Ralph Tresvant (album)

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Ralph Tresvant is the self-titled debut album of Ralph Tresvant. The album was released in 1990 by MCA Records and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It went to number one on the Irish Albums Chart for twelve weeks, and on the Top R&B Albums chart for two weeks and peaked into the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. It features the #1 single, "Sensitivity" along with two more Top 5 R&B hits: "Do What I Gotta Do" and "Stone Cold Gentleman", which featured labelmate Bobby Brown.

In October 2004, "Sensitivity" appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.

Track listing

LP and Cassette edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rated R"	Ralph Tresvant	Ralph Tresvant, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:51
2.	"Sensitivity"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Jam & Lewis	4:40
3.	"She's My Love Thang"	Harris, Lewis	Jam & Lewis	4:27
4.	"Stone Cold Gentleman" (Rizz's Interlude) (feat. Bobby Brown)	Antonio "L. A." Reid, Daryl Simmons, Kevin "Kayo" Roberson, Lasha Johnson	Daryl Simmons, Kayo	6:08
5.	"Do What I Gotta Do"	Harris, Lewis	Jam & Lewis	5:42
6.	"Love Hurts"	Simmons, Kayo, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Daryl Simmons, Kayo	5:09
7.	"Girl I Can't Control It"	Tresvant, Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (Lyrics), Kyle West (Music)	Kyle West	4:49
8.	"Love Takes Time"	Hailey, Tabitha Brace, Pam Russo (Lyrics), West (Music)	West	4:38
9.	"Public Figure (Ordinary Guy)"	Tresvant, Bret "Epic" Mazur, Richard Wolf	Tresvant, Wolf & Epic	4:43
10.	"Last Night"	Timmy Gatling, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	Timmy Gatling, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	5:53

CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rated R"	Ralph Tresvant	Ralph Tresvant, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis	4:51
2.	"Sensitivity"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Jam & Lewis	4:40
3.	"She's My Love Thang"	Harris, Lewis	Jam & Lewis	4:27
4.	"Stone Cold Gentleman" (Rizz's Interlude) (feat. Bobby Brown)	Antonio "L. A." Reid, Daryl Simmons, Kevin "Kayo" Roberson, Lasha Johnson	Daryl Simmons, Kayo	6:08
5.	"Do What I Gotta Do"	Harris, Lewis	Jam & Lewis	5:42
6.	"Love Hurts"	Simmons, Kayo, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds	Daryl Simmons, Kayo	5:09
7.	"Girl I Can't Control It"	Tresvant, Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (Lyrics), Kyle West (Music)	Kyle West	4:49
8.	"Love Takes Time"	Hailey, Tabitha Brace, Pam Russo (Lyrics), West (Music)	West	4:38
9.	"Public Figure (Ordinary Guy)"	Tresvant, Bret "Epic" Mazur, Richard Wolf	Tresvant, Wolf & Epic	4:43
10.	"Last Night"	Timmy Gatling, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	Timmy Gatling, Alton "Wokie" Stewart	5:53
11.	"I Love You (Just for You)"	Kathy Wakefield, Vassal Benford	Vassal Benford	5:44
12.	"Alright Now"	Michael Jackson, John Barnes	Benford, John Barnes	4:17
13.	"Sensitivity (Ralph’s Rap)"	Tresvant, Harris, Lewis	Jam & Lewis	4:59

Notes

• "Rated R" samples "Masterpiece" performed by The Temptations
• Rap Lyrics on "Stone Cold Gentleman" written by Ralph Tresvant & Bobby Brown

Personnel

Unless otherwise noted, Information based on the CD Edition’s Liner Notes

Performance

• Lead vocals (sung by): Ralph Tresvant
• Rap performed by: Bobby Brown (4), Ralph Tresvant
• Background vocals: Ralph Tresvant (1-11), Tabitha Brace (7-8), Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (7-8), Terri Robinson (7-8), Dewayne Omarr (9), Redg Green (9), Karen Y. Mayo (9), Altitude (9), Deah Dame (6), Richard Wolf (9), Alton "Wokie" Stewart (10), Vassal Benford (11), Sue Ann Carwell (11), Michael Jackson
• All Instruments: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (3, 5), Kyle West (7-8), Timmy Gatling (10), Howie Hersh (10)
• All Other Instruments: Vassal Benford (11)
• Additional Instruments: Jimmy Jam (1-2), Terry Lewis (1)
• Drum machine: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (3), L.A. Reid, Kyle West, Timmy Gatling, Vassal Benford, L.A. Jay
• Drums: L.A. Reid (4), Daryl Simmons (6), Kayo (6), Bret "Epic" Mazur (9)
• Percussion: L.A. Reid (4), Daryl Simmons (6), Kayo (6), Ted Thomas (additional on 11)
• Keyboards: Daryl Simmons (4, 6), Richard Wolf (9), Vassal Benford, Jimmy Jam, L.A. Jay, Kyle West
• Synclavier: John Barnes (12)
• Guitar: Richard Wolf (9), Charles Fearing (12)
• Bass played by: Kayo (4, 6)

Production and Technical

• Music programming: Bret "Epic" Mazur (9)
• Keyboard programming: Daryl Simmons (4, 6), Kayo (4, 6)
• Vocals programmed by: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (2)
• Musical arrangement: Vassal Benford (11)
• Rhythm arrangement: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (1-3, 5), Daryl Simmons (4, 6), Kayo (4, 6)
• Vocal arrangement: Ralph Tresvant (1), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (1-3, 5), Daryl Simmons (4, 6), Kayo (4), Babyface (6), Vassal Benford (11), Ron Spearman (11)
• Recording engineers: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (1-3), Donnell Sullivan (4, 6), Ron Christopher (4, 6), Barney Perkins (4), Steve Hodge (5), Wade Norton (7-8), Elliott Peters (7-8), Jon Guggenheim (10), John Hedges (11), Larold Rebhun (11), Neal Pogue (11), Jack Rouben (12)
• Assistant engineers: Milton Chan (4), Ted Malia (4, 6), Jim Zumpano (4, 6), David Betancourt (7), Steve Gallagher (7), Tom Twiss (7-8), Derek Marcil (9), Eugene Dixon (12)
• Mixing: Steve Hodge (1-3, 5), David Bianco (4), L.A. Reid (4), Daryl Simmons (4, 6), Kayo (4, 6), Elliott Peters (7-8), Dave Pensado (9), Jon Guggenheim (10), Louil Silas Jr. (12), Peter Arata (12), Skip Saylor
• Mixing assistance: Jim Zumpano (4), Milton Chan (6), David Betancourt (7-8), Steve Gallagher (7-8)
• Mastering: Herb Powers, Jr.

Other

• Art direction: Jeff Adamoff
• Design: Drennon Advertising
• Photography: Carol Friedman

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)