Surprise (Crystal Waters album)

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AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	(A)
Robert Christgau

Surprise is the debut album by singer-songwriter, Crystal Waters, released on June 25, 1991 by Mercury Records. It includes the hit singles "Makin' Happy", "Surprise" and the top ten hit "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 2 in the UK Singles Chart.

Although the album stalled at number 197 on the Billboard 200, it performed better in both the Club/Dance and Urban music markets, peaking at number 65 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It also peaked at number 23 on the Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (Radio Mix)	Neal Conway, Crystal Waters	3:48
2.	"Surprise"	Neal Conway, Crystal Waters	4:24
3.	"Makin' Happy"	Neal Conway, Mark Harris, Crystal Waters	5:33
4.	"Small Cry"	Bert Collins, Crystal Waters	4:43
5.	"Tell Me"	Bert Collins, Crystal Waters	9:11
6.	"Good Lovin'"	Neal Conway, Crystal Waters	5:02
7.	"Twisted"	Wardell Gray, Annie Ross	2:27
8.	"Deepest Of Hearts"	Crystal Waters	2:54
9.	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" (Basement Boy "Strip To The Bone" Mix)	Neal Conway, Crystal Waters	7:31

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	Heatseekers	23
1991	The Billboard 200	197
1991	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	65

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1991	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1
1991	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	25
1991	"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"	The Billboard Hot 100	8
1991	"Makin' Happy"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
1991	"Makin' Happy"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	1
1991	"Makin' Happy"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	63
1991	"Surprise"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	35
1992	"Surprise"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	9