The Show, the After Party, the Hotel

The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
Studio album by Jodeci
Released July 18, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Dajhelon Studios
(Rochester, New York)
Genre R&B, hip hop soul, soul
Length 68:45
Label Uptown/MCA
Producer Andre Harrell (exec.), Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing
Jodeci chronology

Diary of a Mad Band
(1993)		 The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
(1995)		 Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci
(2005)
Singles from The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
  1. "Freek'n You"
    Released: May 30, 1995
  2. "Love U 4 Life"
    Released: October 31, 1995
  3. "Get On Up"
    Released: January 11, 1996

The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel is the third studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released July 18, 1995 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album was recorded at Dajhelon Studios in Rochester, New York.[1]

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and was the third album from the group to reach number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By September 1995, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after shipments exceeding one million copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly B[3]
The Village Voice B–[4]

The album was certified platinum by September 1995.[5]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic felt the album itself was poorly edited and sequenced, and though he was critical of the group's overindulgent tendencies and refusal to emphasize radio hits, still stated the album had enough good moments "to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners."[2] Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly gave note to the group's vocal harmonies and the album's production but felt the work lacked mature lyrics, taking away from Jodeci's authenticity.[3]

Track listing

All music by DeVante Swing except where noted.

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "The Show"    1:24
2. "Bring on Da' Funk"  DeGrate, K-Ci & JoJo, Mosley, Swing 3:56
3. "Room 723"    1:06
4. "Fun 2 Nite"  DeGrate, K-Ci & JoJo 3:52
5. "Room 577"    1:12
6. "S-More"  DeGrate, Elliott, K-Ci & JoJo, Swing 3:42
7. "The After-Party"    0:16
8. "Get On Up"  DeGrate, K-Ci & JoJo 3:47
9. "Room 499"    1:05
10. "Can We Flo?"    4:17
11. "Zipper"    1:26
12. "Let's Do It All"    5:51
13. "P.I.B. 4 Play"    1:30
14. "Pump It Back"    6:23
15. "D.J. Don Jeremy"    1:37
16. "Freek'n You"    6:19
17. "Room 454: DeVante's "Inhermission""    2:11
18. "Time & Place"    6:00
19. "Fallin'"    2:00
20. "Love U 4 Life"    4:50
21. "4U"    1:13
22. "Good Luv"    4:48

Chart history

Album

Chart (1995)[6] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 2
U.S. R&B Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[7]
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 U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1995 "Freek'n You" 14 14 4 3 21
"Love U 4 Life" 31 — 15 8 22
1996 "Get On Up" 22 10 6 4 15

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Credits as per liner notes for The Show, the After Party, the Hotel album
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wynn, Ron. "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ehrlich, Dimitri (1995-06-30). "MUSIC REVIEW: The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel (1995) - Jodeci". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28) (New York). Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 12, 2010 : Search Results - Jodeci". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  6. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  7. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  8. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

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