Dear Diary (Cha Cha album)

Dear Diary
Dear Diary
Studio album by Cha Cha
Released	September 14, 1999
Recorded	1998–99
Studio	Noontime Studios (Atlanta, GA); Triangle Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA); Hit Factory Studios (New York, NY); Studio A (Detroit, MI); Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY); DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA); Patchwerk Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA); Lion's Den Studio (New York, NY); Krosswire Studio (Atlanta, GA);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:06:59
Label	Epic
Producer	Anthony Dent; Benny "Dada" Tillman; Bryan-Michael Cox; Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton; Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie; Eric "Coptic" Matlock; Irv Gotti; Jazze Pha; J Dub; Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs; Lil' Rob; Teddy Bishop;
Singles from Dear Diary
	"New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)"; Released: 1999; "He Likes"; Released: 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Dear Diary is the only studio album by American rapper Cha Cha. It was released on September 14, 1999 through Epic Records.

Recording sessions ttok place at Noontime Studios, at Triangle Sound Studios, at DARP Studios, at Patchwerk Recording Studio and at Krosswire Studio in Atlanta, at Hit Factory Studios, at Unique Recording Studios and at Lion's Den Studio in New York City, and at Studio A in Detroit.

Production was handled by several high-profile R&B/hip hop record producers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Irv Gotti, Jazze Pha and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs. It features guest appearances from Jim Crow, Bareda, Black Child, Jagged Edge, Ja Rule, Jermaine Dupri, Juvenile, LaTocha Scott, Memphis Bleek, Nas, Trick Daddy and Madd Rapper.

The album peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its lead single "New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)" peaked at number 20 in Germany, at number 68 in Switzerland and at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Adrienne Muhammad John Johnson Ryan Glover Trina Fluellen-Bradford Wendell White	Benny Tillman Carlos Thornton	Carlos & Dada	1:24
2.	"New Millenium (What Cha Wanna Do)"	Parris Fluellen	Kevin Briggs	She'kspere	4:09
3.	"M.O.M.M.Y." (featuring Nas)	Fluellen Nasir Jones	Irving Lorenzo Robert Mays	Irv Gotti Lil' Rob	4:07
4.	"Dear Diary" (featuring LaTocha Scott)	Fluellen LaTocha Scott	Anthony Dent Jeffrey Walker	Anthony Dent J Dub	5:06
5.	"I Need You (Cha, Cha, Cha)"	Fluellen	Tillman Thornton Sylvester Stewart	Carlos & Dada	3:58
6.	"He Likes" (featuring Jagged Edge)	Fluellen Brandon Casey Brian Casey	Teddy Bishop	Teddy Bishop	3:59
7.	"Busted" (Interlude)	Fluellen	Tillman Thornton	Carlos & Dada	1:57
8.	"Who Make It Hotter" (featuring Yero Brock)	Fluellen Yero Brock	Tillman Thornton	Carlos & Dada	4:03
9.	"It's Like That" (featuring Trick Daddy, Jim Crow and Juvenile)	Fluellen Damon Green Terius Gray	Phalon Alexander	Jazze Pha	4:32
10.	"Set It Off"	Fluellen	Tillman Thornton	Carlos & Dada	5:45
11.	"WhereDaPaperAt?" (featuring Ja Rule, Memphis Bleek, Black Child, Lo-Down and Bareda)	Fluellen Devon Dowdell Jeffrey Atkins Malik Cox Ramel Gill	Lorenzo Mays	Irv Gotti Lil' Rob	5:15
12.	"Dear Diary" (Interlude)	Fluellen	Tillman Thornton Kevin Hicks	Carlos & Dada	2:39
13.	"Here We Go Again"	Fluellen	Tillman Thornton Kirk Robinson Lana Moorer Nathaniel Robinson	Carlos & Dada	4:15
14.	"Mad Rapper" (Skit)	Deric Angelettie		Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	0:33
15.	"Sunglasses"	Fluellen	Deric Angelettie Eric Matlock Corey Hart Parris Fluellen	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie Eric "Coptic" Matlock	4L12
16.	"Ride Out" (featuring Jim Crow)	Fluellen Green Jamal Jones	Alexander	Jazze Pha	3:27
17.	"That Broad"	Fluellen	Bryan-Michael Cox	Bryan-Michael Cox	4:03
18.	"What Cha Wanna Do (Remix)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Fluellen	Jermaine Dupri		3:36
Total length:					1:06:59

Sample credits

Track 5 contains a sample from "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" performed by The Crusaders
Track 13 contains a sample from "Shut The Eff Up (Hoe)" performed by MC Lyte
Track 15 contains a sample of "Sunglasses at Night" performed by Corey Hart

Personnel[edit]

Parris "Cha Cha" Fluellen – main artist, vocals, vocal arrangements

Vocalists

Nasir "Nas" Jones – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
LaTocha Scott – featured artist, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Brandon Casey – featured artist, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Brian Casey – featured artist, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Yero Brock – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Damon "Mr. Mo" Green – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Maurice "Trick Daddy" Young – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Ricardo "Cutty Cartel" Lewis – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Terius "Juvenile" Gray – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Devon "Bareda" Dowdell – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Malik "Memphis Bleek" Cox – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Ramel "Black Child" Gill – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Deric Angelettie – featured artist, vocals, vocal arrangements
Jermaine Dupri – featured artist, additional vocals, vocal arrangements

Instrumentalists

Benny "Dada" Tillman – drum programming
Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton – drum programming
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs – bass, drum programming
Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo – drum programming
Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays – drum programming
Anthony Dent – piano, drum programming
Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker – piano
Teddy Bishop – drum programming
Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – drum programming
Kevin Hicks – guitar
Eric "Coptic" Matlock – drum programming
Bryan-Michael Cox – drum programming
Donnie Scantz – additional programming

Technicals

Benny Tillman – producer
Carlos Thornton – producer
Arnold "AJ" Wolfe – recording
Kevin Briggs – recording, producer
Alvin Speights – mixing
Claudine Pontier – assistant mixing
Vernon Mungo – assistant mixing
Irving Lorenzo – producer
Rob Mays – producer
Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
Brian Stanley – recording
Flip Osman – assistant recording
Steve Mazur – assistant mixing
Anthony Dent – producer
Jeffrey Walker – producer
Steve Capp – recording
Josh Butler – mixing
Jason Hofer – assistant recording
Billy "BC24" Calloway – assistant mixing, A&R
Teddy Bishop – producer
Mike Alvord – recording
Jason Rome – recording
Mike Wilson – recording
Phalon Alexander – producer
Adam Hawkins – recording
Mario Maren – assistant recording
Deric Angelettie – producer
Eric Matlock – producer
Kevin Hicks – mixing, recording
Bryan-Michael Cox – assistant recording, re-mixing
Jermaine Dupri – mixing
Brian Frye – recording
Phil Tan – mixing

Additional

Wendell White – associate executive producer
Ron Jaramillo – art direction, design
Keith Major – photography
James Hunter – graphic design
Adrienne Muhammad – A&R
David McPherson – A&R
Kenyatta "Tally" Galbreth – A&R

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	86

References[edit]

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Dear Diary - Cha Cha | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ "Cha Cha Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

External links[edit]

Cha Cha – Dear Diary at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Ruhlmann, William. "Dear Diary - Cha Cha | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Cha_Cha-2] "Cha Cha Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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