Colouz Uv Sound
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Colouz Uv Sound was the first and only album by Simple E
, released on October 11, 1994 through Fox Records
.
The album was mainly produced by Tony! Toni! Toné!
member D'wayne Wiggins, but Ali Shaheed Muhammad
of A Tribe Called Quest
and Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep
also produced a song each on the album. Colouz Uv Sound spawned a semi-successful single entitled "Play My Funk", which was her only entry on the Billboard Hot 100
where it peaked at 72. The album itself, however, was a commercial failure, only making it to 88 on the Billboard's R&B charts. She was soon released from the label due to the poor record sales.
Simple E
Erica Williams, better known as Simple E, is a former R&B singer whose 1994 single "Play My Funk", made the Billboard charts.Simple E was signed to Fox Records, who then released her only album, Colouz Uv Sound on October 11, 1994. Two singles were released, "Blue Jeans" and "Play My Funk" which...
, released on October 11, 1994 through Fox Records
20th Century Records
20th Century Fox Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century Records, was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox.-History:It began in 1958 as 20th Fox Records. In 1963, 20th Fox Records became 20th Century-Fox Records...
.
The album was mainly produced by Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
member D'wayne Wiggins, but Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Muhammad is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, producer who enjoyed a great deal of fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five studio albums from 1990 to 1998....
of A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
and Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep
Black Sheep (hip hop group)
Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was an affiliate of the Native Tongues, which...
also produced a song each on the album. Colouz Uv Sound spawned a semi-successful single entitled "Play My Funk", which was her only entry on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
where it peaked at 72. The album itself, however, was a commercial failure, only making it to 88 on the Billboard's R&B charts. She was soon released from the label due to the poor record sales.
Track listing
- "Kum Follow Me"- 4:44
- "Day Ain't Readē"- 4:57
- "dē Abyss"- 5:22
- "East Coast / West Coast"- 5:41 (featuring Spice 1Spice 1Robert L. Green, Jr., better known by his stage name Spice 1, is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He has consistently been releasing solo and group albums since 1992. Spice 1 was ranked number 56 in The Source magazine's Top 115 Hip-Hop Artists from 1988–2003...
) - "Rant & Rave"- 4:39
- "Soul Serchin'"- 2:00
- "Kinkē Reggae"- 4:10
- "Neck Work"- 4:10
- "Paradigmz"- 4:49
- "Blue Jeans"- 5:37
- "An Innocent Rage"- 4:25
- "Realitē"- 3:57
- "Play My Funk"- 5:21
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
---|---|
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 88 |