The Future (Guy album)

The Future
Studio album by Guy
Released 1990
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre R&B, New jack swing, Soul music
Length 72:02
Label MCA
Producer Bernard Belle, Aqil Davidson, Guy, Aaron Hall, Brandon Mitchell, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley
Guy chronology
Guy
(1988)		 The Future
(1990)		 Guy III
(2000)
Singles from The Future
  1. "Wanna Get with U"
    Released: October 5, 1990
  2. "Let's Chill"
    Released: February 18, 1991
  3. "Do Me Right"
    Released: April 24, 1991
  4. "D-O-G Me Out"
    Released: August 8, 1991
  5. "Let's Stay Together"
    Released: January 14, 1992

The Future is the second studio album from American R&B group Guy, released in 1990 on MCA Records.

The album peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 chart. By January 1991 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA after sales exceeding one million copies in the United States.

Contents

Release and reception

The Future peaked at sixteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached number one on the R&B Albums chart. Although Alex Henderson of Allmusic felt The Future was not as strong an album as its predecessor, he still gave a positive note to the work, calling it "one of the more appealing – and certainly more authentic – examples of "new jack swing."[1]

Track listing

No. Title Music Sample(s)[2] Length
1. "Her"   Davidson, Hall, Riley 3:53
2. "Wanna Get with U"   Davidson, Hall, Riley   4:47
3. "Do Me Right" (feat. Heavy D) Heavy D, Riley, Way   4:23
4. "Teddy's Jam 2"   Hall, Riley 4:19
5. "Let's Chill"   Belle, Riley   5:23
6. "Tease Me Tonite"   Hall, Riley, Way   5:08
7. "D-O-G Me Out"   Hall, Riley, Way 4:23
8. "Total Control"   Davidson, Riley   3:00
9. "Gotta Be a Leader" (feat. Wreckx-N-Effect) Davidson, Riley 4:28
10. "The Future"   Hall, Hall, Riley, Way   4:12
11. "Let's Stay Together"   Hall, Riley   4:01
12. "Where Did the Love Go"   Hall, Hall, Riley   1:15
13. "Yearning for Your Love"   Scott, Wilson 4:35
14. "Smile"   Hall, Hall, Riley   4:25
15. "Long Gone"   Belle, Riley   5:52
16. "Wanna Get with U [Club Version]"   Davidson, Hall, Riley   7:58

Chart history

Album

Chart (1990)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 16
U.S. R&B Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[4]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1990 "Wanna Get with U" 50 27 12 4
1991 "Let's Chill" 41 — 10 3
"Do Me Right" — 47 18 2
"D-O-G Me Out" — — 15 8
1992 "Let's Stay Together" — — 39 16

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "allmusic ((( The Future > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8776. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  2. ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Guy". The-Breaks.com. http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Guy&type=6. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  3. ^ "allmusic ((( The Future > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8776. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( The Future > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8776. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( The Future > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r8776. Retrieved 2010-06-30. 

External links

See also

Guy
Aaron Hall · Damion Hall · Teddy Riley
Timmy Gatling
Studio albums
Guy · The Future · Guy III
Other albums
Groove Me: The Very Best of Guy · The Best of Guy (20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection)
Singles
"'Round and 'Round (Merry Go 'Round of Love)" · "Groove Me" · "Teddy's Jam" · "I Like" · "Spend the Night" · "Wanna Get with U" · "Let's Chill" · "Do Me Right" · "D-O-G Me Out" · "Let's Stay Together" · "Dancin'" · "Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby"
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