Mahogany Soul

Mahogany Soul
Studio album by Angie Stone
Released October 16, 2001 (2001-10-16)
Recorded 2000–01
Studio
Genre
Length 74:58
Label J
Producer
Angie Stone chronology
Black Diamond
(1999)		 Mahogany Soul
(2001)		 Stone Love
(2004)
Singles from Mahogany Soul
  1. ""Brotha""
    Released: 2001[1]
  2. "Brotha Part II"
    Released: February 25, 2002[2]
  3. "Wish I Didn't Miss You"
    Released: June 24, 2002[3]
  4. "More Than a Woman"
    Released: September 24, 2002[4]
  5. "Bottles & Cans"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Amazon.com[6]
BBC Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME5/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Mahogany Soul is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Angie Stone, released on October 16, 2001 by J Records. The album spawned four singles: "Brotha Part II", "Wish I Didn't Miss You", "More Than a Woman", and "Bottles & Cans". "Wish I Didn't Miss You" peaked at number seven in Australia, Stone's only single to chart in that country to date.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Soul Insurance"  
  • Stone
  • Tabib
 5:00
2. "Brotha"  
 4:28
3. "Pissed Off"  
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Rufus Moore
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T[b]
 4:41
4. "More Than a Woman" (with Calvin)
 4:53
5. "Snowflakes"  
  • Jason Hariston
  • Moore
  • Dino Fekaris
  • Nick Zesses
  • Stone
  • Rufus Blaq[a]
  • Hariston[c]
 3:49
6. "Wish I Didn't Miss You"  
 4:30
7. "Easier Said Than Done"  
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell 3:56
8. "Bottles & Cans"  Gerald IsaacGerald "Da Clean Up Man" Isaac 3:54
9. "The Ingredients of Love" (with Musiq Soulchild)
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
 3:56
10. "What U Dyin' For"  
Muhammad 5:26
11. "Makings of You (Interlude)"  Curtis MayfieldStone 2:30
12. "Mad Issues"  
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Moore
  • Stone
  • Tabib
 4:49
13. "If It Wasn't"  
  • Stone
  • Aaron Burns-Lyles
  • Stone
  • Aaron "Freedom" Lyles
 4:22
14. "20 Dollar"  
Isaac 4:42
15. "Life Goes On"  
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Chucky T[b]
 3:57
16. "The Heat (Outro)"  
  • Stone
  • Tabib
  • Stone
  • Tabib
 1:54
17. "Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve)
  • Stone
  • Saadiq
  • Lilly
  • Standridge
  • Ozuna
  • Jerry Beach
 4:02
18. "Time of the Month"  IsaacIsaac 4:09
Total length:
 74:58
Notes
Sampling credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mahogany Soul.[15]

  • Angie Stone – vocals (all tracks); bass, percussion (track 1); backing vocals (tracks 1–3, 7, 9, 10–13, 16); production (tracks 1, 3, 5, 11–13, 15, 16); Rhodes piano (tracks 3, 13); co-production (track 6); vocal arrangement (track 9); arrangement (track 11); Wurlitzer (tracks 12, 15); crowd participation (track 13); executive production
  • Prince Charles Alexander – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 14, 18)
  • Alli – art direction, design
  • Eric Altenburger – digital editing
  • Ivan "Orthodox" Barias – production (track 9)
  • Tony Black – mixing (track 17)
  • Rufus Blaq – co-production (track 5); backing vocals (track 12)
  • Stephanie Bolton – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 11, 13)
  • Kerry "Krucial" Brothers – additional production, remix (track 17)
  • Dewey "Bassman" Browder – bass (track 8)
  • Calvin – vocals (track 4)
  • Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell – all instruments, production (track 7)
  • Derek Carlfon – additional assistant recording (track 2)
  • Jeff Chestek – recording (track 9)
  • Ray Chew – string arrangements, string conducting (track 8)
  • Michael Conrader – engineering (track 15)
  • Rodney Davis – additional keyboards (track 14)
  • Aubrey Dayle – percussion (track 1)
  • Tim Donovan – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 12, 15, 16); recording (tracks 5, 8, 11, 13, 14); mixing (tracks 11, 13, 15, 16)
  • Tenita Dreher – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 11, 13)
  • Jonathan DuBose, Jr. – guitar (track 8)
  • Peter Edge – executive production
  • Robert Eldridge – tenor saxophone (track 12)
  • Eve – vocals (track 17)
  • Eddie F – production (track 4)
  • Jan Fairchild – recording (track 7)
  • Erick Ferrell – mixing assistance (track 4)
  • Farah Fima – mixing assistance (track 7)
  • Richard Furch – mixing assistance (track 1)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 9)
  • Kenny Gravillis – CD label logo and art
  • Carvin "Ransum" Haggins – production, vocal arrangement (track 9)
  • Jason Hariston – associate production (track 5)
  • Reginald Hines – alto saxophone (track 12)
  • Gerald "Da Clean Up Man" Isaac – arrangement, production, recording (tracks 8, 14)
  • Jake and the Phatman – drum programming, turntables (track 2); co-production (tracks 2, 17)
  • Jamar Jones – organ, Rhodes piano (track 9)
  • Alicia Keys – vocals (track 17)
  • Joe Kwimbee – bass, guitar (track 6)
  • Chris LeBeau – photo session production
  • Clifton Lighty – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Darren Lighty – production (track 4)
  • Harold Lilly – keyboards (track 2); backing vocals (tracks 2, 7)
  • Paul Litteral – trumpet (track 12)
  • Eric Lorde – additional keyboards (track 18)
  • Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – crowd participation, drums, percussion, production, recording, Wurlitzer (track 13)
  • Steven Maldonado – assistant engineering (track 1)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 7)
  • Andrea Martin – backing vocals, production (track 6)
  • Charles "Storm" Martinez – recording (track 9)
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 12)
  • Ivan Matias – production (track 6)
