T.E.V.I.N.
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| Studio album by Tevin Campbell | ||||
| Released | November 19, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990 - October 1991 | |||
| Genre |
R&B New jack swing soul | |||
| Length | 55:48 | |||
| Label |
Qwest Records Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones (exec.), Al B. Sure!, Narada Michael Walden, Prince, Arthur Baker, Kyle West | |||
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| Singles from T.E.V.I.N | ||||
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T.E.V.I.N. is the platinum selling debut album from R&B singer Tevin Campbell.
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 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" No. 2", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced "Goodbye" No. 2, and "Just Ask Me To" No. 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").
Track listing
| Track | Title | Length | Songwriters | Guest(s) | Producer |
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| 1 | "Round and Round" | 4:54 | Prince, Rap lyrics written by Justin Warfield | 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" | 5:03 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Sally Jo Dakota | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 4 | "Lil' Brother" | 4:09 | Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Skyler Jett | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 5 | "Alone with You" | 5:07 | Al B. Sure!, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 6 | "Strawberry Letter 23" | 4:07 | Shuggie Otis | Quincy Jones | |
| 7 | "One Song" | 4:27 | Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch | Quincy Jones | |
| 8 | "Just Ask Me To" | 4:07 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West, Chubb Rock | Chubb Rock | Al B. Sure, Kyle West |
| 9 | "Goodbye" | 4:17 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 10 | "Perfect World" | 4:32 | Axel Kroel, Tina Baker | Arthur Baker | |
| 11 | "Confused" | 4:57 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 12 | "Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)" | 4:40 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Tony Lindsay | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 13 | "She's All That" | 4:48 | Axel Kroell, Tina Baker, Tony McIlwain | Arthur Baker | |
Personnel and production
- Track 1 Arranged & Produced by Prince. Keyboards Programmed & Recorded by Mark Plati. All other instruments recorded by Michael Koppelman & Tom Garneau; with post-production recording by Junior Vasquez. Mixed by Junior Vasquez. Prince: Vocal Backing & All Instruments.
- Tracks 2-4 & 12 Arranged & Produced by Narada Michael Walden. Track 3 Associate Producer: Louis Biancaniello. Track 4 Associate Producer: Mike Mani. Recorded by Dave Frazier, with additional recording by Mark Reyburn; assisted by Marnie Riley. Strings recorded by Richard McKernan. Mixed by David Frazier. Narada Michael Walden: Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Keyboard & Drum Programming; Louis Biancaniello: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthesizer Arrangements; Eric Daniels: Piano Solo on track 11; Vernon Black: Lead guitar on track 12; Ric Wilson: Acoustic Guitar on track 3; Skyler Jett, Claytoven Richardson: Vocal Backing
- Tracks 5, 8, 9 & 11 Arranged & Produced by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West. Vocals Arranged by K-Ci & JoJo. Recorded & Mixed by Susan Rogers, with recording assistance by Kim James. K-Ci & JoJo, Al B. Sure!: Vocal Backing. All Music performed by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West.
- Tracks 6 & 7 Arranged & Produced by Quincy Jones. Track 6 co-produced by Quincy Jones III; Track 7 co-produced by Michael Omartian. Recorded by Elliott Peters, Femi Jiya & Terry Christian. Track 6 Mixed by Keith Cohen; Track 7 Mixed by Mick Guzauski. Michael Omartian: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion; Quincy Jones III: Synthesizers; Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards; Nathan East: Bass; Ricky Lawson: Drums, Percussion; Todd Yvega: Synthesizer Programming; Angel Rogers, Rose Banks, David Pack, Lynn Davis, Maxi Anderson, Monalisa Young, Phillip Ingram, Rob Trow: Vocal Backing
- Tracks 10 & 13 Produced by Arthur Baker. Recorded by Dave Arlington & Louise Scalise. Mixed by Mick Guzauski. Axel Kroell: Keyboards & Programming.
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200[2] | 38 |
| Billboard Top R&B Albums[2] | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
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| Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 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 | - |
External links
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tevin Campbell: T.E.V.I.N. > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tevin Campbell US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ↑ "Tevin Campbell US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
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