7... (Mint Condition album)

7... is the seventh studio album by Mint Condition released on April 5, 2011.^[1] It is the first album the band has released on the label Shanachie Records. The album title refers to this being their seventh album in their 20 years of performing.^[2] At under 46 minutes, it also is distinctive as being the shortest album in their catalog. The album cover was photographed by bassist Ricky Kinchen, who has done the photography for all Mint Condition albums since 1999's Life's Aquarium.

The music videos released from the album are recognized for their ties to actors. Actress Regina King directed the video for the Kelly Price duet "Not My Daddy".^[3] The video for the single "Walk On" stars Carl Anthony Payne II of The Cosby Show and Martin fame.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Get Away"	Ricky Kinchen, Stokley Williams	4:57
2.	"I Want It"	Ricky Kinchen, Stokley Williams	3:44
3.	"Walk On"	Jeffrey Allen, Stokley Williams, Lawrence El	5:14
4.	"Mind Slicker"	Stokley Williams	4:40
5.	"Caught My Eye"	Stokley Williams, Lawrence El	3:46
6.	"Bossalude"	Jeffrey Allen, Stokley Williams	2:04
7.	"7"	Jeffrey Allen, Stokley Williams, K. Jackson	2:17
8.	"Ease the Pain"	Ricky Kinchen	4:57
9.	"Unsung"	Lawrence El	4:33
10.	"Not My Daddy" (featuring Kelly Price)	Warryn Campbell, Kelly Price	4:33
11.	"Twenty Years Later"	Ricky Kinchen, Stokley Williams	4:52

Deluxe Edition^[5]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Whatchu Want"	4:40
13.	"Cupid’s Hunt"	5:28
14.	"Bless a Woman and a Man"	5:09
15.	"Nothin' Left to Say" (Live Yoshi's San Francisco)	6:20
16.	"I'm Ready" (Live Yoshi’s San Francisco)	5:48

Personnel

Stokley Williams - lead vocals, background vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar, drums, steel pan, mixing, mastering
Lawrence El - piano, keyboards
Ricky Kinchen - guitar, bass, keyboards, background vocals, drum programming, photography
O'Dell - guitar, sitar
Jeffrey Allen - keyboards, organ, background vocals

Additional personnel

Kelly Price - lead and background vocals on "Not My Daddy"
Brandon Commodore - drums on "Mind Slicker"
Darnell Davis - organ on "Unsung"
K. Jackson - rap on "7"
Tonia Hughes-Kendrick - vocals on "Unsung"
Arion-Brasil Williams - shaker on "Can't Get Away"
Aaliyah Kellogg - additional backgrounds on "Can't Get Away"
Brian Johnson - mixing on "Caught My Eye"

References

↑ Kellman, Andy (April 5, 2011). "7... - Mint Condition". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
↑ "Mint Condition". biography. bbkingblues.com. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
↑ "Kelly Price enlists Regina King to direct "Not My Daddy" video". iluluonline.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
↑ "Mint Condition - Walk On". music video. singersroom.com. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
↑ "7... (The Deluxe Edition)". Mint Condition. itunes.apple.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.

Mint Condition
Jeffrey Allen Ricky Kinchen Homer O'Dell Larry Waddell Stokley Williams Ray Coleman Keri Lewis Roger Lynch Kenny Young
Studio albums	Meant to Be Mint From the Mint Factory Definition of a Band Life's Aquarium Livin' the Luxury Brown E-Life 7... Music at the Speed of Life
Singles	"Are You Free" "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" "Forever in Your Eyes" "Nobody Does It Betta" "U Send Me Swingin'" "Someone to Love" "So Fine" "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" "You Don't Have to Hurt No More" "Let Me Be the One" "If You Love Me" "Is This Pain Our Pleasure" "Whoaa" "I'm Ready" "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" "Nothing Left to Say" "Caught My Eye" "Walk On" "Not My Daddy" "Believe in Us"
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