Kenny Lattimore (album)

Kenny Lattimore is the debut solo album of R&B singer Kenny Lattimore.

Biography

Upon its release, critics hailed Kenny Lattimore as an album that hearkened back to the time of Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye when "R&B had more soul"^[6] The set was bolstered by the success of singles "Never Too Busy," "Just What It Takes," and the now-signature song and perennial wedding ballad "For You."

Chart performance

The album reached a peak of #19 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.^[7] It also reached #92 on The Billboard 200 chart on May 3, 1997.^[8] The album contained a large portion of midtempo soul songs and romantic ballads. Five of the songs were co-written by Lattimore.

"Never Too Busy" cracked the Top 20 of the R&B charts and spurred the album to gold sales.^[9] "For You" made an even higher impact reaching #6 on the R&B charts.^[7] The album made such a splash for Lattimore that he was nominated that year for the Best Male R&B Artist Grammy the following year.^[10]

Track listing

1. Never Too Busy (5:33)
2. Just What It Takes (5:05)
3. I Won't Let You Down (5:00)
4. All I Want (4:54)
5. Forever (4:47)
6. For You (3:57)
7. Joy (4:37)
8. Where Did Love Go (4:13)
9. Forgiveness (4:08)
10. Always Remember (5:41)
11. Climb The Mountain (5:48)
12. I Won't Forget (Whose I Am) (4:06)

Music videos

• "Never Too Busy"
• "Just What It Takes"
• "For You"

References

External links

• Kenny Lattimore at Allmusic