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"Comforter"
Single by Shai
from the album ...If I Ever Fall in Love
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1993 (January 19, 1993)
Recorded1992 (1992)
GenreR&B
Length4:11
LabelGasoline Alley/MCA
Songwriter(s)Carl "Groove" Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier, Marc Gay[1]
Producer(s)Carl "Groove" Martin[2]
Shai singles chronology
"If I Ever Fall in Love"
(1992)
"Comforter"
(1993)
"Baby I'm Yours"
(1993)
Music video
"Comforter" on YouTube

"Comforter" is a song by Shai, issued as the second single from their debut studio album ...If I Ever Fall in Love. The song was written by group members Carl Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier and Marc Gay,[1] with Martin also handling production.[2] The song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and was certified gold on July 28, 1993 (1993-07-28) for sales of 500,000 copies.[4][5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Ian Fletcher.[6]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 4
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 3
US Top 40 Mainstream (Billboard) 31

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 48

References

  1. ^ a b "Comforter - Shai - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Shai (3) - Comforter (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Shai - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "American certifications – Shai – Comforter". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ^ ""Comforter" by Shai - Music Video - VH1.com". VH1. December 23, 1999. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 1993". Longbored Surfer. Retrieved June 25, 2014.