Gemini (El DeBarge album)

Gemini
Studio album by El DeBarge
Released	February 20, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	41:39
Label	Motown Records
Producer	El Debarge (tracks 1–6, 9 & 10), Jay Graydon (tracks 7 & 8) and Gardner Cole (track 8)
El DeBarge chronology
El DeBarge (1986) Gemini (1989) In The Storm (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A:1*[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B[3]
The Village Voice	B+[4]

Gemini is the second album by American R&B singer El DeBarge. The album peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums charts.^[5]

Overview

The lead single, "Real Love", reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart,^[6] as well No. 11 on the Billboard Dance Single Sales chart, and No. 14 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart.^[7][8] A second single, "Somebody Loves You", reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.^[9]

Track listing

1. "Real Love" (El DeBarge, Darryl DeBarge) - 4:08
2. "Cross My Heart" (E. De Barge, D. DeBarge) - 6:12
3. "Somebody Loves You"(E. DeBarge, D. BeDarge) - 5:06
4. "Broken Dreams" (E. DeBarge, D. DeBarge, Tony Radic) - 3:59
5. "Broken Dreams (reprise)" (E. DeBarge, D. DeBarge, Radic) - 1:52
6. "Turn The Page" (E. DeBarge, D. DeBarge) - 5:02
7. "After You" (Jay Graydon, Clif Magness, Glen Ballard) - 4:26
8. "Love Life" (Graydon, Gardner Cole) - 4:20
9. "Broken Dreams (Think About It)" (E. DeBarge, D. DeBarge, Radic) - 1:19
10. "Make You Mine" (E. DeBarge, D. DeBarge) - 4:24

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	35[5]

References

1. Dellar, Fred (September 1989). "Review: El DeBarge — Gemini" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 101. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
2. Johnson, Connie (June 4, 1989). "EL DEBARGE "Gemini." Motown". Los Angeles Times.
3. Hull, Tom (April 19, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
4. Christgau, Robert (June 27, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
5. "El DeBarge: Gemini (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
6. "El DeBarge: Real Love (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
7. "El DeBarge: Real Love (Dance Single Sales)". billboard.com. Billboard.
8. "El DeBarge: Real Love (Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
9. "El DeBarge: Somebody Loves You (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.