Thought 'Ya Knew
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Thought 'Ya Knew is the second solo studio album released by American singer CeCe Peniston
, issued on January 25, 1994 by A&M Records
. Peniston collaborated with her Chicago-based producer Steve Hurley, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin
(better recognized as duo Soulshock & Karlin
) from Denmark
, David Morales
, Sir Jinx
, and on one track ("Forever In My Heart") also with the multiple Grammy Award
-nominee Brian McKnight
. Decided not getting pigeonholed into the dance genre, the singer recorded for the set several ballads, trying to move into a R&B direction. Unlike its predecessor Finally
, her sophomore album was, therefore, a calculated mixture of pop ballads and R&B beats, though incorporating also other genres, such as jazz ("I'm in the Mood
"), funk
y (I'm Not Over You
"), reggae ("Through Those Doors") and gospel
("I Will Be Received
").
The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, and commercially, it proved to be a moderate success. Debuting on February 12, 1994 at number #102 on the Billboard 200
, the album reached its top a week later at number ninety-six, while spending in U.S. nineteen weeks in total. In the overseas, the studio record entered the UK Albums Chart
at number thirty-one, but charted for only two weeks in England. Other territories included Switzerland
(at number thirty-two), Japan
(at number sixty-six), Netherlands
(at number sixty-nine), and Germany
(at number ninety-two).
Four official singles were released from the set, of which three entered the Billboard Hot 100
, as well as the UK Singles Chart
. Although, all of them became successful on the dance field, bringing Peniston two additional number one hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs. In Japan, the album was shortly followed by Remix Collection, which featured alternate versions of songs issued on singles. The album was not accompanied by a worldwide tour.
. Jose F. Promis from Allmusic, however, blamed the record label A&M
for marketing the artist to an R&B audience, which he called the "big mistake". Giving the album three (ouf of five stars), he highlighted especially "Hit by Love
," anthem as the song closer in spirit to the singer's early dance hits, but he admitted that by that time of the single's release its steam had worn off. Both critics, Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader and Johnny Huston from Entertainment Weekly
agreed that the album's low points occurred on its ballads and that Peniston faltered on slower numbers. (Johnson also added that even Toni Braxton
, who redefined the urban contemporary ballad, "would have trouble breathing life into them"). While Huston noticed Patti LaBelle
-influenced vocal stylings (on "Through Those Doors"), Johnson recalled young Chaka Khan
and stressed the pungent lower registers of the singer's voice (on "Searchin'
"). People
magazine found the album's problem in Peniston's big-time pop success and her new need to be seen more serious than just a dance-music artist. Calling ballads "the ballads from hell", the magazine reproached that all the slow stuff did was focus on Peniston's vocal limitations.
, charting in England for only one more week, eventually. Followed by the Oricon
list on February 10, Peniston received her first and her only album chart appearance to date in Japan, at number sixty-six (two charting weeks in total) After two weeks since its release, the album entered the U.S. Billboard 200
at number one-hundred-two on February 12, 1994. Peaking its top the following week, at number ninety-six on February 19 (nineteen weeks in the chart). On the component, U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart, the album climbed to number twenty (being present for thirty-four weeks in the chart. Later on, the album would be classified as the seventy-first best R&B selling set of 1994.) In Dutch MegaCharts
, the record started its five weeks long run on February 19, topping its third week at number sixty-nine. In addition, the album cracked the Swiss Music Charts
on February 20, peaking on March 6 at number thirty-two (three weeks in the chart). And on February 28 also the German Media Control Charts
, reaching at number ninety-two (with three weeks in the chart).
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Notes:
CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
, issued on January 25, 1994 by A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
. Peniston collaborated with her Chicago-based producer Steve Hurley, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin
Kenneth Karlin
Kenneth Karlin or just Karlin is a Danish songwriter and producer who is best known for his work with Karsten Schack better known as Soulshock forming the Los Angeles-based producer duo Soulshock & Karlin. They have particularly worked with artists like Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys, 2Pac, Mary J...
(better recognized as duo Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin is a duo of Danish record producers and songwriters, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced a large number of successful songs, including Monica's "Before You Walk out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's "Leave ", and Fantasia's "Truth Is"...
) from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, David Morales
David Morales
David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...
, Sir Jinx
Sir Jinx
Sir Jinx, born Anthony Wheaton, is an American hip-hop record producer and rapper from South Central Los Angeles, California.-Beginnings:...
