T.E.V.I.N.

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T.E.V.I.N.
Studio album by
Tevin Campbell
ReleasedNovember 19, 1991
RecordedMay 1990 – October 1991
Genre
Length55:48
Label
Producer
Tevin Campbell chronology
T.E.V.I.N.
(1991) 		I'm Ready
(1993)
Singles from T.E.V.I.N
  1. "Round and Round"
    Released: September 24, 1990
  2. "Just Ask Me To"
    Released: June 26, 1991
  3. "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
    Released: November 12, 1991
  4. "Goodbye"
    Released: February 20, 1992
  5. "Strawberry Letter 23"
    Released: May 14, 1992
  6. "Alone with You"
    Released: June 19, 1992
  7. "Confused"
    Released: October 29, 1992
  8. "One Song"
    Released: January 12, 1993

T.E.V.I.N. is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was released by Qwest Records on November 19, 1991. The album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1994.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Campbell's "voice is remarkably expressive, able to handle both ballads and up-tempo dance tracks without losing confidence. When he has the right material – like the hit single, Prince's "Round and Round" – the results are flawless; if the material is weak, he's merely enjoyable."[2] The album also garnered Campbell his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for "Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award (for "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").[3]

Chart performance[edit]

T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 1 R&B hits in "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and "Alone with You", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released off his debut album, five having peaked inside the R&B top 10, Prince produced "Round and Round", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced "Goodbye" and "Just Ask Me To". The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song" and "Confused".

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Round and Round (Soul Mix)"
Prince4:54
2."Interlude"/"Over the Rainbow and on to the Sun"Narada Michael WaldenWalden0:49
3."Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
  • Walden
  • Tevin Campbell
  • Sally Jo Dakota
Walden5:03
4."Lil' Brother"
Walden4:09
5."Alone with You"
  • Al B. Sure!
  • West
5:07
6."Strawberry Letter 23"Shuggie OtisQuincy Jones4:07
7."One Song"
Jones4:27
8."Just Ask Me To" (featuring Chubb Rock)
  • Sure
  • West
  • Rock
  • Sure
  • West
4:07
9."Goodbye"
  • Sure
  • West
  • Sure
  • West
4:17
10."Perfect World"
  • Axel Kroel
  • Tina Baker
Arthur Baker4:32
11."Confused"
  • Sure
  • West
  • Sure
  • West
4:57
12."Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)"
  • Walden
  • Campbell
  • Tony Lindsay
Walden4:40
13."She's All That"
  • Axel Kroell
  • Tina Baker
  • Tony McIlwain
Arthur Baker4:48

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from AllMusic.[4]

  • Dave Aaron – assistant, mixing assistant
  • Al B. Sure! – arranger, producer, background vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – background vocals
  • Airiq Anest – assistant, mixing
  • Arthur Baker – producer
  • Tina Baker – background vocals
  • Rose Banks – background vocals
  • Kevin Becka – technical assistance
  • Louis Biancaniello – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drums, Fairlight bass, Moog bass, synthesizer arrangements
  • Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar
  • Tevin Campbell – narrator, main vocals
  • Terry Christian – engineer
  • Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing
  • Tyler Collins– background vocals
  • Eric Daniels – piano
  • JoJo Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements
  • K-Ci Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Dave Darlington – engineer
  • Lynn Davis – background vocals
  • Nathan East – bass
  • David Frazer – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Garneau – engineer
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, string arrangements, trumpet
  • Dan Higgins – Saxophone
  • Janet Hinde – assistant producer,
  • Phillip Ingram – background vocals
  • Kimm James – assistant engineer
  • Skyler Jett – background vocals
  • Femi Jiya – engineer
  • Karen Jones – A&R
  • Quincy Jones – executive producer
  • Michael Koppelman – engineer
  • Axel Kroell – programming
  • Ricky Lawson – drums
  • Janice Lee – production coordination
  • Robin Lynch – art direction
  • Mike Mani – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drum programming, Fairlight CMI, synthesizer arrangements
  • Richard McKernan – engineer, string engineer
  • Kelly McRae – production coordination
  • Benny Medina – A&R, executive producer
  • B.J. Nelson – background vocals
  • Michael Omartian – arranger, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer
  • David Pack – background vocals
  • Victoria Pearson – photography
  • Elliott Peters – engineer
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • Mark Plati – engineer, programming
  • Prince – arranger, multi instruments, producer, voices
  • QDIII – producer, scratching, synthesizer
  • William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
  • Marc Reyburn – Engineer
  • Claytoven Richardson – production consultant, background vocals
  • Marnie Riley – assistant engineer
  • Angel Rogers – background vocals
  • Susan Rogers – engineer
  • Greg Ross – design
  • Lovis Scalise – engineer
  • Cynthia Shiloh – production coordination
  • Susan – engineer
  • JoAnn Tominaga – coordination
  • Rob Trow – background vocals
  • Junior Vasquez – mixing, post production
  • Kevin Walden – production coordination
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Justin Warfield – rapping
  • Kyle West – producer
  • Larry Williams – saxophone
  • Ric Wilson – acoustic guitar
  • Monalisa Young – background vocals
  • Todd Yvega – synthesizer, synthesizer programming

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Tevin Campbell". RIAA. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tevin Campbell: T.E.V.I.N. > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Grammy – Tevin Campbell". Grammy. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "T.E.V.I.N. – Tevin Campbell | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Tevin Campbell – T.E.V.I.N.". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Tevin Campbell – TEVIN". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[edit]

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