Never Say Never (album)
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| Never Say Never | ||
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| Studio album by Brandy | ||
| Released | June 9, 1998 | |
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |
| Genre | R&B, pop | |
| Length | 66:30 | |
| Label | Atlantic 83039 |
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| Producer(s) | Brandy Norwood Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Brandy chronology | ||
| Brandy (1994) |
Never Say Never (1998) |
Full Moon (2002) |
Never S-A-Y Never is the sophomore studio album by American R&B singer Brandy. It features the hit singles "The Boy is Mine", "Top of the World" (featuring Ma$e), and "Have You Ever". Chielfy produced by Rodney Jerkins, the album helped cement Brandy as a mature hitmaker, and helped popularize Jerkins' Timbaland-inspired production sound, which he later used for recordings by Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child, and others. Never Say Never became Brandy's biggest selling album to date; in an interview with Vibe magazine in 2004, Brandy stated that the album has sold 14 million copies world wide. This album got Brandy nominations for the Best R&B Album, Best R&B Song (The Boy is Mine), Record of the Year (The Boy is Mine), and Best R&B Perfromance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (The Boy is Mine) Grammies; she ended up winning the last one.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Angel in Disguise" | 4:48 |
| 3. | "The Boy Is Mine" (duet with Monica) | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Learn the Hard Way" | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Almost Doesn't Count" | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Top of the World" (featuring Ma$e) | 4:41 |
| 7. | "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used to)" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Never Say Never" | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Truthfully" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Have You Ever" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Put That on Everything" | 4:51 |
| 12. | "In the Car (Interlude)" | 1:10 |
| 13. | "Happy" | 4:06 |
| 14. | "One Voice" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "Tomorrow" | 5:21 |
| 16. | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | 4:10 |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- Anas Allaf - guitar
- Chuckii Booker - drums
- Nathan East - bass
- David Foster - keyboard
- Harvey Mason, Sr. - percussion, keyboard
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Isaac Phillips - guitar
- Michael Thompson - guitar
- Rick Williams - guitar
[edit] Production
- Executive producers: Paris Davis, Rodney Jerkins, Craig Kallman, Brandy Norwood
- Producer: Brandy Norwood
- Vocal assistance: Alex Brown, Bridgette Bryant, Carmen Carter, Nikisha Grierf, Dorian Holley, LaTonya Holman, Richard Jackson, Bobette Jamison-Harrison, Donyle Jones, Vatrina King, James McCrary, Kristle Murden, Willie R. Norwood, Kayla Parker, Shelly Peiken, Alfie Silas, Meri Thomas, Carmen Twillie, Mervyn Warren, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Yvonne Williams, BeBe Winans, Monalisa Young
- Engineers: Leslie Brathwaite, Ken Deranteriasian, Felipe Elgueta, Ben Garrison, Brad Gilderman, Jean-Marie Horvat, Mario Lucy, Victor McCoy, Brandy Norwood, Al Schmitt, Rick Sigel, Moana Suchard, Chris Tergesen
- Assistant engineers: Carlton Lynn, Victor McCoy, Moana Suchard, Greg Thompson
- Mixing: Gerry Brown, Ken Deranteriasian, Brad Gilderman, Mick Guzauski, Dexter Simmons
- Mixing assistance: Tom Bender
- Mastering: Brian Gardner, Bernie Grundman
- Art Direction: Thomas Bricker
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 2 |
| 1998 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 |
| 1998 | Canadian albums chart | 3 |
| 1998 | German Top 100 Albums | 10 |
| 1998 | Swiss Top 100 Albums | 11 |
| 1998 | French albums chart | 12 |
| 1998 | Swedish albums chart | 16 |
| 1998 | Austrian Top 100 Albums | 17 |
| 1998 | UK albums chart | 19 |
| 1998 | New Zealand albums chart | 21 |
Albums: Brandy · Never Say Never · Full Moon · Afrodisiac · The Best of Brandy
Singles: "I Wanna Be Down" · "Baby" · Best Friend" · "Brokenhearted" · "Sittin' up in My Room" · "Missing You" · "The Boy Is Mine" · "Top of the World"
"Have You Ever" · "Angel in Disguise" · "Almost Doesn't Count" · "U Don't Know Me" · "Another Day in Paradise" · "What about Us?" · "Full Moon" · "He Is"
"Talk About Our Love" · "Who Is She 2 U" · "Afrodisiac"
