
  • Preston Glass – acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Bobby Black – pedal steel, slide guitar
  • David Sancious – piano, keyboards
  • Frank Martin – synthesizer, keyboards
  • Joaquin Lievano, Corrado Rustici – guitar
  • Alan Glass – electric guitar
  • Marc Russo – saxophone
  • Mingo Lewis – percussion
  • Vicki Randle, Jim Gilstrap, Bonnie Boyer, Myrna Matthews, Carla Vaughn, Linda Imperial, Kevin Walden, Ben E. Epps, Dennis Saunders, Frank Loverde, Yolanda Glass, Leslie Ann Jones, John Lehman – backing vocals

Chart positions

Chart (1984)Peak position
US Billboard 200139

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