Deborah Cox (album)

Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Studio album by Deborah Cox
Released	September 12, 1995
Genre	Dance-pop; hip hop soul; R&B;
Length	57:23
Label	Arista
Producer	Dallas Austin; Tim & Bob; Vassal Benford; Larry "Rock" Campbell; Daryl Simmons; Keith Crouch; Lascelles Stephens; Vincent Herbert; Keith Thomas; Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds; Keith Andes;
Deborah Cox chronology
Singles from Deborah Cox
	"Sentimental"; Released: September 21, 1995; "Who Do U Love"; Released: January 15, 1996; "Where Do We Go from Here"; Released: June 17, 1996; "Just Be Good to Me"; Released: June 17, 1996; "The Sound of My Tears"; Released: November 25, 1996; "It Could've Been You"; Released: November 25, 1996;

Deborah Cox is the self-titled debut album by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was released by Arista Records on September 12, 1995, in the United States by Arista Records and was executive produced by Clive Davis. Deborah Cox is a blend of dance-pop, hip hop soul and R&B and features productions from producers such as Tim & Bob, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Dallas Austin. A commercial and critical success, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of over 500,000 units, and earned Cox a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the 1996 Juno Awards.

"Sentimental" was released as the lead single from the album, and peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single "Who Do U Love" fared better on the singles chart, peaking at number 17 on the Hot 100, while reaching the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs, selling 500,000 copies domestically.^[3] It also attained worldwide success, peaking at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart and reaching the Top 20 on other international charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Cash Box	(favorable)^[2]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that Cox "is a confident and stylish singer, but her self-titled debut is helped considerably by the powerhouse producers work behind the scenes [...] The record is filled with immaculately crafted dance-pop and ballads. Not all of the songs are up to the production standards, however. Like many singers in her genre, Deborah Cox is only as good as her material, and the songs on their debut are uneven [...] Nevertheless, the best songs on the album suggests that Cox has the potential to develop into a star."^[1]

Track listing

*Deborah Cox* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sentimental"	Dallas Austin Deborah Cox Colin Wolfe	Dallas Austin	4:29
2.	"Who Do U Love"	Larry "Rock" Campbell Vassal Benford	Campbell Benford (co.)	4:23
3.	"I'm Your Natural Woman"	Daryl Simmons	Daryl Simmons	5:18
4.	"The Sound of My Tears"	Keith Crouch Kipper Jones	Crouch	4:52
5.	"Call Me"	Cox Benford Lascelles Stephens	Benford Vincent Herbert Stephens (co.)	4:48
6.	"My Radio"	Austin	Austin	4:15
7.	"Never Gonna Break My Heart Again"	Diane Warren	Keith Thomas	4:11
8.	"It Could've Been You"	Cox Stephens	Tim & Bob	4:56
9.	"My First Night with You"	Warren Babyface	Babyface Keith W. Andes	5:30
10.	"Just Be Good to Me"	Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis	Austin Tim & Bob	5:50
11.	"Who Do U Love" (Morales Mix)	Campbell Benford	David Morales	4:47
12.	"Where Do We Go from Here"	Campbell Stephens	Vincent Herbert	4:17
Total length:				57:23

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Sentimental" (Uptempo Mix)	Austin Cox Wolfe	Austin John Robinson (add.)	4:21

UK edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Sentimental" (Smooth Mix)	Austin Cox Wolfe	Austin Francis Buckley (add.)	4:32

2012 re-release

In 2012, the album was remastered and re-released in the UK by New Skool Sounds as a 2CD deluxe edition with 16 additional tracks. The first 12 tracks of disc one are the same as on the standard edition.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Sentimental" (Smooth Mix)	4:32
14.	"Who Do U Love" (Driza Bone Extended Mix)	5:10
15.	"Sentimental" (Groove Mix)	4:10
16.	"Who Do U Love" (Gass Mix)	4:26

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who Do U Love" (David Morales Down Low Dub)	6:11
2.	"It Could've Been You" (David Morales Club Mix)	11:06
3.	"Who Do U Love" (David Morales Boss Drums Dub)	5:00
4.	"Sentimental" (Uno Clio Dub)	8:08
5.	"Who Do U Love" (Driza Bone Remix)	4:08
6.	"Just Be Good to Me" (V-Men Vocal Dub)	8:03
7.	"Sentimental" (E-Smoove House Dub)	5:32
8.	"Who Do U Love" (David Morales Classic Club Mix)	8:42
9.	"Just Be Good to Me" (Div-A-Pella)	6:34
10.	"It Could've Been You" (Mass Avenue Hip Hop Remix)	4:16
11.	"Sentimental" (Bounce Mix)	4:05
12.	"Who Do U Love" (Chucky Thompson's Hip Hop Mix)	3:48

Charts

Chart performance for *Deborah Cox*
Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	49
US Billboard 200^[6]	102
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	25

Certifications

Certifications for *Deborah Cox*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[9]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c AllMusic review
^ ^a ^b Robertson IV, Gil L. (October 28, 1995). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 68.
^ "Charts.nz – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Deborah Cox Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^ "American album certifications – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[allmusic-1] AllMusic review

[robertson-2] Robertson IV, Gil L. (October 28, 1995). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[3] "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 68.

[ac_New_Zealand_Deborah_Cox-5] "Charts.nz – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Deborah_Cox-6] "Deborah Cox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Deborah_Cox-7] "Deborah Cox Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Deborah_Cox-8] "Deborah Cox Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[CanadaDeborah_CoxDeborah_CoxalbumCertRef-9] "Canadian album certifications – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Music Canada. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[United_StatesDeborah_CoxDeborah_CoxalbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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