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Michel'le is the self-titled debut studio album by American recording artist Michel'le. It was released on October 23, 1989 on Ruthless Records and was produced by Dr. Dre of N.W.A. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America 5 weeks after its release.[3] To date the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the United States.
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Commercial performance
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Track listing
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Personnel
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Charts
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References
Commercial performance[edit]
Following its release the record reach #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles were release
Michel'le is the self-titled debut studio album by American recording artist Michel'le. It was released on October 23, 1989 on Ruthless Records and was produced by Dr. Dre of N.W.A. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America 5 weeks after its release.[3] To date the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the United States.
Contents [hide]
1
Commercial performance
2
Track listing
3
Personnel
4
Charts
5
References
Commercial performance[edit]
Following its release the record reach #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles were released, "No More Lies", "Nicety", "If?", "Something in My Heart" and "Keep Watchin'". The most successful being "No More Lies", which peak to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[4]
New York rapper Tim Dog sampled the song "No More Lies" in his track "Fuck Compton", a diss song towards West Coast hip hop, from his 1991 album Penicillin on Wax. In 2004, P-Dub samped "Something in My Heart" in his song "4 Walls the After Effect". Song "If?" was sampled in Kehlani's 2014 song "As I Am".
Track listing[edit]
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"No More Lies"
M. ToussaintL. GoodmanA. Young
3:49
2.
"Nicety"
M. ToussaintA. Young
3:26
3.
"If?"
L. GoodmanA. Bolton
5:23
4.
"Keep Watchin'"
M. ToussaintA. YoungL. GoodmanT. Curry
4:24
5.
"Something in My Heart"
M. ToussaintA. Young
5:40
6.
"100% Woman"
A. Young
3:50
7.
"Silly Love Song"
E. JohnsonM. Stokes
5:29
8.
"Never Been in Love"
M. ToussaintA. Young
3:41
9.
"Close to Me"
M. ToussaintL. GoodmanA. Young
5:39
10.
"Special Thanks"
M. ToussaintA. YoungL. Goodman
2:33
11.
"If?" (Reprise)
M. ToussaintA. Young
1:34
Notes[5]
"Silly Love Song" is a cover of "Silly Love Song" by Enchantment (1977)
Samples[5]
"No More Lies" sampled "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
"Nicety" sampled "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974) and "Action" by Orange Krush (1982)
"Keep Watchin'" sampled "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (1972)
"100% Woman" sampled "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (1974)
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Manufacturer: Rhino Atlantic
Release date: 16 October 2007
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