Just Visiting This Planet

Not to be confused with the book of the same name by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Just Visiting This Planet
Studio album by Jellybean
Released	1987 (original) 2012 (remastered and expanded)
Studio	Z Studios (New York City) Hit Factory (New York City) Right Track (New York City) Sigma Sound (New York City) Sound Track (New York City) Summa Music Group (Los Angeles) A&M (Hollywood) Larrabee (Los Angeles)
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Jellybean
Jellybean chronology
Wotupski!?! (1984) Just Visiting This Planet (1987) Jellybean Rocks the House! (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.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Smash Hits	6.5/10[5]

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."^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Little Too Good to Me"	Alan Rich Jeff Pescetto	Elisa Fiorillo	4:20
2.	"Who Found Who"	Paul Gurvitz	Fiorillo	4:47
3.	"Just a Mirage"	Toni C. Adele Bertei	Bertei	4:44
4.	"Am I Dreaming"	Toni C. Mary Kessler Bertei Sadik	Bertei	4:58

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
5.	"The Real Thing"	Arnie Roman Toni C.	Steven Dante	5:40
6.	"Walking in My Sleep"	Ian Prince Bertei	Dante	4:44
7.	"Hypnotized (By Your Touch)"	Jellybean Bertei David Bryant	Bertei	4:30
8.	"Jingo"	Michael Olatunji		7:43

2012 Cherry Red reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
9.	"Who Found Who" (U.S. Club Mix)	Gurvitz	Fiorillo
10.	"Jingo" (U.K. House Mix)	Olatunji
11.	"Just a Mirage" (12" Remix)	Toni C. Bertei	Bertei
12.	"The Real Thing" (West 26th Street Mix)	Roman Toni C.	Dante
13.	"Sidewalk Talk" (Dance Mix)	Madonna	Catherine Buchanan

Personnel

Adapted from the Just Visiting This Planet liner notes.^[7]

Musicians

• 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

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

Weekly charts Chart (1987–88) Peak position Netherlands (MegaCharts)[8] 50 UK Albums Chart[9] 15 US (Billboard 200)[10] 101

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Just Visiting This Planet".
2. "Just Visiting This Planet - Jellybean - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 608.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 365–366.
5. Cranna, Ian (7–20 October 1987). "Albums: Jellybean — Just Visiting This Planet (Chrysalis)" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 60. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
6. "Just Visiting This Planet - Record Collector Magazine".
7. Just Visiting This Planet (liner notes). Jellybean. Chrysalis Records. 1987.
8. "dutchcharts.nl > Jellybean – Just Visiting This Planet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
9. "Official Charts > Jellybean". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
10. "Billboard > Artists / Jellybean > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
11. "British album certifications – Jellybean – Just Visiting This Planet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

• Just Visiting This Planet at Discogs