Biography

Upon its release, critics hailed Kenny Lattimore as an album that hearkened back to the time of Donny Hathaway

Donny Hathaway

Donny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."His collaborations...

 and Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

when "R&B had more soul" The set was bolstered by the success of singles "Never Too Busy," "Just What It Takes," and the now-signature song and perennial wedding ballad "For You."

Chart performance

The album reached a peak of #19 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. It also reached #92 on The Billboard 200 chart on May 3, 1997. The album contained a large portion of midtempo soul songs and romantic ballads. Five of the songs were co-written by Lattimore.

"Never Too Busy" cracked the Top 20 of the R&B charts and spurred the album to gold sales. "For You" made an even higher impact reaching #6 on the R&B charts. The album made such a splash for Lattimore that he was nominated that year for the Best Male R&B Artist Grammy the following year.

Track listing

1. Never Too Busy (5:33)
2. Just What It Takes (5:05)
3. I Won't Let You Down (5:00)
4. All I Want (4:54)
5. Forever (4:47)
6. For You (3:57)
7. Joy (4:37)
8. Where Did Love Go (4:13)
9. Forgiveness (4:08)
10. Always Remember (5:41)
11. Climb The Mountain (5:48)
12. I Won't Forget (Whose I Am) (4:06)