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1989 studio album by Michel'le
Michel'le is the debut studio album by American singer Michel'le . It was released on October 23, 1989, on Ruthless Records , Atco Records and Atlantic Records . The album was co produced by Dr. Dre of N.W.A and André “LA Dre” Bolton. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America five weeks after its release.[8]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
Following its release, the record reached number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B Albums chart. Five singles were released, "No More Lies ", "Nicety", "If?", "Something in My Heart" and "Keep Watchin'". The most successful of these was "No More Lies", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[9]
New York rapper Tim Dog sampled the song "No More Lies" in his track "Fuck Compton ", a diss song towards West Coast hip hop, from his 1991 album Penicillin on Wax . In 2004, P-Dub sampled "Something in My Heart" in his song "4 Walls the After Effect". Song "If?" was sampled in Kehlani 's 2014 song "As I Am".
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) 1. "No More Lies " 3:49 2. "Nicety" 3:26 3. "If?" (Duet With Michael Holmes) 5:23 4. "Keep Watchin'" 4:24 5. "Something in My Heart" 5:40 6. "100% Woman" A. Young 3:50 7. "Silly Love Song" 5:29 8. "Never Been in Love" 3:41 9. "Close to Me" M. Toussaint L. Goodman A. Young 5:39 10. "Special Thanks" M. Toussaint A. Young L. Goodman 2:33 11. "If?" (Reprise) 1:34
Notes
"Silly Love Song" is a cover of "Silly Love Song" by Enchantment (1977)
Samples
Personnel [ edit ]
Michel'le Toussaint - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 1, 8)
LaShana Dendy (X's3 / Times 3) - backing vocals (tracks 4, 5)
Michael Holmes - backing vocals (tracks 3, 11)
Denise West - backing vocals (track 7)
Karen Foster - backing vocals (track 7)
Vivien Jackson - backing vocals (track 7)
Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton - keyboards, co-producer
Andre Young - keyboards (track 1), producer, mixing
Donald Tavie - keyboards (track 7)
Bruce "Mal" Malament - piano (tracks 3, 7, 11)
Stan Jones - bass & guitar (track 7)
Dennis Belfield - bass (tracks 3, 11)
Mike Sims - guitar, recording
Ron Krasinski - drums (tracks 3, 11)
Brian Kilgore - percussion
Michael Acosta - saxophone
William Zimmerman - saxophone
Brian Gardner - mastering
Antoine Carraby - mixing
Donovan "The Dirtbiker" Sound - recording
Eric Wright - executive producer
Jerry Heller - management
Elizabeth Barrett - design
David Roth - photography
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Promis, Jose F.. Michel'le review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^ "No More Lies" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
^ O'Connor Creevy, Caitlin (January 25, 1990). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune . p. 9A. ProQuest 282678935 .
^ Larkin, Colin , ed. (2006). "Michel'le". Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 5 (4th ed.). MUZE . p. 738 . ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 .
^ Considine, J.D. (1992). "Michel'le". In DeCurtis, Anthony ; Henke, James (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 472 . ISBN 0-679-73729-4 .
^ Aaron, Charles (1995). "Dr. Dre". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide . Vintage Books . pp. 116–117. ISBN 0-679-75574-8 .
^ Christgau, Robert (March 13, 1990). "Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved 2024-03-17 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA" . RIAA . April 25, 1990.
^ Michel'le - Chart Singles history . Billboard
^ "Michel'le Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard .
^ "Michel'le Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Michel'le – Michel'le" . Recording Industry Association of America .