, and on one track ("Forever In My Heart") also with the multiple Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominee Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
. Decided not getting pigeonholed into the dance genre, the singer recorded for the set several ballads, trying to move into a R&B direction. Unlike its predecessor Finally
Finally (CeCe Peniston album)
Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 28, 1992 by A&M Records. Prior to that, she recorded her debut single "Finally", which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the Billboard...
, her sophomore album was, therefore, a calculated mixture of pop ballads and R&B beats, though incorporating also other genres, such as jazz ("I'm in the Mood
I'm in the Mood
"I'm In The Mood" is a 1993 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, released as the first commercial single taken from Thought 'Ya Knew, the singer's second studio album....
"), funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
y (I'm Not Over You
I'm Not Over You
"I'm Not Over You" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, originally recorded for her album Thought 'Ya Knew on A&M Records.The single achieved number two in the US Dance chart, and number ten on the R&B field...
"), reggae ("Through Those Doors") and gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
("I Will Be Received
I Will Be Received
"I Will Be Received" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston.The composition was written by James Wirrick and Richard Wolf due to her second studio album Thought 'Ya Knew, released in January on A&M Records...
").
The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, and commercially, it proved to be a moderate success. Debuting on February 12, 1994 at number #102 on the 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...
, the album reached its top a week later at number ninety-six, while spending in U.S. nineteen weeks in total. In the overseas, the studio record entered the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at number thirty-one, but charted for only two weeks in England. Other territories included Switzerland
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
(at number thirty-two), Japan
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
(at number sixty-six), Netherlands
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...
(at number sixty-nine), and Germany
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
(at number ninety-two).
Four official singles were released from the set, of which three entered 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...
, as well as the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. Although, all of them became successful on the dance field, bringing Peniston two additional number one hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs. In Japan, the album was shortly followed by Remix Collection, which featured alternate versions of songs issued on singles. The album was not accompanied by a worldwide tour.
Critical reception
Thought 'Ya Knew received mainly mixed reviews. Either in terms of artistic achievement, dancefloor potential or chart performance, the album came nowhere near the Peniston's debut album FinallyFinally (CeCe Peniston album)
Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 28, 1992 by A&M Records. Prior to that, she recorded her debut single "Finally", which topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the Billboard...
. Jose F. Promis from Allmusic, however, blamed the record label A&M
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
for marketing the artist to an R&B audience, which he called the "big mistake". Giving the album three (ouf of five stars), he highlighted especially "Hit by Love
Hit by Love
"Hit by Love" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, released as the fourth single from her album record Thought 'Ya Knew, and the fifth number one hit in the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play for the artist....
," anthem as the song closer in spirit to the singer's early dance hits, but he admitted that by that time of the single's release its steam had worn off. Both critics, Martin Johnson from Chicago Reader and Johnny Huston from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
agreed that the album's low points occurred on its ballads and that Peniston faltered on slower numbers. (Johnson also added that even Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
, who redefined the urban contemporary ballad, "would have trouble breathing life into them"). While Huston noticed Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
-influenced vocal stylings (on "Through Those Doors"), Johnson recalled young Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
and stressed the pungent lower registers of the singer's voice (on "Searchin'
Searchin' (CeCe Peniston song)
"Searchin" is a 1993 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, taken from her second solo album Thought 'Ya Knew on A&M Records.However, the single was released only as a promotional release in United Kingdom, which included three remixes by Jamie Principle) , the song was later...
"). People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine found the album's problem in Peniston's big-time pop success and her new need to be seen more serious than just a dance-music artist. Calling ballads "the ballads from hell", the magazine reproached that all the slow stuff did was focus on Peniston's vocal limitations.
Chart performance
On February 5, 1994 the album as first entered at number thirty-one (its peak) the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, charting in England for only one more week, eventually. Followed by the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
list on February 10, Peniston received her first and her only album chart appearance to date in Japan, at number sixty-six (two charting weeks in total) After two weeks since its release, the album entered the 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...
at number one-hundred-two on February 12, 1994. Peaking its top the following week, at number ninety-six on February 19 (nineteen weeks in the chart). On the component, U.S. 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...
chart, the album climbed to number twenty (being present for thirty-four weeks in the chart. Later on, the album would be classified as the seventy-first best R&B selling set of 1994.) In Dutch MegaCharts
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...
, the record started its five weeks long run on February 19, topping its third week at number sixty-nine. In addition, the album cracked the Swiss Music Charts
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
on February 20, peaking on March 6 at number thirty-two (three weeks in the chart). And on February 28 also the German Media Control Charts
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, reaching at number ninety-two (with three weeks in the chart).
