Case (album)

Case
Studio album by Case
Released	August 13, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Funhouse Recordings (Valhalla, NY) Quad Studios (New York, NY) Unique Recordings (New York, NY)
Genre	R&B
Length	47:00
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Prince Charles Alexander Joseph "Jo-Jo" Brim Terence Dudley Christopher "Roc Head" Kellam Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay (exec.) James "Jimmy" Maynes Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel Darryl "88" Young
Case chronology
Case (1996) Personal Conversation (1999)
Singles from Case
"More to Love" Released: January 23, 1996 "Touch Me, Tease Me" Released: April 30, 1996 "Don't Be Afraid" Released: July 12, 1996 "I Gotcha" Released: October 29, 1996

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Case is the self-titled debut album by American R&B singer and songwriter Case. Released in August 1996, by Def Jam Recordings.

The album peaked at number seven on the Top R&B Albums chart and reached number forty-two on the US Billboard 200 album chart. Case was supported by four singles including "More to Love" and "Touch Me, Tease Me" (featuring Foxy Brown and Mary J. Blige) which became the album's most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number fourteen, and later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Background

Critical reception

The album received favorable reviews from critics.

Commercial performance

The album reached the forty-second position of the US Billboard 200 album chart and the seventh position on the R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Tunnel" (Intro)	Keith Evans Kenny Kornegay	Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	1:22
2.	"More to Love1"	Mary J. Blige James Brown Antonio Hardy Kenny Kornegay John Starks Darryl Young	Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay Darryl "88" Young	3:53
3.	"Don't Be Afraid"	Mary J. Blige Faith Evans Kornegay James Todd Smith Andy White Marlon Williams Young	Darryl "88" Young Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	4:22
4.	"Call a Cab" (Interlude)	Robert Diggs Misa Hylton Clifford Smith Case Woodard	Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	0:58
5.	"I Gotcha"	Mary J. Blige LaTonya Blige-DaCosta Diggs Kornegay Corey Woods Stevie Wonder Young	Darryl "88" Young Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	4:06
6.	"Crazy" (Interlude)	James Maynes Kevin McDaniel Woodard	James "Jimmy" Maynes Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel	0:46
7.	"Crazy"	Maynes McDaniel Woodard	James "Jimmy" Maynes Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel	4:48
8.	"What's Wrong?"	Maynes McDaniel Woodard	James "Jimmy" Maynes Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel	4:22
9.	"Rain" (Interlude)	Joseph Brim Terence Dudley Maynes Woodard	Joseph "Jo-Jo" Brim Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel	0:30
10.	"Rain"	Brim Dudley Maynes Woodard	Joseph "Jo-Jo" Brim Terrence Dudley Christopher "Roc Head" Kellam Damon "D-Mac" Mack	3:55
11.	"Touch Me, Tease Me" (featuring Foxy Brown and Mary J. Blige)	Blige Kornegay Inga Marchand J.B. Weaver, Jr. Woodard Young	Darryl "88" Young Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	3:47
12.	"The Day That I Die"	Kornegay Woodard Young	Darryl "88" Young Kenny "Smoove" Kornegay	4:04
13.	"Fallin'"	Maynes McDaniel Woodard	James "Jimmy" Maynes Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniel	4:40
14.	"Cryin' Over Time"	James Harris III Terry Lewis	Prince Charles Alexander	5:27

¹originally recorded with Mary J. Blige

Sample credits

• "More to Love" contains a sample of "The Payback" as performed by James Brown and "Somethin' Funky" by Big Daddy Kane.
• "Don't Be Afraid" contains a sample of "6 Minutes of Pleasure" as performed by LL Cool J.
• "Call a Cab" contains a sample of "Bring the Pain" as performed by Method Man.
• "I Gotcha" contains a sample of "Guillotine (Swordz)" as performed by Raekwon featuring Inspectah Deck, Ghostface and GZA; contains an interpolation of "Mary Jane (All Night Long)" as performed by Mary J. Blige; and a vocal interpolation of "As" as performed by Stevie Wonder.
• "Touch Me, Tease Me" contains a sample of "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)" as performed by Schoolly D.