Jade to the Max is the debut studio album by American R&B group Jade, released in 1992.[2] The album produced the hit singles "I Wanna Love You" (U.S. No. 16), "Don't Walk Away" (U.S. No. 4), "One Woman" (U.S. No. 22), and "Looking for Mr. Do Right" (U.S. No. 69). It also contains covers of two songs by the 1970s R&B trio the Emotions – "Don't Ask My Neighbor" and "Blessed".
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| Released | November 17, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | Oasis Recording Studios (Canoga Park, California) The Post Complex (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 52:04 | |||
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| Producer | Vassal Benford Ron Spearman Alton "Wokie" Stewart | |||
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| Singles from Jade to the Max | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The album peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard 200, No. 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and No. 10 on the Top Heatseekers, and sold more than one million copies.
Track listing
edit- Credits adapted from liner notes[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Walk Away" | Vassal Benford, Ronald Spearman, Stevie Wonder | 4:44 |
| 2. | "I Wanna Love You" | Benford, Spearman | 4:31 |
| 3. | "I Want 'Cha Baby" | Benford, Spearman | 4:30 |
| 4. | "That Boy" | Benford, Carol Duboc | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Out with the Girls" | Benford, Spearman | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Hold Me Close" | Benford, Tony Haynes | 4:26 |
| 7. | "One Woman" | Benford, Spearman | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Give Me What I'm Missing" | Joi Marshall, Myron McKinley, Angela Slates | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Looking for Mr. Do Right" | Alton "Wokie" Stewart | 6:17 |
| 10. | "Don't Ask My Neighbors" | Skip Scarborough | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Blessed" | Jerry Peters, Maurice White | 5:10 |
Personnel
editJade
edit- Joi Marshall – vocals
- Tonya Kelly – vocals
- Di Reed – vocals
Personnel
edit- Vassal Benford – keyboards, multi-instruments
- Emzie Parker, Jr. – guitars
- Gerald Albright – saxophone
- Lanar Brantley – bass
- Ronald Spearman – drum and keyboard programming
- Victor Flores – recording engineer, mixing
- Conley Abrams – recording engineer, mixing
- Cassandra Mills – executive producer
- Steve Hall – mastering
References
edit- ^ Cooper, William. Jade to the Max > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1990s. ABC-CLIO. p. 29.
- ^ Jade - Jade To The Max (CD liner notes). Giant/Reprise Records 7599-24466-2