Track listing
Credits and personnel
- CeCe PenistonCeCe PenistonCeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
- lead vocalSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, back vocalSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, writerSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, vocal arrangement, executive producerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production... - Damon Jones - executive producer
- Manny LehmanManny LehmanManny Lehman is a house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Lehman is one of the most requested remixers presently, transforming many songs into club hits....
- executive producer - Mark Dubuclet - writer, producer, mixing, drum programming, programming, keyboards, bassGuitarThe 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...
, multi instruments - Steve "Silk" Hurley - producer, writer, arranger, editing, mixing
- David MoralesDavid MoralesDavid Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...
- producer, arranger, percussion, mixing - Richard WolfRichard WolfRichard "Wolfie" Wolf is a multi-platinum-selling music producer, songwriter and remixer, and an Emmy Award winning film and television composer....
- writer, producer, 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...
, drum programming, keyboards - Tonia Hurley - writer
- M-DocM-DocM-Doc is a rap artist and producer who was signed to RCA Records and Smash Records in the 1990s. He scored minor chart success with the singles "Free" and "It's a Summer Thang" featuring Chantay Savage...
- writer - Steven Nikolas - writer, vocal arrangement
- Brendon Sibley - writer, vocal arrangement
- Soulshock & KarlinSoulshock & KarlinSoulshock & Karlin is a duo of Danish record producers and songwriters, Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced a large number of successful songs, including Monica's "Before You Walk out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's "Leave ", and Fantasia's "Truth Is"...
- writer, producer, mixing - Sir JinxSir JinxSir Jinx, born Anthony Wheaton, is an American hip-hop record producer and rapper from South Central Los Angeles, California.-Beginnings:...
- writer, producer - Cutfather - writer
- Brandon BarnesBrandon BarnesBrandon Barnes is an American musician and producer from Denver, Colorado. He is best known as the drummer for the punk rock band, Rise Against. Barnes is the only member of the band who is not straight edge.-Biography:...
- writer - Jamie PrincipleJamie PrincipleJamie Principle is a house music artist and producer born in Chicago, Illinois.He is one of the early pioneers of house music when the genre first began in Chicago during the early 1980s...
- writer - Tim MinerTim MinerTim Miner is an American R&B/gospel singer.Miner released three albums as a gospel artist in the 1980s before releasing one album on Motown Records. He also works as a producer and songwriter.-Discography:*Tim Miner...
- writer - Joc - writer
- Andres LevinAndres LevinAndres Levin is a Venezuelan-American record producer, band leader, film maker, recording engineer and philanthropist. Levin won a Grammy award in 2009 for his production of the In The Heights Cast Recording...
- writer, producer - Camus Maré Celli - writer, producer
- Andrea Martin - writer, back vocal, talking
- Norma Jean WrightNorma Jean WrightNorma Jean Wright was the lead vocalist of the soul, R&B and disco group Chic, from 1977 to 1978. Before joining Chic in 1977, she sang in the female trio, the Topettes, and toured for a short time with The Spinners...
- back vocal - Kymberli Armstrong - writer, back vocal
- Myron Glasper - back vocal
- Jackie Gusheyk - back vocal
- Sharon Pass - back vocal
- Chantay SavageChantay SavageChantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found substantial success in the 1990s with "I Will Survive", in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem...
- back vocal - Katreese Barnes - back vocal
- Sherree Ford-Payne - back vocal
- Faith Wade - choir, chorus
- Niomisha Wilson - choir, chorus
- Brian McKnightBrian McKnightBrian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
- back vocal, writer, multi instruments, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Rodney Miller - guitar
- David FiuczynskiDavid FiuczynskiDavid "Fuze" Fiuczynski is an American guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave...
- guitar - Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald (singer)Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...
- guitar - Kamaal - bass
- Greg Mull - engineer, mixing
- Daryll Dobson - engineer, mixing
- Scott Ahaus - engineer, remixing
- Doug Michael - engineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
- David Sussman - engineer
- Steve Weeder - engineer
- Craig PorteilsCraig PorteilsCraig Porteils is a Greek Australian musical composer, songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, record producer, and former performer based out of Sydney, Australia.-Career:...
- engineer - John Fundingsland - engineer
- Keith Barrios - engineer
- Anna Wheaton - engineer
- Chris WoodChris WoodChristopher Wood may refer to:*Christopher Wood *Christopher Wood , English cricketer*Christopher Wood *Christopher Wood...
- engineer - Brian Kinkel - engineer
- Brad Aldredge - engineer
- Victor McCoy - assistant engineer
- Brian YoungBrian YoungBrian Young is the drummer for the New York based power pop band Fountains of Wayne who have released four major label albums and scored an RIAA certified gold record for their single Stacy's Mom...
