Linear is the name of the debut studio album by the pop/freestyle group Linear. It was released on March 21, 1990, by Atlantic Records. The album's first single, Sending All My Love, reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 making the album itself reach #52 on the Billboard 200. It also won a Gold certificate the same year, for selling more than five hundred thousand copies in the United States. The second single, "Don't You Come Cryin'", did not repeat the success of the previous single - though it achieved some prominence, reaching the 70th spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The album's last single, "Something Going On", failed to succeed.
| Linear | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Futura International Studios, Spectrum Studios, International Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop, freestyle | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tolga Katas, Phil Jones | |||
| Linear chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Linear | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- All songs written by Charlie Pennachio, except track 2 (Pennachio, Charles Christopher) and 4 & 9 (Pennachio, Tolga Katas, Wyatt Pauley).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sending All My Love" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Something Going On" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Heartache" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "You're My Lady" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Dream About Me" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Lies" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Don't You Come Cryin'" | 3:49 |
| 8. | "I Never Felt This Way" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Still in Love" | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Sending All My Love" (Club Mix) | 8:17 |
Personnel
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- Charlie Pennachio – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Wyatt "Riot" Pauley – guitars, vocals
- Joey "Bang" Restivo – percussion, vocals, rap (4, 6)
Additional musicians
- Tolga Katas – keyboards, backing vocals
- Phillip Conneilly – guitars, backing vocals
- Todd Kelly – drums
- Charles Christopher – backing vocals
- Maria Mendez – backing vocals
- Gene Minix – backing vocals
- Cheri Puccini – backing vocals
- Dawn Rix – backing vocals
Production
edit- Tolga Katas – producer
- Phil Jones – additional production (1, 10)
- Todd Adler – executive producer (1, 10)
- Steven Robillard – engineer
- Jamie Swartz – engineer
- Cesar Sogbe – engineer
- Debbie DeNesse – assistant engineer
- Damon Stewart – assistant engineer
- Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Anthony Ranieri – design
- David Vance – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Magazine[3] | 37 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 52 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Sending All My Love" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] | 8 |
| Billboard Hot 100[5] | 5 | ||
| "Don't You Come Cryin'" | Billboard Hot 100[5] | 70 |
References
edit- ^ "Linear - Sending All My Love". Discogs.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Album Search for "linear"". AllMusic.
- ^ a b c Billboard Singles allmusic.com (Retrieved January 1, 2010)
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