Dru Hill (album)

Dru Hill
Studio album by Dru Hill
Released November 19, 1996
Recorded 1995-1996
Genre R&B, Hip hop soul
Length 59:29
Label Island
Producer Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Hitman, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Tim Dawg, Janice Upchurch
Dru Hill chronology
Dru Hill
(1996)		 Enter the Dru
(1998)
Singles from Dru Hill
  1. "Tell Me"
    Released: August 20, 1996
  2. "In My Bed"
    Released: December 12, 1996
  3. "Never Make a Promise"
    Released: July 28, 1997
  4. "5 Steps"
    Released: November 25, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic link
Robert Christgau link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [1]

Dru Hill is the self-titled debut studio album from American R&B group Dru Hill, released November 19, 1996 on Island Records. The album featured four singles "Tell Me", "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise" and "5 Steps". All of the singles had music videos released. The album also features the So So Def remix of "In My Bed", which features Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat, as a bonus track, which also had a music video released.

The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By June 1997 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

Overview

Most of the songs on the album are performed by Sisqó, Jazz and Woody. Sisqó sings solo on the tracks "In My Bed", "Love's Train" and "Share My World", Jazz sings solo on "Never Make a Promise" and Woody sings solo on "April Showers". Nokio has no solos and is featured on "Satisfied" & "All Alone" which all of the members perform on both.

Release and reception

The album peaked at twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[2] The album was certified gold in February 1997 and platinum by June of the same year.[3] Rob Theakston of Allmusic called the album "an impressive debut and a razor-sharp clue of the great things to come."[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Anthem"  Janice Upchurch; Andre BellStanley Brown, Janice Upchurch, Andre Bell 1:00
2. "Nothing to Prove"  Tim Patterson; Terence Dudley; F. Rovira; M. EllisTim Dawg, Terence Dudley 4:06
3. "Tell Me"  Stanley Brown; Myron; Alex CantrallStanley Brown, Benjamin Love 4:13
4. "Do U Believe?"  Tim Patterson; Terence DudleyTim Dawg, Terence Dudley 4:12
5. "Whatever U Want"  Stanley Brown; Mark Andrews; Larry Anthony; Myron; Saeida HallStanley Brown 3:58
6. "Satisfied"  Nate "Phenomenal" Clemons; Tamir Ruffin; Mark Andrews; James GreenThe Clemons Brothers, Nokio the N-Tity 4:44
7. "April Showers"  James Green; Larry Anthony; Tamir RuffinA. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity 3:34
8. "All Alone"  Tamir Ruffin; James Green; Mark Andrews; Larry Anthony; Gregory JonesA. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity 3:35
9. "Never Make a Promise"  Daryl SimmonsDaryl Simmons 5:27
10. "So Special"  Tamir Ruffin; Darryl Pearson; James Green; Larry Anthony; Mark AndrewsDarryl Pearson, A. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity 5:24
11. "In My Bed"  Raphael Brown; Ralph Stacy; Daryl SimmonsDaryl Simmons 4:45
12. "Love's Train"  Michael Cooper; Felton PilateKeith Sweat, Allen Smith 4:20
13. "Share My World"  Keith Sweat; Bobby Crawford; Jerome LaneKeith Sweat 4:28
14. "5 Steps"  Tamir Ruffin; James Green; Wendi MillerStanley Brown, Nokio The N-Tity 5:43
15. "In My Bed (So So Def Mix)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat) Jermaine Dupri 4:02

Chart history

Album

Chart (1996)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 23
U.S. Top Heatseekers 2
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[5]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1996 "Tell Me" 18 — 5 20
"In My Bed" 4 — 1 4
1997 "Never Make a Promise" 7 3 1 23
"5 Steps" 7 - - 22

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 260. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  2. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Dru Hill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  3. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 3, 2011 : Search Results - Dru Hill". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  4. ↑ Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Dru Hill > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  5. ↑ "allmusic ((( Dru Hill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  6. ↑ "allmusic ((( Dru Hill > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-03.

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