Almost Doesn't Count

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“Almost Doesn't Count”
Single by Brandy from the album Never Say Never
Released	May 10, 1999
Format	CD single, vinyl record, compact cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	3:37
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Producer	Guy Roche
Brandy singles chronology
"Angel in Disguise" (1999) "Almost Doesn't Count" (1999) "U Don't Know Me" (1999)

"Almost Doesn't Count" is an R&B ballad written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche for Brandy's second studio album Never Say Never (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music). The mid-tempo song reached the top 20 in New Zealand, the UK, and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film Double Platinum, starring Diana Ross and herself.

The song was sampled by Ali & Gipp in the song Almost Made Ya featuring LeToya Luckett and produced by Jermaine Dupri. Country singer Mark Wills released a cover of the song as the first single for his third studio album, Permanently, in 2000. This version reached number 19 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
German Singles Chart [1]	88
New Zealand Singles Chart [2]	13
UK Singles Chart [3]	15
United World Chart [4]	29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5]	16
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles [5]	16
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Singles [5]	15
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Singles [5]	8

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Brandy Studio albums Brandy (1994) · Never Say Never (1998) · Full Moon (2002) · Afrodisiac (2004) Compliation albums The Best of Brandy (2005) EPs U Don't Know Me (1999) · The Brandy Star Profile (2000) · Rhino Hi-Five: Brandy (2006) Related topics Discography · Singles · Videography · Filmography · Awards and nominations · Products

v • d • e Brandy singles discography Brandy "I Wanna Be Down" (1994) · "Baby" (1995) · "Best Friend" (1995) · "Brokenhearted" (1995) Never Say Never "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) · "Top of the World" (1998) · "Have You Ever?" (1998) · "Angel in Disguise" (1998) · "Almost Doesn't Count" (1999) · "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (1999) · "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (1999) · "Never Say Never" (2000) Full Moon "What About Us?" (2002) · "Full Moon" (2002) · "He Is" (2002) Afrodisiac "Talk About Our Love" (2004) · "Who Is She 2 U" (2004) · "Afrodisiac" (2004) Other singles "Sittin' Up in My Room" (1995) · "Missing You" (1996) · "Another Day in Paradise" (2001) Promo songs "Turn It Up" (2003)