  • Jeremy Mitchell – assistant engineering (tracks 1, 12, 16)
  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad – instruments, production (track 10)
  • Balewa Muhammad – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Musiq Soulchild – backing vocals, vocal arrangement, vocals (track 9)
  • Rowie Nameri – assistant engineering (track 1)
  • Ivan Neville – Hammond B-3 (track 12)
  • Jay Nicholas – assistant engineering (track 15)
  • Paul Oliveira – assistant engineering (track 3); assistant recording, mixing assistance (track 11)
  • Flip Osman – engineering (track 3); mixing assistance (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 12)
  • Rich Palmer – assistant recording (track 2)
  • Jamal Peoples – Rhodes piano (track 11); organ (track 13)
  • Larry Peoples, Sr. – bass, percussion (track 11); crowd participation (track 13)
  • Kevin Perry – mixing assistance (track 4)
  • Bob Power – lead guitar, mixing (track 10)
  • Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
  • Breyon Prescott – executive production
  • Zach Prewitt – assistant engineering (tracks 3, 12, 15, 16)
  • Halsey Quemere – assistant engineering (track 15)
  • Edwin Ramos – recording (tracks 8, 14, 18)
  • Frankie "Rocco" Romano – guitar (track 9)
  • Danny Romero – additional recording, recording (track 2)
  • Raphael Saadiq – bass, guitar (track 2); production (tracks 2, 17)
  • Daniel Sadownick – percussion (track 3)
  • Warwick Saint – photography
  • E. Serrano – crowd participation (track 13)
  • John Shriver – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 12, 15, 16)
  • John "Jubu" Smith – guitar (track 7)
  • Swizz Beatz – co-production (track 6)
  • Chucky T – bass, drums, programming production (tracks 3, 15)
  • Eran Tabib – drum programming, keyboards (track 1); production (tracks 1, 3, 12, 15, 16); acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 12, 15); guitar (tracks 3, 13); classical guitar (track 11); drums (track 12); electric guitar (tracks 12, 15); strings (track 15); all instruments (track 16)
  • Jason Tumminello – mixing assistance (tracks 15, 16)
  • Sherena Wynn – backing vocals (tracks 1, 11)
  • "You Can Ask" Giz – mixing, recording (track 4)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[16] 13
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 15
Dutch Albums Chart[18] 15
Finnish Albums Chart[19] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[20] 23
UK Albums Chart[21] 89
UK R&B Albums Chart[22] 15
US Billboard 200[23] 22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[24] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[25] 80
Dutch Albums Chart[26] 90
US Billboard 200[27] 130
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[28] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
United States October 16, 2001 J [5]
United Kingdom November 12, 2001 Arista [31]
Germany December 12, 2001 BMG [32]
Japan [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Brotha release". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brotha". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wish I Didn't Miss You" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "More Than a Woman [VINYL]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Promis, Jose F. "Mahogany Soul – Angie Stone". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amazon review". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Davis, Keysha (November 20, 2002). "Review of Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul". BBC Music. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
  8. ↑ Morgan, Laura (November 9, 2001). "Mahogany Soul". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Choices From the Charts". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Media. November 22, 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  10. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (September 12, 2005). "Angie Stone : Mahogany Soul". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ Neal, Mark Anthony (October 29, 2001). "Angie Stone: Mahogany Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Walters, Barry (October 30, 2001). "Angie Stone: Mahogany Soul". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Angie Stone – Wish I Didn't Miss You". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  14. 1 2 マホガニー・ソウル [Mahogany Soul] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mahogany Soul (CD liner notes). Angie Stone. J Records. 2001. 80813-20013-2.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 11th March 2002" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 17. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Angie Stone" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. November 18–24, 2001. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Angie Stone – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Angie Stone – Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2002 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year End 2002". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  28. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2002". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  29. ↑ "British album certifications – Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul". British Phonographic Industry. July 22, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2015. Enter Mahogany Soul in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  30. ↑ "American album certifications – Angie Stone – Mahogany Soul". Recording Industry Association of America. February 12, 2002. Retrieved August 17, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  31. ↑ "Mahogany Soul". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Mahogany Soul" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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