Dru Hill (album)
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Dru Hill | |||||
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Studio album by Dru Hill | |||||
Released | November 19, 1996 | ||||
Recorded | 1996 | ||||
Genre | R&B | ||||
Length | 59:29 | ||||
Label | Island Black 524306 |
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Producer | Hiram Hicks (executive) A. Haqq Islam Daryl Simmons Andre Bell Nokio the N-Tity Keith Sweat Stanley Brown "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg Ralph Stacy (assistant) Terence Dudley Hitman Janice Upchurch Benjamin Love Darryl Pearson Allen "Grip" Smith |
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Dru Hill chronology | |||||
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Dru Hill is the 1996 debut album by American R&B vocal group Dru Hill. The album was released through a production deal with University Music by Island Black Records in November 1996. Dru Hill includes the hit singles "Tell Me", "Never Make a Promise", "5 Steps", and "In My Bed", as well as a cover of Con Funk Shun's 1983 hit "Love's Train".
All four of Dru Hill's singles were Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, with "In My Bed" and "Never Make a Promise" charting at number-one. "Tell Me", "In My Bed", and "Never Make a Promise" were also Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #18, #4, and #7, respectively.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Anthem" (Bell, Upchurch)
- "Nothing to Prove" (Dudley, Ellis, Patterson, Rovira)
- "Tell Me" (Brown, Davis, Cantrall)
- "Do U Believe?" (Dudley, Patterson)
- "Whatever U Want" (Andrews, Anthony, Brown, Hall, Davis)
- "Satisfied" (Clemmons, Green, Ruffin)
- "April Showers" (Anthony, Green, Ruffin)
- "All Alone" (Andrews, Anthony, Green, Jones, Ruffin)
- "Never Make a Promise" (Simmons)
- "So Special" (Andrews, Anthony, Pearson, Ruffin)
- "In My Bed" (Brown, Stacey, Simmons)
- "Love's Train" (Cooper, Pilate)
- "Share My World" (Crawford, Lane, Sweat)
- "5 Steps" (Ruffin, Green, Miller)
[edit] Personnel
- Lead and background vocals: Sisqó (Mark Andrews), Jazz (Larry Anthony), Nokio (Tamir Ruffin), and Woody (James Green)
- Rap on "Whatever U Want": Triip
- Production coordination: Ivy Skoff
- Keyboards: Stanley Brown, Kim Jordan, Benjamin Love, Allen "Grip" Smith
- Drums: Nathaniel Townsley
- Drum programming and sequencing: Michael Aharon, Big Mike, Bobby Crawford, Tom Salta, Allen "Grip" Smith
- Percussion: Spike
- Guitar: Frank Camdel
- Bass guitar: Ronnie Garrett, Lance Hiesman, Zachary Scott
- Multiple instruments: Ralph Stacy, Nate Love
- Arrangers: Michael Aharon (strings), Darryl Pearson (vocals), Sisqó (vocals)
[edit] Chart and singles history
Title | Information |
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"Tell Me" | |
"In My Bed" |
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"In My Bed" [Remix] |
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"Never Make a Promise" |
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"5 Steps" |
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Name | Chart (1996-1998) | Peak position |
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Dru Hill | U.S. Billboard 200 | 23 |
Dru Hill | U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 5 |
"Tell Me" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
"Tell Me" | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 5 |
"In My Bed" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
"In My Bed" | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
"Never Make a Promise" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
"Never Make a Promise" | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
"5 Steps" | U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 7 |
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