Attitude is the second album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on October 13, 1989.[2] The album features numerous debuts by a few well known musicians. The songs "My Music" and "I Will Always Love You" marked the debut of record producer Dallas Austin, who co-produced the songs with his mentor Joyce "Fenderella" Irby - a former member of the band Klymaxx.[3] A then-unknown Trent Reznor appeared as one of the recording engineers on the Gerald Levert produced songs "That's My Attitude" and "For You".[4][5][6][7] The video version of the single "Spread My Wings" was one of the first songs remixed by hip hop producer Clark Kent.[8]
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| Released | October 13, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September 1988 – August 1989 | |||
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| Length | 43:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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Attitude was the highest-charting album from Troop, peaking within the Top 5 on the Top R&B Albums chart and received a gold certification. It spawned the group's first two R&B hits to peak at number-one: "Spread My Wings" and the cover of the Jackson 5 song, "All I Do Is Think of You," both of which was produced by singer and producer Chuckii Booker. Booker originally wanted to keep "Spread My Wings" for his 1989 debut Chuckii, but group member Steve Russell insisted on recording it for Attitude.[9] Attitude remains as Troop's highest selling album to date.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [10] |
AllMusic critic Craig Lytle described the record as "a reasonably representative album for the group."[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Music" |
| 4:24 | |
| 2. | "That's My Attitude" |
| 4:56 | |
| 3. | "I'm Not Soupped" |
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| 4:23 |
| 4. | "My Love" |
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| 3:45 |
| 5. | "Spread My Wings" | Chuckii Booker | Booker | 4:39 |
| 6. | "All I Do Is Think of You" |
| Booker | 4:54 |
| 7. | "I Will Always Love You" |
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| 5:06 |
| 8. | "Another Lover" |
| Russell | 5:01 |
| 9. | "For You" |
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| 4:28 |
| 10. | "Soupped Mix" |
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| 4:37 |
| 11. | "Reprise (Spread My Wings)" | Booker | Booker | 2:55 |
- The song "Soupped Mix" is omitted from the LP version.
Personnel
edit- Keyboards and Drum programming: Dallas Austin, Joyce Irby, Zack Harmon, Christopher Troy, Chuckii Booker, Steve Russell, Marc Gordon
- Keyboard Programming: Jim Salamone
- Guitar: Thomas Organ, Randy Bowland
- Drums: Derek Organ
- Recording engineer: Alvin Speights, Mike Tarsia, Trent Reznor, Pete Tokar, Big Al Richardson, Craig Burbidge, Greg Barrett, Anthony Jeffries, Bob Siebert, D.C.
- Mixing: Joyce Irby, Dallas Austin, Mike Tarsia, Merlin Bobb, Craig Burbidge, Jerry Solomon, Chuckii Booker, Taavi Mote
- Executive producer: Sylvia Rhone, Merlin Bobb
- Mastering: Dennis King
- Photography: Jeff Katz
- Art Direction: Bob Defrin
Charts
edit| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 73 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[12] | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1989 | "I'm Not Souped" | — | 19 |
| 1990 | "Spread My Wings" | 47 | 1 |
| "All I Do Is Think of You" | 47 | 1 | |
| "That's My Attitude" | — | 14 | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | — | 31 | |
References
edit- ^ "I Will Always Love You - Troop | User Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Attitude: Troop: Music". Amazon.com. 1989. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ "Make It Funky: The Rise & Fall of the Highland Place Mobsters". Redbullmusicacademy.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
- ^ "Trent Reznor : Credits On". Soulandfunkmusic.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Trent Reznor | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Attitude - Troop | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Zelenko, Michael and Naomi Zeichner. "We're In This Together: An Oral History of Nine Inch Nails". The Fader. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "DJ Clark Kent Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex Networks.
- ^ Unsung - The Story Of Troop. Original Air Date: August 27, 2014. TV One Network.
- ^ a b "Troop - Attitude Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Troop US albums chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Troop US singles chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.