Hi-Five is the debut album by the American vocal group Hi-Five.[3][2] Released on September 25, 1990, the album peaked at number thirty eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Driven by the hit singles "I Just Can't Handle It" (R&B #10), "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" (#1 R&B/Pop), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) and "Just Another Girlfriend" (R&B #41), the album received an RIAA platinum certification. Also, Hi-Five is the only album to feature original Hi-Five member Toriano Easley, who was arrested for first-degree murder and manslaughter after the album was recorded but just before it was released. Easley is heard sharing lead vocals on "The Way You Said Goodbye", "Rag Doll", "I Can't Wait Another Minute", and "I Know Love". In the video for "I Can't Wait Another Minute", Easley's replacement Treston Irby lip-syncs Easley's part.

Hi-Five
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
RecordedNovember 1989–May 1990
GenreTeen pop, new jack swing, hip hop, R&B[1][2]
Length51:39
LabelJive
ProducerTeddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Eric Foster White, Dave Way, Alvin Moody, Vincent Bell, Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Frankie Smith, William Walton
Hi-Five chronology
Hi-Five
(1990)
Keep It Goin' On
(1992)
Singles from Hi-Five
  1. "I Just Can't Handle It"
    Released: November 7, 1990
  2. "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"
    Released: January 2, 1991
  3. "I Can't Wait Another Minute"
    Released: June 1, 1991
  4. "Just Another Girlfriend"
    Released: July 16, 1991
  5. "Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"
    Released: October 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

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The song, "Too Young" (in a single edit version), also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1991 John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood. It is the first recorded appearance of Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, who was 15 when this song was released, which he revealed in his book My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Just Can't Handle It"Bernard Bell, Teddy RileyBell, Riley4:32
2."Just Another Girlfriend"Eric Foster WhiteWhite4:01
3."I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"Riley, Bell, Dave WayRiley, Bell, Way5:49
4."Rag Doll"Alvin MoodyMoody4:39
5."I Can't Wait Another Minute"WhiteWhite5:03
6."Too Young"Carl & Jean-Paul Bourelly, Roz DavisCarl & Jean-Paul Bourelly5:13
7."Merry-Go-Round"Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Sean RichardsC. Bourelly, Kevin Johnson5:11
8."The Way You Said Goodbye"WhiteWhite4:41
9."Sweetheart"Bourelly, Bourelly, Richards, Davis,C. Bourelly4:09
10."I Know Love"William WaltonWatson, Frankie Smith3:54
11."Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"WhiteWhite4:07

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 102
United States (Billboard 200) 30

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hi-Five Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Perkins, Ken Parish (September 23, 1990). "The Other New Kids". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, John D. (Dec 31, 1990). "Hi-Five basks in its musical successes". The Grand Rapids Press. p. D8.
  4. ^ Johnson, A.; Checkoway, L. (2012). My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Touchstone. p. 36. ISBN 9781439103197. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  5. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 30, 1991". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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