ブラザーズ・ジョンソン (The Brothers Johnson)

The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson is a band consisting of the musicians George Johnson ('Lightnin' Licks') and Louis Johnson ('Thunder Thumbs').

Guitarist/vocalist George Johnson and bassist/vocalist Louis Johnson formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy, and their cousin Alex Weir, while attending school in Los Angeles, California. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis Johnson later joined Billy Preston's band, and wrote "Music in My Life" and "The Kids and Me" for him before leaving his group in 1973. In 1976, The Brothers covered the Beatles song, "Hey, Jude", for the ephemeral musical documentary All This and World War II.

Quincy Jones hired them to play on his LP Mellow Madness, and recorded four of their songs, including "Is It Love That We're Missing?" and "Just a Taste of Me".

After touring with various artists like Bobby Womack and Billy Preston, Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut album Look Out For #1, released in March 1976 (#9 U.S.) Their Right On Time album was released in May 1977 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200. Blam!! came out in August 1978 and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200.

Their popular album Light Up The Night was released in March 1980 and got as high as number 5 on the Billboard 200. It was number 46 on the "Top 100 LP's of 1980" list in Rolling Stone Magazine. The subsequent album, Winners, was self-produced by the brothers and released in July 1981, but was less successful, going only as high as number 48 on the Billboard 200.

Among their most popular songs are "I'll Be Good to You" (Billboard Hot 100 #3 in 1976), "Strawberry Letter 23" (Hot 100 # 5 in 1977), "Ain't We Funkin' Now" (1978), and "Stomp!" (Hot 100 #7 and Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1 in 1980). Their styles include funk, disco, and R&B ballads. The duo split up in 1982.

They started doing separate ventures; Louis Johnson played bass on Michael Jackson's Thriller and recorded a gospel music album; whilst George Johnson worked with Steve Arrington.

Leon Sylvers produced their 1984 return LP Out of Control; it did not equal their past success, but got them another R&B hit with "You Keep Coming Back". They recorded Kickin' in 1988, and co-wrote "Tomorrow" with Siedah Garrett for Quincy Jones' Back on the Block release.

In addition, Jones remade "I'll Be Good to You" in 1989, with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan, which also appeared on Back on the Block...
(Wikipedia: The Brothers Johnson)