Fragile (Cherrelle album)
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Fragile is the debut by R&B/Pop
singer Cherrelle
. It was released in 1984 on Tabu, and was the first of four records for the label (she would leave Tabu after the release of 1991
's "The Woman I Am").
The album was mostly written, arranged & produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (a/k/a
Flyte Time Productions), and, under their guidance, she scored a smash R&B hit with "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", which would later be covered (in a more rock
ed-up version by British
singer Robert Palmer. Cherrelle's recording reached number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts; however, it didn't fare anywhere near as well on the Billboard Hot 100
, where it only reached number 86 (she would have her biggest pop hit a year later with the Alexander O'Neal
duet "Saturday Love
").
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Cherrelle
Cherrelle
Cheryl Anne Norton, better known by her stage name, Cherrelle , is an American R&B singer who gained fame in the 1980s...
. It was released in 1984 on Tabu, and was the first of four records for the label (she would leave Tabu after the release of 1991
1991 in music
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's "The Woman I Am").
The album was mostly written, arranged & produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (a/k/a
Pseudonym
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Flyte Time Productions), and, under their guidance, she scored a smash R&B hit with "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", which would later be covered (in a more rock
Rock music
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ed-up version by British
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singer Robert Palmer. Cherrelle's recording reached number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts; however, it didn't fare anywhere near as well 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 only reached number 86 (she would have her biggest pop hit a year later with the Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:...
duet "Saturday Love
Saturday Love
"Saturday Love" was a top ten US R&B hit, and a top ten UK hit song duetted by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal; released in 1985...
").
Track listing
- "Fragile...Handle With Care" (Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis) 6:02
- "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" (Jam, Lewis) 7:30
- "Like I Will" (Jam, Lewis) 7:24
- "I Will Wait For You" (Maxi Anderson, Isaac Suthers, Michael Everitt Dunlap) 3:44
- "Who's It Gonna Be" (Harris, Lewis) 4:36
- "Stay With Me" (Anderson, Dunlap, Bill ChamplinBill ChamplinWilliam Bradford "Bill" Champlin is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin...
) 4:03 - When You Look In My Eyes (Harris, Lewis) 4:53
- "I Need You Now" (Suthers, Danlap, Champlin, Dante) 4:58
Tracks 1-3, 5 & 7
- Arranged & Produced By Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis For Flyte Tyme Productions
- Engineered & Mixed By Steve Wiese & Taavi Mote
- Additional Recording Engineers: Judy Clapp & Steve Hodge
- Jimmy Jam: Synthesizers, Synth Programming, Acoustic Piano, Drum Programming, PercussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, Backing Vocal - Terry Lewis: KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, Synthesizers, Electric BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Drum Programming, Backing Vocal - Monte MoirMonte MoirMonte Moir is the original and current keyboardist for The Time, as well as songwriter and producer for Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal, Gladys Knight, the Deja duo and Lolly Pop. He is also credited for working with Prince, Vanity 6, Deniece Williams, Thelma Houston and various other artists...
: Synthesizers, Percussion, Backing Vocal - David Eiland: TubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
, SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Randy Jenkins, Lucia Newell, Gwendolyn Traylor: Backing Vocals
Tracks 4, 6 & 8
- Arranged & Produced By Michael Everitt Dunlap & Isaac Suthers, with additional vocal arrangements by Maxi Anderson
- Engineered By Robert Biles
- Assistant Engineers: Michael Gilbert, Dennis Woods & Kelvin Dixon
- Mixed By Mike Evans & Taavi Mote
- Michael Everitt Dunlap: ElectricElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, AcousticAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
& Bass Guitars, Acoustic Piano, DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Backing Vocal - Isaac Suthers: Synthesizers
- Eric Sylvester Daniels: Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
- Ellis Smith: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
- Terry Santiel: Percussion
- Maxi Anderson, Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Phyllis St. James, Randall Jenkins, Gwenche Macho: Backing Vocals