Just Visiting This Planet

1987 studio album by Jellybean

Studio album by

Jellybean

Released

1987 (original)
2012 (remastered and expanded)

Studio

Z Studios
The Hit Factory
Right Track Recording
Sigma Sound
Sound Track

(New York City, New York)

Summa Music Group Studios
A&M Studios
Larrabee Studios

(Los Angeles, California)

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Too Good to Me" (vocals – Elisa Fiorillo)	Alan Rich Jeff Pescetto	4:20
2.	"Who Found Who" (vocals – Elisa Fiorillo)	Paul Gurvitz	4:47
3.	"Just a Mirage" (vocals – Adele Bertei)	Toni C. Bertei	4:44
4.	"Am I Dreaming" (vocals – Adele Bertei)	Toni C. Mary Kessler Bertei Sadik	4:58
5.	"The Real Thing" (vocals – Steven Dante)	Arnie Roman Toni C.	5:40
6.	"Walking in My Sleep" (vocals – Steven Dante)	Ian Prince Bertei	4:44
7.	"Hypnotized (By Your Touch)" (vocals – Adele Bertei)	Jellybean Bertei David Bryant	4:30
8.	"Jingo"	Michael Olatunji	7:43

2012 Cherry Red reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)
9.	"Who Found Who" (U.S. Club Mix) (vocals – Elisa Fiorillo)	Gurvitz
10.	"Jingo" (U.K. House Mix)	Olatunji
11.	"Just a Mirage" (12" Remix) (vocals – Adele Bertei)	Toni C. Bertei
12.	"The Real Thing" (West 26th Street Mix) (vocals – Steven Dante)	Roman Toni C.
13.	"Sidewalk Talk" (Dance Mix) (vocals – Catherine Buchanan)	Madonna

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

^ "Just Visiting This Planet".
^ "Just Visiting This Planet - Jellybean - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 608.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 365–366.
^ 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 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ "Just Visiting This Planet - Record Collector Magazine".
^ Just Visiting This Planet (liner notes). Jellybean. Chrysalis Records. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "dutchcharts.nl > Jellybean – Just Visiting This Planet" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "Official Charts > Jellybean". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "Billboard > Artists / Jellybean > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
^ "British album certifications – Jellybean – Just Visiting This Planet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.