Cheers 2 U is the only studio album by American R&B group Playa, released March 24, 1998, on Def Jam Recordings subsidiary Def Soul.
| Cheers 2 U | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 24, 1998 |
| Recorded | July 1997 – February 1998 |
| Studio | Master Sound Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Soundtrack Studios Axis Studios Manhattan Center Studios (New York City, New York) |
| Length | 65:42 |
| Label | Def Soul |
| Producer | |
| Singles from Cheers 2 U | |
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Background edit
The album was originally going to be named eponymously, and release was planned for October 1997. Later, Static named the album Cheers 2 U after one of their songs. It was primarily produced by Smokey and Timbaland. All three members share lead vocals on most songs, with Static dueting with Aaliyah on "One Man Woman", Black leading "Everybody Wanna Luv Somebody", and Black and Smokey handling leads on the title track.
Release and reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard 200 and reached 19 on the R&B Albums chart.[2]
Leo Stanley of AllMusic called the album "a promising debut" and also referred to it as a work of "enormous potential".[1]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (Interlude)" (featuring Magoo) | Barcliff, Bush, Carlos, Garrett, Vinicius, Norman, Peacock | 1:39 |
| 2. | "Don't Stop the Music" | Bush, Garrett, Peacock, Yarbrough, Peoples | 4:45 |
| 3. | "All the Way" | Bush, Garrett, Mosley | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Everybody Wanna Luv Somebody" | Bush, Garrett, Mosley, Peacock | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Together" | Peacock, Bush, Garrett | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Derby City (Interlude)" (featuring Magoo) | Barcliff, Bush, Garrett, Peacock | 2:24 |
| 7. | "I-65" | Bush, Garrett, Peacock | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Cheers 2 U" | Garrett, Mosley | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Ms. Parker" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Elliott, Mosley | 5:02 |
| 10. | "Top of the World" | Garrett, Mosley, Peacock | 4:58 |
| 11. | "One Man Woman" (featuring Aaliyah) | Garrett, Peacock | 4:30 |
| 12. | "I'll B 2 C U" | Bush, Crouch, Garrett, Jones, Mosley, Patterson, Peacock | 4:25 |
| 13. | "Push" | Bush, Garrett, Peacock | 4:01 |
| 14. | "Buggin' Over You" | Bush, Garrett, Peacock | 3:51 |
| 15. | "Gospel Interlude" | Bush, Garrett, Peacock | 2:12 |
| 16. | "I Gotta Know" (featuring Foxy Brown) | Bush, Jones, Marchand, McElveen, Patterson, Young | 3:59 |
Personnel edit
Information taken from AllMusic.[3]
- Arranging, vocals and backing vocals – Playa
- Assistant engineering – Wayne Allison, Victor Bruno, James Rosenthal
- Assistant mixing – James Rosenthal, Todd Wachsmuth
- Engineering – Wayne Allison, Jimmy Douglass, Rob Paustian, Steve Sola, Timbaland
- Executive production – Barry Hankerson, Jomo Hankerson
- Guitar – Bill Pettaway
- Keyboards – Kerie Cooper
- Mixing – Conley Abrams, Jimmy Douglass, Timbaland
- Performer(s) – Aaliyah, Magoo, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown
- Photography – Jonathan Mannion
- Production – James Earl Jones III, Derick "D Man" McElveen, Smokey, Timbaland
- Programming – Derick "D Man" McElveen
- Vocal arrangement – James Earl Jones III, Playa, Static
Charts edit
Album edit
| Chart (1998)[2] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 86 |
| US R&B Albums | 19 |
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | ||||
| 1997 | "Don't Stop the Music" | 73 | 26 | ||
| 1998 | "Cheers 2 U" | 38 | 10 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Stanley, Leo. "allmusic ((( Cheers 2 U > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Cheers 2 U > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Cheers 2 U > Credits )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Cheers 2 U > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-26.