Free (For Real album)
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Free is the second album
by R&B group For Real
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
).
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by R&B group For Real
For Real
For Real was an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1993. In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Award, and Soul Train Music Award.-Biography:...
, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
).
Track listing
- "Intro" - 0:55
- "Like I Do" (Holland) - 4:06
- "Good Morning Sunshine" - 4:13
- "Hold Me" - 3:56
- "So in Love" - 4:20
- "Remember" - 4:23
- "Will You Love Me" - 4:20
- "The Saddest Song I Ever HeardThe Saddest Song I Ever Heard"The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" is the title of a R&B single by For Real. Written by Diane Warren. "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" spent eight weeks on the US singles chart. The song would be covered two years later by Australian girl group Cherry....
" - 4:39 - "Nothing Without You" - 4:45
- "How Can I Get Close to You" - 4:08
- "Love Will Be Waiting at Home" (Babyface) - 5:16
- "For All of My Life" (Reggie Hamilton) - 3:56
- "Free" - 5:09
Personnel
- Alex Alessandroni - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Craig B. - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Babyface - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, keyboardKeyboard 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... - Curt Bisquera - 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...
- Necia Bray
- Stephen Bray - percussion
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- percussion - Henry Ferber - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Ronnie Garrett - bass guitar
- Reggie Hamilton - bass guitar
- Ruth Johnson - violin
- Suzie Katayama - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Abe Laboriel Jr. - percussion
- Tomi Martin - guitar
- Bill Meyers - conductor
- Karie Prescott - violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- James Raymond - keyboard
- Daryl Simmons - keyboard
- Vance Taylor - piano
- Michael Thompson - bass guitar
- Trevor VeitchTrevor VeitchTrevor Veitch is a Canadian musician/record producer who has worked behind the scenes on many pop trends from the 1960s to the present. He is mostly known for his involvement in the popular 60s folk rock group, 3's a Crowd...
- guitar - Wendi Williams
Production
- Producer: Dallas Austin, Craig B., Babyface, Curt Bisquera, Stephen Bray, Tony Sheppard, Soulshock, Mario Winans
- Executive producer: Dallas Austin
- Engineers: Leslie Brathwaite, Brad Gilderman, Manny Marraquin, Tony Sheppard, Brian Smith
- Assistant engineers: Ricco Lumpkins, Carlton Lynn, Paul Thompson
- Mixing: Leslie Brathwaite, Jon Gass, Karlin, Manny Marraquin, Neil Pogue, Tony Sheppard, Brian Smith, Soulshock, Mario Winans
- Mastering: Herb Powers
- Programming: Rick Sheppard, Daryl Simmons
- Project coordinator: Kim Lumpkin
- Design: Anthony Harrison, Jr., Sandy Lawrence
- Photography: R.J. Muna, Arnold Turner
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
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1996 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 100 |