| T.E.V.I.N. | ||||
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| Studio album by Tevin Campbell | ||||
| Released | November 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | |||
| Genre | R&B New Jack Swing |
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| Length | 55:48 | |||
| Label | Qwest Records Warner Bros. Records |
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| Producer | Quincy Jones Al B. Sure! Narada Michael Walden Prince Arthur Baker Kyle West |
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T.E.V.I.N. is the platinum selling debut album from R&B singer Tevin Campbell.
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| Allmusic | [1] |
T.E.V.I.N. yielded two #1 R&B hits in "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and "Alone With You", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released of his debut album five having peaked inside of the R&B top 10, Prince produced "Round and Round" #2", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced "Goodbye" #2, and "Just Ask Me To" #9. The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song" and "Confused". The success of the album also garned Tevin his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").
| # | Title | Length | Songwriters | Guest(s) | Producer |
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| 1 | "Round and Round" | 4:54 | Prince | Prince | |
| 2 | "Interlude/Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun" | 0:49 | Narada Michael Walden | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 3 | "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" | 5:00 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Sally Jo Dakota | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 4 | "Lil' Brother" | 4:25 | Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Skyler Jett | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 5 | "Alone With You" | 5:32 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 6 | "Strawberry Letter 23" | 4:07 | Shuggie Otis | Quincy Jones | |
| 7 | "One Song" | 4:23 | Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch | Quincy Jones | |
| 8 | "Just Ask Me To" | 4:38 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West, Chubb Rock | Chubb Rock | Al B. Sure, Kyle West |
| 9 | "Goodbye" | 4:10 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 10 | "Perfect World" | 4:27 | Axel Kroel, Tina Baker | Arthur Baker | |
| 11 | "Confused" | 4:30 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 12 | "Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)" | 4:36 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Tony Lindsay | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 13 | "She's All That" | 4:50 | Axel Kroell, Tina Baker, Tony McIlwain | Arthur Baker |
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 38 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 5 |
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| 1990 | "Round and Round" | 12 | 2 | 40 |
| 1991 | "Just Ask Me To" | 88 | 9 | - |
| "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 1992 | "Goodbye" | 85 | 2 | - |
| "Strawberry Letter 23" | 53 | 40 | - | |
| "Alone With You" | 72 | 1 | - | |
| 1993 | "Confused" | - | 33 | - |
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