Wikipedia

After 7 (album)

This article is about After 7's eponymous album. For the Lay Bankz album, see After 7 (Lay Bankz album).

After 7 is the debut album by After 7.[2][3] Released in 1989, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 27, 1990,[4] and spawned two No. 1 R&B hits, "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop." Those songs also reached No. 7 and No. 6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.

After 7
Studio album by
After 7
ReleasedAugust 22, 1989
Recorded1988–1989
StudioElumba Studios, Studio Masters, Soundscape Studios, Galaxy Sound Studios
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length35:24
LabelVirgin[1]
ProducerL.A. Reid, Babyface, De'Rock, Kayo
After 7 chronology
After 7
(1989) 		Takin' My Time
(1992)
Singles from After 7
  1. "Heat of the Moment"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Ready or Not"
    Released: February 20, 1990
  3. "Can't Stop"
    Released: May 16, 1990

Critical reception

edit
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [6]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "benefits more from the ingenuity of producers L.A. Reid and BabyFace than from the skill of singers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds."[6]

Track listing

edit
  1. "Don't Cha' Think" – 3:59 (Don Parks, Daryl Simmons, Kayo)
  2. "Heat of the Moment" – 4:27 (Babyface, L.A. Reid)
  3. "Can't Stop" – 4:07 (Babyface, Reid)
  4. "My Only Woman" – 4:41 (Kayo, Reid, Simmons)
  5. "Love's Been So Nice" – 4:27 (Babyface, Parks)
  6. "One Night" – 5:00 (Babyface, Reid)
  7. "Ready or Not" – 4:35 (Babyface, Reid)
  8. "Sayonara" – 4:03 (Babyface, Reid)

Personnel

edit

Production

edit
  • Tracks 1 and 4 arranged, produced and mixed by De'rock and Kayo. Recorded by David Rideau.
  • Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 arranged and produced by L.A. & Babyface; tracks 2, 6 and 7 co-produced by De'rock and Kayo. Track 2 recorded by David Rideau and Tim Jacquette; mixed by Keith Cohen and L.A. Reid. Track 3 recorded by Jon Gass, Jon Gaggenheim and Keith Cohen; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 5 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins, De'rock and Kayo. Track 6 recorded by David Rideau, Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 7 recorded by Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins. Track 8 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by De'rock, Kayo and Keith Cohen.
  • Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

Charts

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 73.
  2. ^ "The Source |Melvin Edmonds Of Legendary R&B Group After 7 Gone at age 65". May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "After 7 | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Lytle, Craig (August 22, 1989). "After 7 - After 7". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  6. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 9.
  7. ^ "After 7 ARIA chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – After 7 – After 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "After 7, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "After 7, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.


 

This 1980s R&B/soul album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=After_7_(album)&oldid=1256446882"