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.
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Critical reception
editThe 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
editNotes
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.
- ^ "After 7 ARIA chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "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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