Man (Neneh Cherry album)

Man
Man
Studio album by Neneh Cherry
Released	2 September 1996
Recorded	1994–1996
Studio	CTS, Eastcote, Mayfair, Roundhouse, Westside (London); Coin Record, El Cortijo (Málaga, Spain); Power Play (Long Island, New York); Soundtrade (Stockholm);
Genre	Worldbeat; hip hop; alternative rock;
Length	48:18
Label	Hut; Virgin;
Producer	Dave Allen; Booga Bear; Jonny Dollar; Simon Richmond; Mark Saunders;
Neneh Cherry chronology
Singles from Man
	"Woman"; Released: 1996; "Kootchi"; Released: 1996 (Europe); "Feel It"; Released: 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
Muzik	^[3]

Man is the third solo studio album by Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, released on 2 September 1996 by Hut Records and Virgin Records. Three singles were issued from the album. Preceding the album release, a duet with Youssou N'Dour called "7 Seconds" was released as a single to promote Senegalese singer studio set The Guide.^[4] Almost two years later, the common track was added also to the Cherry's album.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Woman"	Neneh Cherry Cameron McVey Jonathan Sharp	Booga Bear Jonny Dollar Dave Allen^[a] Wil Malone^[a]	4:30
2.	"Feel It"	Cherry McVey Sharp	Booga Bear Jonny Dollar Allen^[a]	5:41
3.	"Hornbeam"	Cherry McVey Steve Hopwood	Booga Bear Allen Jonny Dollar^[a]	5:02
4.	"Trouble Man"	Marvin Gaye	Booga Bear Mark Saunders	3:57
5.	"Golden Ring"	Steve Douglas Joe Skeete	Booga Bear Saunders Rudi Lagrilliere^[a]	3:40
6.	"7 Seconds" (featuring Youssou N'Dour)	Cherry McVey Sharp N'Dour	Booga Bear Jonny Dollar Falcon^[a]	4:59
7.	"Kootchi"	Cherry McVey Hopwood Cia Berg	Booga Bear Allen Jonny Dollar^[a]	5:06
8.	"Beastiality"	Cherry McVey Hopwood	Booga Bear Allen	2:49
9.	"Carry Me"	Cherry McVey Hopwood Simon Richmond	Booga Bear Richmond Allen	4:22
10.	"Together Now"	Cherry Tricky Saunders	Tricky Saunders	3:11
11.	"Everything"	Cherry McVey Sharp	Booga Bear Johnny Dollar	4:58

Notes[edit]

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel[edit]

Neneh Cherry – vocals
Cameron McVey – Producer, beats, drums, keyboards
Louis Pavlou – percussion, drums on "Kootchi"
Gavyn Wright – string arrangements
Mark Saunders – programming
Wil Malone – string arrangements
Jonny Stephens – electric guitar, Casio
Steve "Grippa" Hopwood – guitar, backing vocals
Jonny Dollar – guitar, programming, beats, string arrangements
Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
Youssou N'Dour – vocals on "7 Seconds"
Christian "Falcon" Falk – producer, programming on "7 Seconds"
Jonas Lindgren – violin on "7 Seconds"
Kristoffer Wallman – keyboards on "7 Seconds"
Bernard Butler – guitar on "Woman"
Mickey P. Petralia – beats on "Woman"
Mike Thompson – French horn on "Woman"
Jeff Bryant – French horn on "Woman"
Bill McDonald – bass, rhythm guitar, vocals on "Kootchi"
Rich King – guitar on "Kootchi"
Eagle-Eye Cherry – piano on "Trouble Man"
Makoto Sakamoto – drums on "Hornbeam"
Rudi Lagrilliere – guitar on "Golden Ring"

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for *Man*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	22
European Albums (Music & Media)^[10]	8
French Albums (SNEP)^[11]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[15]	31
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[16]	22
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	16

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for *Man*
Chart (1996)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[20]	81
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	49

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for *Man*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[22]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[23]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Promis, Jose F. "Man – Neneh Cherry". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "Cherry, Neneh". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ George, Iestyn (September 1996). "Neneh Cherry: Man" (PDF). Muzik. No. 16. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Mossman, Kate (23 February 2014). "Neneh Cherry, interview: 'People ask me where I've been for 18 years'". The Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 40. 5 October 1996. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Lescharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "Year End Sales Charts – European Top 100 Albums 1996" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Man')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Neneh Cherry – Man". British Phonographic Industry. 1 October 1996. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[1] Promis, Jose F. "Man – Neneh Cherry". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[2] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). "Cherry, Neneh". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[3] George, Iestyn (September 1996). "Neneh Cherry: Man" (PDF). Muzik. No. 16. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[4] Mossman, Kate (23 February 2014). "Neneh Cherry, interview: 'People ask me where I've been for 18 years'". The Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[ac_Australia_Neneh_Cherry-5] "Australiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Austria_Neneh_Cherry-6] "Austriancharts.at – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Neneh_Cherry-7] "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Neneh_Cherry-8] "Ultratop.be – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Neneh_Cherry-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[10] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 40. 5 October 1996. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_France_Neneh_Cherry-11] "Lescharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Neneh_Cherry-12] "Offiziellecharts.de – Neneh Cherry – Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Neneh_Cherry-13] "Charts.nz – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Norway_Neneh_Cherry-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[16] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[ac_Sweden_Neneh_Cherry-17] "Swedishcharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Neneh_Cherry-18] "Swisscharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[ac_UK2_-19] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[20] "Year End Sales Charts – European Top 100 Albums 1996" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[21] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[SwitzerlandNeneh_CherryManalbumCertRef-22] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Man')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[United_KingdomNeneh_CherryManalbumCertRef-23] "British album certifications – Neneh Cherry – Man". British Phonographic Industry. 1 October 1996. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	Raw Like Sushi Homebrew Man Blank Project Broken Politics The Versions
Collaborations	The Cherry Thing
Remix albums	Remixes
Singles	"Looking Good Diving with the Wild Bunch" "Buffalo Stance" "Manchild" "Kisses on the Wind" "I've Got You Under My Skin" "Money Love" "Buddy X" "7 Seconds" "Love Can Build a Bridge" "Trouble Man" "Woman" "Kootchi" "Feel It" "Buddy X 99" "Kids with Guns"
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