Tell Me (I'll Be Around)

"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"
Single by Shades
from the album Shades
B-side "Love Means More"[1]
Released June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25)[2]
Format 12", cassette, CD
Genre R&B
Length 4:51 (album version)
4:05 (single edit)[1]
Label Motown
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Charles Farrar
  • Troy Taylor[3]
Shades singles chronology
"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"
(1996)		 "Serenade"
(1997)

"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"
(1996)		 "Serenade"
(1997)
Shades track listing
"Love Never Dies"
(6)		 "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"
(7)		 "Last to Know"
(8)

"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)" (originally titled "Tell Me Your Name")[2] is a song performed by Shades, issued as the lead single from their eponymous debut album. The song contains a sample of "Who Do You Love" by Bernard Wright.[3][4] It was the group's highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #50 in 1996.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1996)[5] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 34
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 19

References

  1. 1 2 "Shades (2) - Tell Me (I'll Be Around) / Love Means More at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Amazon.com: Tell Me Your Name: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Shades (2) - Shades (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shades - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Shades - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2014.


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