Karyn White (album)
1988 studio album by Karyn White From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karyn White is the debut album by American singer Karyn White. The album was released on September 6, 1988, by Warner Bros., and went to No. 1 on the R&B albums chart for seven weeks the following year. The album was certified Platinum[2] by the RIAA on April 4, 1989. It gave her four hits, "The Way You Love Me", "Superwoman", "Love Saw It" and "Secret Rendezvous". The former three were No. 1 singles on the R&B chart, and all except "Love Saw It" were Top-10 successes on the Hot 100 ("Love Saw It" never appeared on the pop chart). A re-issue in late 1989 of "Secret Rendezvous" in the UK reached No. 22, as opposed to the original top 50 placing. "Superwoman" became her biggest hit there, reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart.
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| Released | September 6, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 44:35 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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White co-wrote two songs on the album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Way You Love Me" | Babyface, Reid | 4:56 | |
| 2. | "Secret Rendezvous" | Babyface, Reid | 5:38 | |
| 3. | "Slow Down" | Steve Harvey, Simmons, White | Harvey | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Superwoman" | Babyface, Reid | 5:49 | |
| 5. | "Family Man" | Babyface, Reid | 4:07 | |
| 6. | "Love Saw It" (featuring Babyface) | Babyface, Reid | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Don't Mess with Me" | Babyface, Reid | 4:53 | |
| 8. | "Tell Me Tomorrow" | Evan Rogers, Arnie Roman, White | Jeff Lorber, White | 4:54 |
| 9. | "One Wish" | Ian Prince, Jimmy Scott | Lorber, Prince | 4:22 |
| Total length: | 44:35 | |||
All tracks are written by Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons except where noted
Personnel
- Karyn White – lead and backing vocals
- Babyface – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, backing and duet vocals
- O'Bryan Burnette, Carmen Carter, Shaun Earl, Kim Eurisa, Niki Haris, Bunny Hull, Debra Hurd, Sharon Robinson, Evan Rogers – backing vocals
- Steve Harvey, Jeff Lorber, Ian Prince – keyboards, programming
- Donald Griffin, Dann Huff – guitars
- Kayo – synthesized and electric bass, synth guitar
- Gary Meek – sax
- Daryl Simmons – drums, percussion, timbales
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
References
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