After the Storm (Norman Brown album)

After the Storm
After the Storm
Studio album by Norman Brown
Released	May 17, 1994
Studio	Winsonic Process & Recording (Beverly Hills, California); Quintus Recording Studios (Hollywood, California);
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:47
Label	Motown
Producer	Steve McKeever (exec), Norman Brown
Norman Brown chronology

After the Storm is the second album by jazz guitarist Norman Brown, released in 1994 on Motown Records.^[2] The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.^[3]^[4] After the Storm was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Overview

The Earth, Wind & Fire Horns section of saxophonist Gary Bias, trumpeter Raymond Lee Brown and trombonist Reggie Young played on the album.^[2]

After the Storm won a Soul Train Award in the category of Best Jazz Album.^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me There"	Norman Brown	5:09
2.	"After The Storm"	Norman Brown	4:43
3.	"That's The Way Love Goes"	Jimmy Jam, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis	4:42
4.	"Any Love"	Marcus Miller, Luther Vandross	5:21
5.	"Lydian"	Norman Brown	6:28
6.	"For the Love of You"	Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper	5:20
7.	"Trashman"	Norman Brown	5:19
8.	"It Costs To Love"	Norman Brown, Les Colter	4:48
9.	"Let's Come Together"	Norman Brown	5:28
10.	"Acoustic Time"	Norman Brown	2:48
11.	"El Dulce Sol"	Norman Brown	5:06
12.	"Family"	Norman Brown	4:35

Musicians

Norman Brown – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar synth piano (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1-9, 11, 12), lead guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements (6, 8), wah-wah guitar (7), horn arrangements (7, 11), lead vocals (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9), acoustic guitar (10)
Brian Simpson – keyboards (1, 7, 11), horn idea (7, 11)
Herman Jackson – keyboards (2, 4-6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9)
Crayge Lindesay – vocal arrangements (1), keyboards (3), wah-wah guitar (3), bass (3), drum programming (3), arrangements (3)
Gail Johnson – keyboards (4, 6)
Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 7)
Freddie Washington – bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 12)
Tony Dumas – acoustic bass (5)
James Manning – bass (9)
George Lopez – bass (11)
Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 7)
Land Richards – drums (2, 4-6, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (4-6, 8)
Alonzo "Scotter" Powell – drums (9)
Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 4-6, 10, 11)
Gary Bias – alto saxophone (7, 11), tenor saxophone (7, 11)
Reggie Young – trombone (7, 11)
Ray Brown – flugelhorn (5, 12), trumpet (7, 11)
Steve McKeever – vocal arrangements (1)
Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (4, 6, 8)
Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (4, 6)
Baby Lee – backing vocals (4, 6)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 6)
DeNetria Champ – backing vocals (8), vocal arrangements (8)

Production

Steve McKeever – executive producer
Norman Brown – producer
Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (4, 6-9)
Malcolm Cecil – mixing (1)
Richard Huredia – assistant engineer
Nazeeh Islam – assistant engineer
Brant Biles – additional recording (1-3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
Robert Margouleff – additional recording (1-3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Bruce Walker – A&R
Guy Abraham – A&R representative
Lisa Smith-Craig – A&R production coordinator
Jonathan Clark – art direction
Shauna Woods – graphic design
James Minchin III – photography
Charles McCoy – hair stylist
Lalette Littlejohn – make-up
Barron Dohan – fashion consultant
It Takes II – wardrobe

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	140
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	21
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	87