Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)

"Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me)" is a song originally recorded by the Brothers Johnson as an instrumental in 1976 on the album Look Out for #1.

"Tomorrow"
Instrumental by The Brothers Johnson
from the album Look Out for #1
Released1976 (1976)
Length2:58
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)George Johnson, Louis Johnson
Producer(s)Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones/Tevin Campbell version
"Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)"
Single by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell
from the album Back on the Block
ReleasedNovember 10, 1989 (1989-11-10)
Recorded1989
GenreR&B
Length4:46
LabelQwest
Songwriter(s)Siedah Garrett, George Johnson, Louis Johnson
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones singles chronology
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
(1990)		 "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)"
(1990)		 "I Don't Go for That"
(1990)
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)"
(1990)		 "Round and Round"
(1990)

In 1989, Siedah Garrett wrote lyrics to the song, and it was recorded by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell on vocals for the album Back on the Block. The new version of the song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seventy-five on the US pop chart in June 1990.[1] It was Campbell's first number-one R&B single and first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100.

Personnel
  • Tevin Campbell – Lead Vocals
  • McKinley Brown – Background Vocals
  • Kenneth Ford – Background Vocals
  • Jaimee Foxworth – Background Vocals
  • Siedah Garrett – Choir Director
  • Rose Banks – Choir Director
  • Chad Durio – Background Vocals
  • Alex Harris – Background Vocals
  • Reginale Green – Background Vocals
  • Charity Young – Background Vocals
  • Shane Shoaf – Background Vocals
  • Tyren Perry – Background Vocals
  • Tiffany Johnson – Background Vocals
  • Donovan McCrary – Background Vocals
  • Salim Grant – Guitar
  • Jerry Hey – Arranger
  • Gerald Albright – Alto saxophone solo
  • Steve Lukather – Guitar
  • Ollie Brown – Percussion
  • John Robinson – Drums
  • Bruce Swedien – Recording Engineer, Mixing
  • Brad Sundberg – Technical Director, additional engineering
  • Bill Summers – hindewhu
  • Randy Kerber – Bass Synth
  • Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes
  • Rod Temperton – Arranger
  • Quincy Jones – Arranger


In 1990, smooth jazz musician Nelson Rangell covered the song from his self-titled album.[2]

Tomorrow/Bokra
"Tomorrow-Bokra"
Single by Ahmed Al Jumairi, Ahmed Hussein, Akon, Asma Lmnawar, Cheb Jilani, Diana Karazon, Essa Al Kubaisi, Fahad Al Kubaissi, Fayez Al Saeed, Hani Mitwasi, Hasna Zallagh, Hayat Al Idrissi, Kadim Al Sahir, Latifa, Marwan Khoury, Nassif Zaitoun, Rim Banna, Saber Rebaï, Salah Al Zadjali, Sherine, Soud Massi, Tamer Hosny, Waed
ReleasedNovember 2011 (2011-11)
LabelGlobal Gumbo Group
Songwriter(s)Majida El Roumi
Producer(s)Quincy Jones, RedOne

Tomorrow / Bokra (Arabic: بكرا‎) is the Arab version of the song which is produced by Quincy Jones, RedOne & Badr Jafar.

The lyrics were written by the Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi and music was rearranged by Kadim Al Sahir.

The music video was directed by Malek Akkad son of deceased Arab film director Moustapha Akkad. It features the artists performing their sections of the song in close-ups or collectively and children running and / or playing sports.

The song featured 24 Arab singers representing 16 Arab nations across the Middle East and North Africa plus Akon and Shakira who introduced it.

The singers taking part are: (in alphabetical order of family name)

CountrySingerSinger name
in Arabic
 EgyptSherine Abdel Wahab (aka Sherine)شيرين عبد الوهاب
 SenegalAkonإيكون
 PalestineRim Bannaريم بنا
 KuwaitAhmed Husseinأحمد حسين
 EgyptTamer Hosnyتامر حسني
 MoroccoHayat Al Idrissiحياة الإدريسي
 LibyaCheb Jilaniشاب جيلاني
 BahrainAhmed Al Jumairiأحمد الجميري
 JordanDiana Karazonديانا كرزون
 LebanonMarwan Khouryمروان خوري
 QatarEssa Al Kubaisiعيسى الكبيسي
 QatarFahad Al Kubaissiفهد الكبيسي
 TunisiaLatifaلطيفة
 MoroccoAsma Lmnawarأسماء المنور
 LebanonMashaelمشاعل
 AlgeriaSouad Massiسعاد ماسي
 JordanHani Mitwasiهاني متواسي
 TunisiaSaber Rebaïصابر الرباعي
 UAEFayez Al Saeedفايز السعيد
 IraqKazem Al Saherكاظم الساهر
 Saudi ArabiaWaedوعد
 OmanSalah Al Zadjaliصلاح الزدجالي
 MoroccoHasna Zallaghحسناء زلاغ
 SyriaNassif Zaitounناصيف الزيتون

The recording and filming was done over two phases. The first phase of filming took place in May 2011 in Rabat in Morocco supported by the annual Mawazine music festival. The second and final phase of recording and filming took place in Doha in October 2011. The second phase was in collaboration with Associate Producers, the Doha Film Institute (DFI), and the Qatar Museums Authority.

Global premiere

The world premiere of Tomorrow-Bokra was held in Dubai on 11 November 2011, at the One&Only, The Palm in Dubai. The event was held under the royal patronage of Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The world premiere of the song and video was simulcast live on MBC in the Middle East and North Africa, and on the youtube.com/tomorrowbokra channel in other parts of the world.[3]

Bokra the Film

Bokra The Film, featured the formation of the charity song and music video of Tomorrow-Bokra and its impact on the lives of disadvantaged youth. It premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) on 17 December 2014 Madinat Souk Theatre in the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai. The film sponsors were the Global Gumbo Group (G3). It was directed by Emirati filmmaker Ahmed Abdulqader and co-produced by Grammy Award winning music producer Quincy Jones, Emirati social entrepreneur Badr Jafar, and Emirati director Ali F. Mostafa. The film showcases the influence of the arts on disadvantage youths in war-ravaged nations from Morocco to Jordan.[4]

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 307.
  2. "Nelson Rangell overview". Allmusic.com.
  3. "Akon joins Arab artists for charity single". Emirates 247. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Bokra the Film by Ahmed Abdulqader follows up on Quincy Jones's Arab charity project". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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