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1998 studio album by Nicole Renée
Nicole Renée Released September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15 ) Studio Genre R&B Length 59 :45 Label Atlantic Producer
"Strawberry " Released: February 2, 1999
"Telephone" Released: February 23, 1999
"Ain't Nothin' Changed" Released: March 9, 1999
Nicole Renée is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B singer and songwriter Nicole Renée . It was released on September 15, 1998 via Atlantic Records . Main recording sessions took place at Right Track Recording in New York , except for the song "How Many Times", which was recorded at Chartmaker Studios in Malibu and the Record Plant . Production was primarily handled by Renée herself, who also served as executive producer together with Craig Kallman , as well as Arif Mardin , Colin Wolfe, David Foster and Joe Mardin . The album spawned three singles: "Strawberry ", "Telephone" and "Ain't Nothin' Changed".
The album itself failed to chart, however, its lead single "Strawberry" peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 41 on the Hot R&B in the United States, No. 55 on the UK singles chart , No. 14 on the Official Dance Singles Chart and No. 7 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the United Kingdom, and No. 13 in New Zealand.
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Telephone" Nicole Renée Harris Nicole Renée 4:15 2. "Rockin' Chair" Harris Nicole Renée 3:42 3. "Cocaine Lane" Harris Nicole Renée 2:44 4. "Sound of Love" Nicole Renée 3:48 5. "Strawberry " Nicole Renée 3:52 6. "Sunshine" Nicole Renée Larry Gold (co. ) 3:52 7. "Ain't Nothin' Changed" Harris 4:29 8. "Wickedness" Harris Yvonne Stevens Tony Maiden Nicole Renée 3:48 9. "Heaven" Harris Nicole Renée 4:16 10. "Seems Like Yesterday" Harris Nicole Renée 4:20 11. "How Many Times" Harris Durrel L. Bottoms Guy Shultz David Foster 4:08 12. "Ugh! (God)" Nicole Renée 4:17 13. "Let Me Go" 3:35 14. "The Boy Next Door" Harris Nicole Renée 3:44 15. "Memorabilia" Harris Nicole Renée 4:55 Total length: 59:45
Sample credits
Track 5 features samples from "Paradise" by Grover Washington Jr.
Track 6 contains elements "I'm In Love" written by Bobby Womack as performed by Wilson Pickett .
Track 8 contains elements from "Magic in Your Eyes" performed by Rufus .
Track 13 contains an interpolation of "Let's Fall in Love".
Personnel [ edit ]
Musicians
Bernie Worrell – piano (tracks: 1, 3) , Hammond organ (tracks: 1, 4, 6) , clavinet (track 2) , Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 4, 5) , Moog bass (track 4) , Wurlitzer electric piano (track 6)
Hiram Bullock – guitar (tracks: 1, 13)
Will Lee – bass (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15)
Will Calhoun – cymbals & live tom drums (track 1) , live drums (track 3)
Erik Thor Steinert – drum programming (track 1)
Michael Bearden – Wurlitzer organ (tracks: 2, 4) , piano (tracks: 2, 9) , ARP synthesizer (track 4) , Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks: 5, 10) , synth pads (track 5) , Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 8, 10, 12, 13, 15) , strings arrangement (track 8) , organ (track 15)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (tracks: 2-6, 8-10, 12, 13)
Frank Pagano – orchestra bells (tracks: 2, 5, 15) , vibraphone (tracks: 5, 15)
Yusuf M. "Joe " Mardin – drum programming (track 2) , Moog bass (tracks: 6, 7) , synth strings & Hammond organ (track 7) , pads (track 7) , arrangement & producer (track 7)
Ronald "Head" Drayton – guitar (tracks: 3, 5, 14)
Randy Bowland – guitar (tracks: 3, 9, 10)
Mike Tyler – guitar (tracks: 3, 10)
Ira Siegel – guitar (tracks: 3, 14)
Charley Drayton – bass (track 3)
Richard "Young Lord " Frierson – drum programming (track 3)
Melvin "Wah Wah Watson " Ragin – guitar (tracks: 4, 6, 13)
Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone (track 4)
Bernard Parker – drum programming (track 4)
Kenneth Ascher – Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 5, 14)
Mass Production – drum programming (track 5)
Lamont Dozier – Rhodes electric piano (track 7)
Leon Pendarvis – piano (track 7)
Larry Gold – drum programming (track 7) , strings conductor (track 15) , co-producer (track 6)
Doug Wimbish – bass (tracks: 8, 12)
Gene Orloff – concertmaster (tracks: 8-10, 15)
Nat Adderley – strings conductor (track 8)
Steve Love – guitar (track 9)
Steve Jordan – drums (track 9)
Arif Mardin – strings arrangement (tracks: 9, 10) , strings conductor (track 10) , arrangement & producer (track 7)
David Foster – keyboards & arrangement (track 11) , producer (track 11)
Al McKay – guitar (track 11)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (track 11)
Glen Woodward – synths programming (track 11)
Leon Askew – Rhodes electric piano (track 12)
Colin Wolfe – bass & drum programming (track 13) , producer (track 13)
Rob "Reef" Tewlow – drum programming (track 14)
Uri Caine – piano (track 15)
Chieli Minucci – guitar (track 15)
Production
Al Machera – recording
Bruce Swedien – mixing
Kenny Ortiz – mixing (tracks: 1, 4, 6-8, 13, 15) , additional engineering
Axel Niehaus – mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 14)
Felipe Elgueta – engineering (track 11)
Humberto Gatica – engineering (track 11)
John Wydrycs – additional engineering
Jon Smeltz – additional engineering
Michael O'Reilly – additional engineering
Tony Prendatt – additional engineering
Brian Garten – additional engineering
Alex Olsson – engineering assistant
Ann Mincieli – engineering assistant
Brian Dozoretz – engineering assistant
David Swope – engineering assistant
Ethan Schofer – engineering assistant
Greg Pinto – engineering assistant
Jason Stasium – engineering assistant
Pete Karam – engineering assistant
Robert Burnette – engineering assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Craig Kallman – executive producer
Gloria Gabriel – production coordinator
Richard Bates – creative director
Elizabeth Barrett – art direction, design
Darren Keith – photography
Julie Friedman – A&R
Susan Moses – stylist
Oscar James – hair stylist
Isabelle – make-up
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