After 7 (album)
| After 7 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 22, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Studio | Elumba Studios, Studio Masters, Soundscape Studios, Galaxy Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
| Label | Virgin[1] | |||
| Producer | Gemma Corfield (executive) L.A. Reid & Babyface De'Rock & Kayo | |||
| After 7 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from After 7 | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
After 7 is the debut album by After 7.[4][5] Released in 1989, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 27, 1990,[6] and spawned two #1 R&B hits, "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop." Those songs also reached #7 and #6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception[edit]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "benefits more from the ingenuity of producers L.A. Reid and BabyFace than from the skill of singers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Don't Cha' Think" – 3:59 (Don Parks, Daryl Simmons, Kayo)
- "Heat of the Moment" – 4:27 (Babyface, L.A. Reid)
- "Can't Stop" – 4:07 (Babyface, Reid)
- "My Only Woman" – 4:41 (Kayo, Reid, Simmons)
- "Love's Been So Nice" – 4:27 (Babyface, Parks)
- "One Night" – 5:00 (Babyface, Reid)
- "Ready or Not" – 4:35 (Babyface, Reid)
- "Sayonara" – 4:03 (Babyface, Reid)
Personnel[edit]
- Keith Mitchell, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds: Vocals
- L.A. Reid: Drums, Percussion
- Babyface: Keyboards, Bass
- Kayo: Moog Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
- Daryl Simmons: Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
- Donald Parks: Synthesizer Programming (Fairlight CMI, Oberheim OB-8, Emulator II, Yamaha DX7)
- Dee Bristol, Kathy Hazzard, Lynn Mabry: Additional Vocal Backing
Production[edit]
- Tracks 1 and 4 arranged, produced and mixed by De'rock and Kayo. Recorded by David Rideau.
- Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 arranged and produced by L.A. & Babyface; tracks 2, 6 and 7 co-produced by De'rock and Kayo. Track 2 recorded by David Rideau and Tim Jacquette; mixed by Keith Cohen and L.A. Reid. Track 3 recorded by Jon Gass, Jon Gaggenheim and Keith Cohen; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 5 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins, De'rock and Kayo. Track 6 recorded by David Rideau, Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 7 recorded by Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins. Track 8 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by De'rock, Kayo and Keith Cohen.
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 73.
- ^ Lytle, Craig (August 22, 1989). "After 7 - After 7". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 9.
- ^ "The Source |Melvin Edmonds Of Legendary R&B Group After 7 Gone at age 65". May 20, 2019.
- ^ "After 7 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Charts.nz – After 7 – After 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "After 7, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "After 7, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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