T.E.V.I.N.

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T.E.V.I.N.
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Studio album by Tevin Campbell
Released November 19, 1991
Recorded May 1990 - October 1991
Genre R&B
New jack swing
soul
Length 55:48
Label Qwest Records
Warner Bros. Records
Producer Quincy Jones (exec.), Al B. Sure!, Narada Michael Walden For Perfection Light Productions , Prince, Arthur Baker, Kyle West
Tevin Campbell chronology
T.E.V.I.N
(1991)		 I'm Ready
(1993)I'm Ready1993
Singles from T.E.V.I.N
  1. "Round and Round"
    Released: September 24, 1990
  2. "Just Ask Me To"
    Released: June 26, 1991
  3. "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
    Released: November 12, 1991
  4. "Goodbye"
    Released: February 20, 1992
  5. "Strawberry Letter 23"
    Released: May 14, 1992
  6. "One Song"
    Released: 1992
  7. "Alone with You"
    Released: June 19, 1992
  8. "Confused"
    Released: October 29, 1992

T.E.V.I.N. is the platinum selling debut album from R&B singer Tevin Campbell.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [1]

T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 1 R&B hits in "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and "Alone with You", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released of his debut album five having peaked inside of the R&B top 10, Prince produced "Round and Round" No. 2", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced "Goodbye" No. 2, and "Just Ask Me To" No. 9. The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song" and "Confused". The success of the album also garned Tevin his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").

Track listing

Track Title Length Songwriters Guest(s) Producer
1 "Round and Round" 4:54 Prince, Rap lyrics written by Justin Warfield Prince
2 "Interlude/Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun" 0:49 Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden
3 "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" 5:03 Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Sally Jo Dakota Narada Michael Walden
4 "Lil' Brother" 4:09 Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Skyler Jett Narada Michael Walden
5 "Alone with You" 5:07 Al B. Sure!, Kyle West Al B. Sure, Kyle West
6 "Strawberry Letter 23" 4:07 Shuggie Otis Quincy Jones
7 "One Song" 4:27 Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch Quincy Jones
8 "Just Ask Me To" 4:07 Al B. Sure, Kyle West, Chubb Rock Chubb Rock Al B. Sure, Kyle West
9 "Goodbye" 4:17 Al B. Sure, Kyle West Al B. Sure, Kyle West
10 "Perfect World" 4:32 Axel Kroel, Tina Baker Arthur Baker
11 "Confused" 4:57 Al B. Sure, Kyle West Al B. Sure, Kyle West
12 "Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)" 4:40 Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Tony Lindsay Narada Michael Walden
13 "She's All That" 4:48 Axel Kroell, Tina Baker, Tony McIlwain Arthur Baker

Personnel and production

  • Track 1 Arranged & Produced by Prince. Keyboards Programmed & Recorded by Mark Plati. All other instruments recorded by Michael Koppelman & Tom Garneau; with post-production recording by Junior Vasquez. Mixed by Junior Vasquez. Prince: Vocal Backing & All Instruments.
  • Tracks 2-4 & 12 Arranged & Produced by Narada Michael Walden. Track 3 Associate Producer: Louis Biancaniello. Track 4 Associate Producer: Mike Mani. Recorded by Dave Frazier, with additional recording by Mark Reyburn; assisted by Marnie Riley. Strings recorded by Richard McKernan. Mixed by David Frazier. Narada Michael Walden: Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Keyboard & Drum Programming; Louis Biancaniello: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Synthesizer Arrangements; Eric Daniels: Piano Solo on track 11; Vernon Black: Lead guitar on track 12; Ric Wilson: Acoustic Guitar on track 3; Skyler Jett, Claytoven Richardson: Vocal Backing
  • Tracks 5, 8, 9 & 11 Arranged & Produced by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West. Vocals Arranged by K-Ci & JoJo. Recorded & Mixed by Susan Rogers, with recording assistance by Kim James. K-Ci & JoJo, Al B. Sure!: Vocal Backing. All Music performed by Al B. Sure! & Kyle West.
  • Tracks 6 & 7 Arranged & Produced by Quincy Jones. Track 6 co-produced by Quincy Jones III; Track 7 co-produced by Michael Omartian. Recorded by Elliott Peters, Femi Jiya & Terry Christian. Track 6 Mixed by Keith Cohen; Track 7 Mixed by Mick Guzauski. Michael Omartian: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drums, Percussion; Quincy Jones III: Synthesizers; Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards; Nathan East: Bass; Ricky Lawson: Drums, Percussion; Todd Yvega: Synthesizer Programming; Angel Rogers, Rose Banks, David Pack, Lynn Davis, Maxi Anderson, Monalisa Young, Phillip Ingram, Rob Trow: Vocal Backing
  • Tracks 10 & 13 Produced by Arthur Baker. Recorded by Dave Arlington & Louise Scalise. Mixed by Mick Guzauski. Axel Kroell: Keyboards & Programming.

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Billboard 200[2] 38
Billboard Top R&B Albums[2] 5

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
Billboard Hot 100 US
R&B		 US
Dance
1990 "Round and Round" 12 2 40
1991 "Just Ask Me To" 88 9 -
"Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" 6 1 -
1992 "Goodbye" 85 2 -
"Strawberry Letter 23" 53 40 -
"Alone with You" 72 1 -
1993 "Confused" - 33 -

External links

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tevin Campbell: T.E.V.I.N. > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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