Brand New (Salt-n-Pepa album)

Brand New
Brand New
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	October 21, 1997
Studio	Various Axis, New York City; Quad, New York City; Soundtrack, New York City; The Music Palace, West Hempstead, New York; The Basement, Inc., Dix Hills, New York; Tone X Recording, Washington, D.C.; Record Plant, Los Angeles; The Hit Factory, New York City; Chung King, New York City; AMG, New York City; Horizon, Capitol Heights, Maryland; Flyte Tyme, Edina, Minnesota; ;
Length	57:27
Label	London
Producer	Sandra "Pepa" Denton; Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott; Esmail; Cheryl "Salt" James; Sean "The Mystro" Mather; Josef Powell; Al West; David "D.J." Wynn;
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Singles from Brand New
	"R U Ready"; Released: August 29, 1997; "Gitty Up"; Released: December 7, 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Brand New is the fifth and final studio album by American hip hop girl group Salt-N-Pepa. It was released on October 21, 1997, by London Records. The group's international label at the time, Red Ant Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy before the album was officially released. Salt-n-Pepa toured in support of the album, although the album had no other promotion whatsoever. Brand New spawned two singles: "R U Ready" and "Gitty Up". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 25, 1997.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"R U Ready"	Cheryl James Sandra Denton Chad Elliott Rufus Moore Al West Randy Muller	Cheryl "Salt" James Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott West	3:58
2.	"Good Life"	C. James Maurice Scott Richard Evans Bernard Grobman Gavin Wray	C. James Elliott^[a]	3:54
3.	"Do Me Right"	C. James David Blake Robert Bacon George Archie Wilbert Milow D.J. Walker	C. James Josef Powell	4:36
4.	"Friends" (featuring Queen Latifah and Mad Lion)	Denton Powell Vanesa Powers Anthony Criss Dana Owens	Powell Sandra "Pepa" Denton	4:42
5.	"Say Ooh"	C. James C. James C. James C. James Larry Young Linda Logan Fernando Saunders	Elliott C. James^[b]	4:09
6.	"Imagine" (featuring Sheryl Crow)	C. James Powell	C. James Powell^[a]	5:26
7.	"Knock Knock"	Denton Powell Earnest Hairston Jr. David Wynn	Powell Denton David "D.J." Wynn	4:32
8.	"Gitty Up"	C. James Moore Rick James	Elliott West	4:00
9.	"Boy Toy"	Denton Elliott Norman Whitfield Otwane Roberts	Elliott West Denton^[b]	4:24
10.	"Brand New"	C. James Denton Gary Wright	C. James Sean "The Mystro" Mather Esmail Powell^[a]	4:05
11.	"Silly of You"	C. James Keef James	C. James	3:52
12.	"The Clock Is Tickin'"	C. James	C. James	4:51
13.	"Hold On" (featuring Kirk Franklin and Sounds of Blackness)	C. James Powell	C. James Powell^[a]	5:06

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer

Samples credits

"R U Ready" contains excerpts from "Watch Out" by Brass Construction.
"Say Ooh" contains a sample from "Turn Off the Lights" by Larry Young.
"Brand New" contains an interpolation of "Love Is Alive" by Gary Wright.

Personnel

Prince Charles Alexander – Mixing
Eddie Anzueto, Jr. – Percussion
Steven Augustine – Bass
Kent Belden – Creative Director
Blue Denim – Background vocals
Mike Campbell – Guitar
Melvin Chandler – Keyboards
Lewis Christian – Percussion
Day Ta Day – Background vocals
Andre Debourg – Engineer, Mixing
James Denton – Photography
Sandy "Pepa" Denton – Producer
DJ Flexx – Background vocals
Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Glenn Ellis – Bass
Esmail – Producer
Alan Forney – Photo Imaging
Kirk Franklin – Performer
Wayne Garrick – Keyboards
Khari Green – Guitar
Bernard Grobman – Guitar
Andrew Hellier – Guitar, Background vocals
Cheryl "Salt" James – Producer
Jon Jones – Guitar
Gerhard Joost – Mixing
Carol Kirkendall – Executive Producer
LaTrece – Background vocals
Michael Lockwood – Guitar
Al (Taz) Machera – Mixing
Sean "Mystro" Mather – Producer
Gary Montoute – Synthesizer
Michael Moore – Photography
Rufus Moore – Background vocals, Performer
Joseph Powell – Programming, Background vocals, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Wayne Rickard – Guitar
Alicia Rushing – Background vocals
Ken Schubert – Engineer, Mixing
Dawne Shivers – Background vocals
Peggy Sirota – Photography
Sounds of Blackness – Performer
Spinderella – Performer
Kevin Thomas – Engineer
Al West – Producer
Jimmy White – Bass
David Wynn – Producer
George Belton - Bass

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[3]	23
US Billboard 200^[4]	37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	16

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ Tracks 1, 4, 10 and 11
^ Track 1
^ Tracks 1, 5 and 8
^ Tracks 2, 11 and 13
^ Tracks 2, 3, 5–7 and 10–13
^ Tracks 3, 4, 6 and 7
^ Track 4
^ Track 6
^ Tracks 6 and 12
^ Track 9
^ Tracks 10 and 12
^ Track 13

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Brand New – Salt-N-Pepa". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt 'N' Pepa – Brand New" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Salt 'N' Pepa – Brand New". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Brand New". Recording Industry Association of America. November 25, 1997.

[1] Tracks 1, 4, 10 and 11

[2] Track 1

[3] Tracks 1, 5 and 8

[4] Tracks 2, 11 and 13

[5] Tracks 2, 3, 5–7 and 10–13

[6] Tracks 3, 4, 6 and 7

[7] Track 4

[8] Track 6

[9] Tracks 6 and 12

[10] Track 9

[11] Tracks 10 and 12

[12] Track 13

[13] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Brand New – Salt-N-Pepa". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Salt_'N'_Pepa-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – Salt 'N' Pepa – Brand New" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Salt_'N'_Pepa-15] "Swisscharts.com – Salt 'N' Pepa – Brand New". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Salt-N-Pepa-16] "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Salt-N-Pepa-17] "Salt-N-Pepa Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[United_StatesSalt_'N_PepaBrand_NewalbumCertRef-18] "American album certifications – Salt 'N Pepa – Brand New". Recording Industry Association of America. November 25, 1997.

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v t e Salt-N-Pepa
Cheryl "Salt" James Sandra "Pepa" Denton Deidra "DJ Spinderella" Roper
Studio albums	Hot, Cool & Vicious A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Blacks' Magic Very Necessary Brand New
Compilation albums	A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits The Greatest Hits Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed The Best of Salt-N-Pepa
Singles	"Tramp" "Push It" "Shake Your Thang" "Twist and Shout" "Expression" "Do You Want Me" "Let's Talk About Sex" "You Showed Me" "Start Me Up" "Shoop" "Whatta Man" "None of Your Business" "Heaven 'n Hell" "Champagne" "R U Ready" "Gitty Up" "The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up"
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