Forever My Lady
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| Studio album by Jodeci | ||||||||||
| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, Hip hop, New jack swing, Soul | |||||||||
| Length | 53:23 | |||||||||
| Label | Uptown/MCA | |||||||||
| Producer | Al B. Sure!, Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing | |||||||||
| Jodeci chronology | ||||||||||
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Forever My Lady is the debut studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released May 28, 1991 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records.
Forever My Lady peaked at eighteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached number one on the R&B Albums chart where it remained for three weeks.[1] It spawned five singles including the group's first three #1 R&B singles: the title track, "Stay" and "Come and Talk to Me." The album also charted the highest on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B Album for 1992. Forevery My Lady sold over 3 million copies and was certified 3x platinum.
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[edit] Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly gave the effort a good review, calling the work "sophisticated beyond the band members' years" and noting that "if they can keep up the momentum of this commercially successful debut (which has already gone Top 40 on the Billboard pop album chart), Jodeci will be a force to be reckoned with."[3]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Stay" | DeVante Swing | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Come and Talk to Me" | DeVante Swing | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Forever My Lady" | Al B. Sure!, DeVante Swing | 5:20 |
| 4. | "I'm Still Waiting" | DeVante Swing | 4:21 |
| 5. | "U&I" | DeVante Swing | 4:04 |
| 6. | "553-Nasty (Interlude)" | DeVante Swing | 1:47 |
| 7. | "My Phone" | DeVante Swing | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Gotta Love" | DeVante Swing, K-Ci Hailey, JoJo Hailey | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Play Thang" | 4:45 | |
| 10. | "It's Alright" | DeVante Swing | 4:36 |
| 11. | "Treat U" | DeVante Swing | 3:42 |
| 12. | "Xs We Share" | 4:29 | |
| 13. | "Cherish" (iTunes bonus track) | 3:59 |
[edit] Chart history
[edit] Album
| Chart (1991)[1] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 18 |
| U.S. Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||||
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | ||||
| 1991 | "Gotta Love" | — | — | 79 | — | ||
| "Forever My Lady" | 25 | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Stay" | 41 | 8 | 1 | — | |||
| 1992 | "Come and Talk to Me" | 11 | 18 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1992 | "I'm Still Waiting" | 85 | — | 10 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[5]
- Art Direction – Reiner Design Consultants
- Assistant Engineering – Ellen Fitton, Michael Gilbert, Marnie Riley, Jay A. Ryan
- Engineering – Paul Logus, Dennis Mitchell, Mark Partis
- Mastering – Herb Powers
- Mixing – Al B. Sure, Mick Guzauski
- Multi-Instruments – DeVante Swing
- Production Coordination – Eloise Bryan
- Programming – Al B. Sure!, Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Forever My Lady > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10418. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Forever My Lady > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10418. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ a b Berger, Arion (1991-11-15). "MUSIC REVIEW: Forever My Lady - Jodeci". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316234,00.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Forever My Lady > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10418. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Forever My Lady > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10418. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
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[edit] See also
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