Michel'le (album)

Michel'le
Studio album by Michel'le
Released October 23, 1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre New jack swing, R&B, soul, quiet storm
Length 45:28
Label Ruthless
Producer Dr. Dre
DJ Yella (Co-pro.)
Eazy-E (exec.)
Michel'le chronology
Michel'le
(1989)		 Hung Jury
(1998)
Singles from Michel'le
  1. "No More Lies"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Nicety"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Keep Watchin'"
    Released: 1990
  4. "Something in My Heart"
    Released: 1990
  5. "If?"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]

Michel'le is the self-titled debut studio album by American recording artist Michel'le. It was released on October 23, 1989 on Ruthless Records and was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella (both of N.W.A). It was executive produced by Eazy-E (also a member of N.W.A). The album was certified Gold by the RIAA 5 weeks after its release. To date the album has sold 1.3 million copies in the United States.

Commercial performance

Following its release the album reach #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles were released "No More Lies", "Nicety", "If?", "Something in My Heart" and "Keep Watchin'". The most successful being "No More Lies", which peak to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No More Lies"  
  • Michel'le
  • LayLaw
  • Dr. Dre
3:49
2."Nicety"  
  • Michel'le
  • Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
3:26
3."If?"  
  • LayLaw
  • L.A. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
5:23
4."Keep Watchin'"  
  • Dr. Dre
4:24
5."Something in My Heart"  
  • Michel'le
  • Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
5:40
6."100% Woman"  
  • Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
3:50
7."Silly Love Song"  
  • Emmanuel Johnson
  • Michael Stokes
  • Dr. Dre
5:29
8."Never Been in Love"  
  • Michel'le
  • Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
3:41
9."Close to Me"  
  • Michel'le
  • LayLaw
  • Dr. Dre
  • Dr. Dre
5:39
10."Special Thanks"  
  • Michel'le
  • Dr. Dre
  • LayLaw
  • Dr. Dre
2:33
11."If?" (Reprise)
  • Dr. Dre
1:34

Credits and personnel

  • Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Michel'le
  • Backing Vocals – Denise West, Karen Foster, Vivien Jackson
  • Bass-Guitar – Stan (The Guitar Man) Jones
  • Keyboards – Donald Tavie
  • Vocals [Male] – Michael Holmes
  • Engineer – Donovan "The Dirtbiker" Sound
  • Engineer, Guitar – Mike Sims
  • Backing Vocals – X's 3
  • Bass – Dennis Belfield
  • Drums – Ron Krasinski
  • Piano – Bruce "Mal" Malament
  • Keyboards – Dr. Dre
  • Management – Jerry Heller
  • Mastered – "Big Bass" Brian
  • Design – Elizabeth Barrett
  • Percussion – Brian Kilgore
  • Photography – David Roth
  • Co-producer, Keyboards – Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton
  • Saxophone – Mike Acosta*, William Zimmerman
  • Executive-Producer – Eric "Eazy-E" Wright
  • Mixed – Dr. Dre, D. J. Yella
  • Producer – Dr. Dre

Credits info[4]

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
scope="row" US Billboard 200[5] 35
scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 5

References

  1. ↑ Promis, Jose F.. Michel'le review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Michel'le review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  3. ↑ Michel'le - Chart Singles history. Billboard
  4. ↑ Michel'le (CD, Album) at discogs
  5. ↑ "Michel'le – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Michel'le.
  6. ↑ "Michel'le – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Michel'le.


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