Reality (Smooth album)
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Reality is the fourth album by Smooth. It was released on March 10, 1998 through Perspective Records
and featured production from Chris Stokes and the production duo, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
. Reality peaked at #48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
and #32 on the Top Heatseekers
.
The album featured Smooth's biggest hit, "Strawberries
", which peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100
and #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
Perspective Records
Perspective Records was an American record label, launched in 1991 by the producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, through a joint venture with A&M Records—which Jam/Lewis had had a prosperous working relationship with throughout the 1980s, with several of its major acts including Janet Jackson, The...
and featured production from Chris Stokes and the production duo, 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...
. Reality peaked at #48 on the 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...
and #32 on the Top 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...
.
The album featured Smooth's biggest hit, "Strawberries
Strawberries (song)
"Strawberries" was the lead single released from Smooth's fourth and final album, Reality. The song became the most successful of Smooth's career, making it to 49 on the Billboard 200 and 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks....
", which peaked at #49 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...
and #17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
Track listing
- "Strawberries"- 5:39
- "Don't Sleep"- 4:29
- "We Funk to Quick"- 4:00
- "Anything I Like"- 4:36
- "Do Ya"- 4:20
- "Wishing Well"- 4:08
- "He Thinks She Don't Know"- 3:57
- "It's On"- 4:00
- "I'm in Love"- 4:26
- "Willing to Fight"- 5:22
- "You Said You Love Me"- 4:37
- "Loving You"- 3:52
- "Reality"- 2:58
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)