Deepa (album)
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Deepa is the third studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on June 2, 1992.[1] The album includes the #1 R&B hit Sweet November written by Babyface.
As opposed to the group's earlier albums, Deepa contains songs with sexual content.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
- "Praise" - (Harreld, Steve Russell, Warren)
- "Keep You Next to Me" - (Lawrence McNeil, Demetrius Shipp)
- "She Blows My Mind" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
- "I'm Not Gamin'" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
- "Set Me Free" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Strange Hotel" - (Lawrence McNeil)
- "I Feel You" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Sweet November" - (Babyface)
- "Come Back to Your Home" - (Steve Russell)
- "Only When I Laugh" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)" - (Drayton, Lawrence McNeil)
- "You Take My Heart With You" - - (Steve Russell)
- "Deepa" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Give It Up" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Hot Water" - (Ray Lamont Jones,Lawrence McNeil)
Personnel
- Troop - Lead and Backing Vocals
- Steve Russell - Piano
- Chuckii Booker - Keyboards
- Gerald Albright - Saxophone
- Gregory Cauthen - Percussion
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 78 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 21 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1992 | "Sweet November" | 58 | 1 | |
| "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)" | 63 | 12 | ||
External links
References
- ^ "Steven Harts – Lead Singer for Troop – Out with New Music (Listen)" Lee Bailey's EuroWeb Electronic Urban Report. May 17, 2014
- ^ "Deepa". Entertainment Weekly, July 31 1992. Amy Linden.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Troop: Deepa > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Troop US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ "Troop US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.