- assistant engineer - Daniel Beroff - assistant engineer
- Craig Burbidge - mixing
- Dave WayDave WayDave Way is a successful mixer, producer and audio engineer, based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Ringo Starr, Shakira, Savage Garden, Michael Jackson, Spice Girls, Babyface, TLC, Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men, Ziggy Marley,...
- mixing - Doug DeAngelis - mixing
- Ken Kessie - mixing
- Kevin Crouse - mixing assistant
- Eric Flickinger - mixing assistant
- Eddie Sexton - mixing assistant
- Devin Foutz - mixing assistant
- Christian Delatour - mixing assistant
- Johnny RogersJohnny RogersJohn Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs he played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.- NBA :Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second...
- writer, keyboard - James Wirrick - writer, keyboards
- Fernando Harkless - saxophone
- David WillsDavid WillsDavid Wills is one of the founding members of Negativland. He was a cable repairman when he joined the group with a then-teenage Mark Hosler and Richard Lyons, until he retired in the '90s...
- drums - Alec Shantzis - programming
- Satoshi TomiieSatoshi TomiieSatoshi Tomiie is a Japanese house-music producer and DJ. He has written music for numerous soundtracks, including for the Animatrix soundtrack and remixed many artists including the Future Sound of London.-History:...
- programming - Terry BurrusTerry BurrusTerrance Corley Burrus is an American keyboardist and composer.Born in Brooklyn, New York, he started touring as a teenager playing with jazz fusion violinist Michał Urbaniak, singer Jean Carne, while still in High school in New York...
- programming - Greg Lawson - drum programming
- Danny MaddenDanny MaddenDanny Madden is an American R&B singer, who was signed to Giant Records in the 1990s. He scored his only chart hit with the single "Facts of Life," which peaked at number #91 on the US Billboard R&B chart. It reached #72 in the UK Singles Chart. It was featured on the New Jack City soundtrack. His...
- conductor - Bill WareBill WareBill Ware III born William Anthony Ware III is an American jazz vibraphonist.Ware played bass and piano early in his career, playing at the Harlem Jazzmobile. After spending several years playing Latin jazz, he formed his own Latin Jazz group, AM Sleep...
- vibraphone - C-N-A - multi instruments
- Colleen Donahue-Reynolds - production coordination
- Michael LavineMichael LavineMichael Lavine is a portrait photographer based in New York City. He grew up in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from Denver's South High School in 1981....
- photography
Peak positions
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart | 69 |
| German Albums Chart | 92 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 32 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
31 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Albums 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... |
96 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart 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... |
20 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 71 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
JAP |
NDL |
NWZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
USA Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
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| DCP Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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,... |
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... |
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|align="left"|"I'm in the Mood
I'm in the Mood
"I'm In The Mood" is a 1993 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, released as the first commercial single taken from Thought 'Ya Knew, the singer's second studio album....
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|rowspan="4"|1994
|align="left"|"I Will Be Received
I Will Be Received
"I Will Be Received" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston.The composition was written by James Wirrick and Richard Wolf due to her second studio album Thought 'Ya Knew, released in January on A&M Records...
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|align="left"|"Keep Givin' Me Your Love
Keep Givin' Me Your Love
"Keep Givin' Me Your Love" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, originally from her studio album Thought 'Ya Knew. While in the US, it was issued as the fifth single release in 1995, the song was in released in the UK as the second single from the mentioned album .After peaking at number...
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|align="left"|"I'm Not Over You
I'm Not Over You
"I'm Not Over You" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, originally recorded for her album Thought 'Ya Knew on A&M Records.The single achieved number two in the US Dance chart, and number ten on the R&B field...
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|align="left"|"Hit by Love
Hit by Love
"Hit by Love" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston, released as the fourth single from her album record Thought 'Ya Knew, and the fifth number one hit in the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play for the artist....
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|align="left"|"Keep Givin' Me Your Love"
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|colspan="12" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.
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Notes:
- A "Searchin'" was released only as promotional single in the United Kingdom.
- B "I'm in the Mood" peaked at number eight in the Canadian RPM Dance/UrbanRPM (magazine)RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
component chart, while on the Nederlandse Top 40Dutch Top 40The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
it charted two weeks at number twenty-five. - C "I Will Be Received" charted in Japan only as airplay single.
- D "Keep Givin' Me Your Love" was promoted in England as the second official single taken from Thought 'Ya Knew album. In the States, the song was released on single in addition.