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1995 studio album by Shai
Blackface is a studio album by the
R&B group
Shai .
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[3] It was produced by Shai; the group spent nine months working on it.
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The album peaked at No. 42 on the
Billboard 200 .
[6] Its first single was "Come with Me".
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Critical reception
The Washington Post concluded that "when Carl Martin, Darnell Van Rensalier, Garfield Bright and Marc Gay stack their voices in one unexpected chord after another, though, they capture the hope and anxiety of young love like few other acts today."
[10] The
Los Angeles Times determined that Shai "saves its best vocals for the album's one a cappella track, 'If I Gave (A Confession of Hope)', a spiritual that is moving in its sheer simplicity."
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AllMusic noted that "the first half of the disc is devoted to seductive slow numbers, while the second part is dominated by deep bass grooves."
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Track listing
"Come with Me" – 4:39
"During the Storm" – 4:38
"I Don't Wanna Be Alone" – 4:54
"Mr. Turn U Out" – 4:40
"Concert a (The Hidden One)" – 1:57
"Falling" – 5:11
"Planet Solitude" – 1:12
"Did You Know" – 4:00
"To Get to Know You" – 4:00
"Let's Go Back" – 4:22
"Will I Find Someone" – 3:53
"95" – 3:23
"The Place Where You Belong" – 4:21
"If I Gave (A Confession of Hope)" – 2:07
Singles
Come With Me - September 26, 1995
I Don't Wanna Be Alone - April 9, 1996
Formats
Cassette - October 17, 1995, MCA
UK Release - December 23, 1999, Universal
Japan Release - December 2, 2003, Victor
References
^ Idowu, Omoronke (Dec 1995). "Revolutions". Vibe . 3 (10): 146.
^ Harrison, Thomas (June 16, 2011).
"Music of the 1990s" . ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
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"Shai's Darnell Van Rensalier" . MTV News .
^ Reynolds, J.R. (Aug 19, 1995). "Shai puts on a more adult 'face' ". Billboard . 107 (33): 15.
^ Moorer, Talise D. (9 Mar 1996). "Shai guys purge themselves for 'Blackface' ". New York Amsterdam News . p. 25.
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"Shai" . Billboard .
^ Gordon, Ellen A. (28 Oct 1995). "SHAI Returns After Three-Year Absence". New Pittsburgh Courier . p. B5.
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"Blackface - Shai | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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b Johnson, Connie (21 Oct 1995). "Shai Turns to Prickly Matters of the Heart". Los Angeles Times . Calendar. p. 10.
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"SHAI'S SMOOTH SECOND ACT" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 28 April 2022 .
Darnell Van Rensalier
Garfield A. Bright
Carl Martin
Marc Gay
Studio albums Compilation albums Single albums