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(bassist, vocalist), aka Lightnin Licks and Thunder Thumbs respectively. The brothers played in Billy Preston and Bobby Womack's touring bands, but Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut album Look Out For #1, released in March 1976. The album reached #9 in the U.S and spawned the hits "I'll Be Good to You" and "Get the Funk Out Ma Face." In 1977, the brothers' next release, Right On Time, yielded the chart topping hit Strawberry Letter #23. Blam!! came out in August 1978 and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200. It spawned the hit "Ain't We Funkin' Now" Their popular album Light Up The Night was released in March 1980 and rose to number 5 on the Billboard 200. It was number 46 on the "Top 100 LPs 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, peaking at number 48 on the Billboard 200. Still, with their stunning string of hits, The Brothers Johnson were a funkadelic smash amongst R&B and disco music lovers.



In 1982, the brothers split up to pursue solo projects. They reunited in 1984 to record Out of Control; it did not equal their past success, but got them another R&B hit with "You Keep Me Coming Back." They recorded Kickin' in 1988, and co-wrote Tomorrow with Siedah Garrett for Quincy Jones' Back on the Block release. Quincy Jones remade I'll Be Good to You in 1989, with Ray Charles and Chaka Khan, which also appeared on Back on the Block. The duo split up again and played on various music projects until 2002, when they reunited for a US tour that got wide exposure. A few years after that, a combination live-CD + DVD release came on the market under the name of Strawberry Letter 23: Live. It provided long-time fans of this classic group a moment to revel in musical nostalgia.