| Enter the Dru | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Dru Hill | ||||||||||
| Released | October 27, 1998 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1998 Larabee Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
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| Genre | R&B, Hip hop soul | |||||||||
| Length | 66:01 | |||||||||
| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Producer | Kenneth Crear (exec.), Dru Hill (exec.), Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Haqq Islam (exec.), Kevin Peck (exec.), Baby Dave, Babyface, Warryn Campbell, Dutch, David Foster, James "Woody" Green, Nokio the N-Tity, Guy Roche, Daryl Simmons, Sisqó, Ralph Stacy, Damon Thomas | |||||||||
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Enter the Dru is the second studio album from American R&B group Dru Hill, released October 27, 1998 on Island Records. The album's name comes from Bruce Lee's film, Enter the Dragon. It released three singles "How Deep Is Your Love", "These Are the Times" and "You Are Everything". Recording sessions for the album took place at Larabee Studios in Los Angeles, California.
The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. By May 1999, it was certified double-platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 2,000,000 copies in the United States.
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The album was recorded over a three-week span at Larabee Studios in Los Angeles, California during the early months of 1998.[1] Group member James "Woody Rock" Green would leave the group soon after the release of the album to pursue a career as a gospel musician. The other members also went on to do solo albums, which forced the group to go on hiatus.[1]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (C+)[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
The album peaked at two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and on the R&B Albums chart.[5] The album was certified gold in December 1998 and eventually double-platinum by May 1999.[6]
Michael Gallucci of Allmusic gave the group and their second effort a favorable review, stating that "Dru Hill slice into the section of '90s soul music that crosses bedroom come-ons with classic street savvy (and nervy beats) without sounding at all whipped."[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Enter The Dru (Interlude)" | Mark Andrews; David Evans | Sisqó, Baby Dave | 0:53 |
| 2. | "Real Freak" (feat. Chinky Brown Eyes) | Mark Andrews; David Evans | Sisqó, Baby Dave | 3:34 |
| 3. | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Tamir Ruffin; Mark Andrews; Warryn Campbell | Dutch, Nokio The N-Tity, Warryn Campbell | 4:03 |
| 4. | "This Is What We Do" (feat. Method Man) | Mark Andrews; Tamir Ruffin; Rick Cousin | Nokio The N-Tity, Dutch | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Holding You" | Larry Anthony; Rick Cousin | Dutch, Jazz | 4:28 |
| 6. | "I'm Wondering" | Tamir Ruffin; Warryn Campbell; Rick Cousin | Warryn Campbell, Nokio The N-Tity | 4:17 |
| 7. | "You Are Everything" | Mark Andrews; Rick Cousin | Sisqó, Dutch | 4:34 |
| 8. | "I'll Be The One" | Daryl Simmons | Daryl Simmons | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Nowhere Without You (Interlude)" | Mark Andrews; James Green | Sisqó, Warryn Campbell | 1:06 |
| 10. | "One Good Reason" | Ralph Stacy; Raphael Brown | Ralph Stacy, Nokio The N-Tity | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Angel (Interlude)" | James Green; Warryn Campbell | Warryn Campbell, Woody | 1:33 |
| 12. | "Angel" | James Green; Warryn Campbell | Warryn Campbell, Woody, Nokio The N-Tity | 4:24 |
| 13. | "What Do I Do With The Love" | Diane Warren | David Foster, Guy Roche, Nokio The N-Tity | 4:46 |
| 14. | "Beauty" | Tamir Ruffin; Guy Roche; Phil Weatherspoon | Guy Roche, Nokio The N-Tity | 4:32 |
| 15. | "These Are The Times" | Kenneth Edmonds; Damon Thomas | Babyface, Damon Thomas | 4:09 |
| 16. | "The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind)" | Terry Callier; Larry Wade | Daryl Simmons | 5:35 |
| 17. | "What Are We Gonna Do" | Tamir Ruffin; Ralph Cousin; Shep Crawford | Nokio The N-Tity, Dutch | 5:06 |
| Chart (1998)[5] | Peak position |
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| Top Canadian Albums | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 2 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[7] | ||||
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| Canadian Singles Chart | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | U.S. Top 40 Tracks | ||
| 1998 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 33 |
| "These Are the Times" | 11 | 21 | 5 | 6 | — | |
| 1999 | "Beauty" | — | 79 | 24 | — | — |
| "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)" | — | — | 48 | — | — | |
| "You Are Everything" | 9 | 84 | 27 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Information taken from Allmusic.[8][9]
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