Joe Public (album)
Encyclopedia
Joe Public is the self-titled debut album of American new jack swing
group Joe Public
. Released in 1992, it was their first album after signing with Columbia Records
.
It features their hit single "Live and Learn
", as well as the singles "Do You Everynite", "I Miss You" and "I've Been Watchin'".
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
group Joe Public
Joe Public (band)
Joe Public is a new jack swing group from Buffalo, New York. It consisted of lead singer and bass guitarist Kevin Scott, keyboardist and guitarist Jake Carter, percussionist and drummer Dwight "Mr. Dew" Wyatt and lead guitarist Joe "J.R." Sayles...
. Released in 1992, it was their first album after signing with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
.
It features their hit single "Live and Learn
Live and Learn (Joe Public song)
"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Joe Public.It was a success, peaking at #4 on the U.S...
", as well as the singles "Do You Everynite", "I Miss You" and "I've Been Watchin'".
Track listing
- "Live and LearnLive and Learn (Joe Public song)"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Joe Public.It was a success, peaking at #4 on the U.S...
" - "I've Been Watchin"
- "I Miss You"
- "I Gotta Thang"
- "Anything"
- "This One's for You"
- "I Like It"
- "Touch You"
- "Do You Everynite"
- "When I Look in Your Eyes"
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
111 |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
23 |