A Love Story (Vivian Green album)
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A Love Story is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Vivian Green, released by Columbia Records on November 12, 2002 in the United States. It spawned three single: the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit Emotional Rollercoaster; the Fred Kenney-produced Fanatic and the Osunlade-produced What Is Love?.
The album debut at number ninety-three on the Billboard 200 chart in December 2002 and later peaked at number fifty-one. It garnered Vivian Green three Lady of Soul awards nominations for Best Solo R&B/Soul Single - Emotional Rollercoaster, Best Solo R&B/Soul Album of the Year - "A Love Story", and Best Solo R&B/Solo or Rap New Artist[1] and BET Awards nomination for Best R&B Female Artist. [2] A Love Story was certified gold by the RIAA on May 6, 2003.
Background
Chart Performance
A Love Story debuted at number ninety-three on the Billboard 200 album chart in December 2002. The album later peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard 200 album chart and Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart at eighteen on March 1, 2003 due to consistent sales. The album was cetified gold by RIAA on May 6, 2003 and remained on Billboard 200 album chart for a mere 27 weeks. A Love Story has sold over 531,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[3]
Singles
- The first single from the album "Emotional Rollercoaster, peaked at number thirty-nine on Billboard Hot 100 and number thirteen on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single was a moderate success and becoming Vivian Green's only Top 40 hit ever.
- The second single from the album "Fanatic", peaked at number fifty-two on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
- The third single from the album "What Is Love?", peaked at number seventy-five on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Tracklisting
- Wishful Thinking (V.S. Green; J.Bervine)
- 24 Hour Blue (Just One of Those Days) (V.S. Green; J.Bervin)
- Superwoman (V.S. Green; J.Bervin)
- What Is Love? (V.S. Green; E.Roberson; Osunlade; J.Sample)
- Music (V.S. Green; T.Tribbett II; P.Bowen II)
- Emotional Rollercoaster (V.S. Green; E.Roberson; Osunlade)
- Final Hour (V.S. Green; J.Jones)
- No Sittin' By the Phone (V.S. Green; T.Tribbett II; P.Bowen II)
- Affected (V.S. Green; A.Bell; B.Kenney; C.Shar)
- Fanatic (V.S. Green; F.Kenney)
- Ain't Nothing But Love (V.S. Green; A.Bell; E.Roberson; J.Poyser)
- Be Good to You (V.S. Green; J.Bervin)
- Complete (V.S. Green; A.Bell; I.Hayes)
- Keep on Goin (V.S. Green; F.Kenney; J.Bradshaw; P.Bowens II; T.Day)
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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| Billboard 200 | 51 | Gold | 531,000 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 13 |
Year-end charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Billboard 200 [4] | 200 |
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [5] | 42 |
Credits
- Davis A. Barnett Viola
- Diane Barnett Violin
- Lynne Beiler Cello
- Anthony Bell Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation
- Damen Bennett Flute
- Junius Bervine Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, String Arrangements, Instrumentation
- Durrell Bottoms Producer, Engineer
- Jeff Bradshaw Trombone
- Alice Butts Art Direction, Design
- Thom Cadley Surround Mix
- Chauncey Childs Executive Producer
- Timothy Day Guitar, Engineer
- Omar Edwards Organ
- Russell Elevado Mixing
- Michael Fossenkemper Mixing
- Larry Gold String Arrangements
- Vivian Green Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Stephen Groat Bass
- Derrick Hodge Bass
- Jamar Jones Piano, Producer
- Ben Kenney Guitar
- Fred Kenney Programming, Producer
- Olga Konopelsky Violin
- Charlene Kwas Violin
- Oliver Gene Lake Jr. Drums
- Alexandra Leem Viola
- Jennie Lorenzo Cello
- Jonathan Maron Bass
- Carlos "Storm" Martinez Engineer
- George "Spanky" McCurdy Drums
- Shinobu Mitsuoka Mixing Assistant
- Ryan Moys Engineer
- Osunlade Producer, Instrumentation
- Pino Palladino Bass
- Kevin Patrick A&R
- Federico Gonzalez Peña Keyboards
- Bill Phelps Photography
- Isaac Phillips Guitar
- James Poyser Percussion, Drums, Keyboards
- Tony Prendatt Engineer, Mixing
- Darcy Proper Surround Mix
- Eric Roberson Vocals (bckgr), Engineer
- "Little" John Roberts Drums
- Frank Romano Guitar
- Erik Sayles Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- David Schneider Oboe
- Clayton Sears Guitar
- Chris Stevens Trumpet
- Igor Szwec Violin
- Gregory Teperman Violin
- Alex Theoret Mixing Assistant
- Eric Tribbett Drums, Producer
- Thaddeus T. Tribbett Bass
- Tye Tribbett Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Instrumentation
- Steef Van De Gevel Mixing Assistant
References
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1935727
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1887289
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000973674
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=412&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3068361&cdi=8700928&cid=12%2F31%2F2003
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=415&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Albums&ci=3068497&cdi=8709778&cid=12%2F31%2F2003