Preppie (album)
Encyclopedia
Preppie is the fifth studio album by American R&B
singer Cheryl Lynn
, released in 1984 by Columbia Records
.
" (#1 R&B hit) and "This Time" (#49 R&B hit). It reached #8 on the R&B albums chart. Primarily produced by Cheryl Lynn
with the exception of Encore which was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
, released in 1984 by 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...
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Reception
Preppie includes the hit singles "EncoreEncore (Cheryl Lynn song)
"Encore" is a 1984 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as...
" (#1 R&B hit) and "This Time" (#49 R&B hit). It reached #8 on the R&B albums chart. Primarily produced by Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
with the exception of Encore which was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
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Track listing
- EncoreEncore (Cheryl Lynn song)"Encore" is a 1984 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as...
5:20 - Fix It 4:02
- Fool A Fool 3:50
- This Time 4:26
- Change The Channel 3:15
- Preppie 4:08
- Love Rush 4:16
- No One Else Will Do 4:46
- Free 4:40
- Life's Too Short 5:07
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US 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... |
US R&B 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... |
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| 1984 | Preppie Preppie (album) Preppie is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Cheryl Lynn, released in 1984 by Columbia Records.-Reception:Preppie includes the hit singles "Encore" and "This Time" . It reached #8 on the R&B albums chart... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1984 | "Encore" | 69 | — | 6 |
| "Preppie" | — | 85 | — | |