Reality (Smooth album)

Reality
Studio album by Smooth
Released March 10, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre R&B
Length 61:37
Label Perspective Records
Producer Chris Stokes, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Lance Alexander & prof. t., Claudio Cueni, Brion James, James Strong, Atron Gregory, Ephraim Galloway, Smooth, Sean "The Mystro" Mather
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Smooth
(1995)		 Reality
(1998)		 What?
(2003)
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Reality is the fourth album by Smooth. It was released on March 10, 1998 through Perspective Records and featured production from Chris Stokes and the production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This is her first album under Perspective Records after two albums recorded under Jive Records. It is also her first album where she sings on the entire project. Unlike her previous material, Reality contains a more diverse sound with elements of pop and alternative rock mixed into an R&B sound.

Reality peaked at #48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #32 on the Top Heatseekers.

The album featured Smooth's biggest hit, "Strawberries", which peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Strawberries" (Lance Alexander, Tony Tolbert, Juanita Stokes)– 5:39
  2. "Don't Sleep" (Chris Stokes, Douglas Coleman, Juanita Stokes, Herbert Crawford) – 4:29
  3. "We Funk too Quick" (Juanita Stokes, Brion James, Chris Stokes) – 4:00
  4. "Anything I Like" (Chris Stokes, Brion James, Juanita Stokes) – 4:36
  5. "Do Ya" (James Strong, Juanita Stokes) – 4:20
  6. "Wishing Well" (Chris Stokes, Brion James, Juanita Stokes) – 4:08
  7. "He Thinks She Don't Know" (Chris Stokes, Claudio Cueni, Juanita Stokes, Tom Baker)– 3:57
  8. "It's On" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Juanita Stokes, Al Green) – 4:00
  9. "I'm in Love" (Chris Stokes, Claudio Cueni, Juanita Stokes) – 4:26
  10. "Willing to Fight" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Juanita Stokes, James Wright)– 5:22
  11. "You Said You Love Me" (Ephraim Galloway, Juanita Stokes) – 4:37
  12. "Loving You" (Chris Stokes, Sean Mather, Kelli Ball, Juanita Stokes) – 3:52
  13. "Reality" (Chris Stokes, Brion James, Juanita Stokes) – 2:58
  14. "Strawberries" (Computer Love Remix Featuring Shaquille O'Neal, Roger Troutman) (Lance Alexander, Tony Tolbert, Juanita Stokes, Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman) – 5:28

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