Ritual of Love
Ritual of Love is Karyn White's second album, released in 1991. It contains her biggest hit "Romantic", as well as other R&B hits "The Way I Feel About You," "Walkin' the Dog," and "Do Unto Me."
Track listing
- "Romantic" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Karyn White) – 4:07
- "Ritual of Love" (Jam, Lewis, White) – 4:36
- "The Way I Feel About You" (Zachary Harmon, Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy, White) – 4:35
- "Hooked on You" (Jam, Lewis) – 4:56
- "Walkin' the Dog" (Tony Haynes, Lewis, Laney Stewart, White) – 3:58
- "Love That's Mine" (Jam, Lewis, White) – 4:54
- "How I Want You" (Haynes, Stewart, White) – 4:57
- "One Heart" (Jam, Lewis) – 4:52
- "Tears of Joy" (Vernon D. Fails, Jam, Lewis, Michael Powell, White) – 5:05
- "Beside You" (Haynes, Gary Hines, White) – 4:59
- "Do Unto Me" (Harmon, Haynes, Troy, White) – 5:25
- "Hard to Say Goodbye" (Haynes, Jam, Lewis, Lawrence Waddell, White) – 5:25
Production
- Produced By Zachary Harmon, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Michael J. Powell, Laney Stewart, Christopher Troy & Karyn White
- Executive Producers: Jimmy Jam, Benny Medina, Karyn White
- Engineers: Mike Girgis, Steve Hodge, Michael Iacopelli, Terry Lewis, Al Richardson, David Rideau, Eric Sproul, Laney Stewart, David Ward II
- Assistant Engineer: Milton Chan
- Mixing: Milton Chan, Steve Hodge, Barney Perkins, Michael J. Powell
Personnel
- Drums, Percussion: Trenon Graham, Michael J. Powell, Stokley, David Ward II
- Drum Programming: Laney Stewart, Stokley
- Bass: Edgar "Boney E." Hinton, Terry Lewis
- Synthesized Bass: Bruce Sterling, Christopher Troy
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Lance Alexander (also sampling), Vernon D. Fails, Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Keri Lewis, Bruce Sterling, Laney Stewart, Christopher Troy, Lawrence Waddell, David Ward II
- Guitars: Richard Davis, Michael J. Powell
- Saxophone: Ken Holmen
- Backing Vocals: Lance Alexander, Jearlyn Steele Battle, Joey Elias, Lisa Keith, Prof. T., Andre Shepard, Darron Story
Chart Information
Year |
Billboard Chart |
Peak |
1991 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
7 |
1991 |
The Billboard 200 |
53 |