Just Visiting This Planet
{{short description|1987 studio album by Jellybean}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Just Visiting This Planet
| type = Studio
| artist = Jellybean
| cover = Jellybean_Just_Visiting_This_Planet_album_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1987 (original)
2012 (remastered and expanded)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = {{hlist|Z Studios|The Hit Factory|Right Track Recording|Sigma Sound|Sound Track}}{{small|(New York City, New York)}}
{{hlist||Summa Music Group Studios|A&M Studios|Larrabee Studios}}{{small|(Los Angeles, California)}}
| genre =
| length =
| label = Chrysalis
| producer = Jellybean
| prev_title = Wotupski!?!
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Jellybean Rocks the House!
| next_year = 1988
}}
Just Visiting This Planet is the second album by Jellybean, the nickname for American producer, remixer and songwriter John Benitez. The album was released in 1987 and contains the singles "Who Found Who", "The Real Thing", "Jingo" and "Just a Mirage".
In 2012, the album was remastered and expanded by Cherry Red Records. It featured five remixes, including a remix of the song "Sidewalk Talk", which was originally released as a single in 1985 and is written by Madonna, who also provides backing vocals.{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/just-visiting-this-planet/|title=Just Visiting This Planet}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/just-visiting-this-planet-mw0000192882|title=Just Visiting This Planet - Jellybean - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=11 February 2018}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=4 |page=608}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |pages=365–366}}
| rev4 = Smash Hits
| rev4score = 6.5/10{{cite magazine|last=Cranna|first=Ian|author-link=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1987/Smash-Hits-1987-10-07.pdf|title=Albums: Jellybean — Just Visiting This Planet (Chrysalis)|magazine=Smash Hits|location=Peterborough|publisher=EMAP National Publications, Ltd.|volume=9|issue=19|page=60|date=7–20 October 1987|issn=0260-3004|access-date=26 May 2023|via=World Radio History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526135541/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1987/Smash-Hits-1987-10-07.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}}
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Reviewing the reissue, Record Collector wrote that while "the synth stabs, LinnDrum gloops and crashing beats sometimes date the set, tracks such as 'Walking In My Sleep' [are] quintessential exercises in 80s New York studio excess."{{cite web|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/just-visiting-this-planet|title=Just Visiting This Planet - Record Collector Magazine}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Vocals
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Little Too Good to Me
| writer1 = {{hlist|Alan Rich|Jeff Pescetto}}
| extra1 = Elisa Fiorillo
| length1 = 4:20
| title2 = Who Found Who
| writer2 = Paul Gurvitz
| extra2 = Fiorillo
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = Just a Mirage
| writer3 = {{hlist|Toni C.|Adele Bertei}}
| extra3 = Bertei
| length3 = 4:44
| title4 = Am I Dreaming
| writer4 = {{hlist|Toni C.|Mary Kessler|Bertei|Sadik}}
| extra4 = Bertei
| length4 = 4:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Vocals
| title5 = The Real Thing
| writer5 = {{hlist|Arnie Roman|Toni C.}}
| extra5 = Steven Dante
| length5 = 5:40
| title6 = Walking in My Sleep
| writer6 = {{hlist|Ian Prince|Bertei}}
| extra6 = Dante
| length6 = 4:44
| title7 = Hypnotized (By Your Touch)
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jellybean|Bertei|David Bryant}}
| extra7 = Bertei
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Jingo
| writer8 = Michael Olatunji
| length8 = 7:43
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Vocals
| headline = 2012 Cherry Red reissue bonus tracks
| title9 = Who Found Who
| note9 = U.S. Club Mix
| writer9 = Gurvitz
| extra9 = Fiorillo
| length9 =
| title10 = Jingo
| note10 = U.K. House Mix
| writer10 = Olatunji
| length10 =
| title11 = Just a Mirage
| note11 = 12" Remix
| writer11 = {{hlist|Toni C.|Bertei}}
| extra11 = Bertei
| length11 =
| title12 = The Real Thing
| note12 = West 26th Street Mix
| writer12 = {{hlist|Roman|Toni C.}}
| extra12 = Dante
| length12 =
| title13 = Sidewalk Talk
| note13 = Dance Mix
| writer13 = Madonna
| extra13 = Catherine Buchanan
| length13 =
}}
Personnel
=Musicians=
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- Linden Aaron – Simmons drums
- Adele Bertei – lead vocals, backing vocals, rap, vocal arrangement
- Dave "Rev" Boruff – saxophone
- Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
- David Bryant – synthesizers
- Toni C. – drum programming, synthesizers, arranger, vocal arrangement
- Felicia Collins – guitar
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Steven Dante – lead vocals, rap
- Carol Dennis – backing vocals
- Elisa Fiorillo – lead vocals, vocal arrangement
- Paul Fox – synthesizers
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Jellybean – drum programming, percussion, backing vocals, synthesizers, arranger, vocal arrangement
- Connie Harvey – backing vocals
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Mary Kessler – synthesizers, arranger
- Edie Lehmann – backing vocals
- Eddie Martinez – guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jimmy Maelen – percussion
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals
- Wendell Morrison – backing vocals
- Paul Pesco – guitar solo
- Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
- Bob Quaranta – piano
- Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
- Frank Simms – backing vocals
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
- Maxine Waters – backing vocals
- Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals
- David Williams – guitar
- Dweezil Zappa – electric guitar
- Fred Zarr – synthesizers, arranger
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=Production=
- Produced by Jellybean for Jellybean Productions, Inc.
- Mix engineer: Michael Hutchinson
- Additional engineers: Joe Chiccarelli, Jay Mark, JC Convertino, Ed Thacker, Mark Roule, Gordon Fordyce
- Assistant engineers: Don Feinberg, Nick Delre, Mark Roule, Craig Vogel, Jeff Lorezen, John Hedges, Mark McKenna
- Production coordinator: Doreen Dorion
- A&R coordinators: Jeff Aldrich & Susan Collins
- Originally mastered by: George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City
- Direction: Brendan Bourke for BB Management
- Art direction & design: Norman Moore
- Photography: Phillip Dixon
Charts and certifications
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=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jellybean|title=Just Visiting This Planet|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1987|certyear=1988|access-date=25 October 2018|id=3573-584-2}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Jellybean-Just-Visiting-This-Planet/release/3917075 Just Visiting This Planet] at Discogs
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Category:Chrysalis Records albums