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T.E.V.I.N.
Studio album by
Tevin Campbell
ReleasedNovember 19, 1991
RecordedMay 1990 – October 1991
Genre
Length55:48
Label
Producer
Tevin Campbell chronology
T.E.V.I.N.
(1991) 		I'm Ready
(1993)
Singles from T.E.V.I.N
  1. " Round and Round"
    Released: September 24, 1990
  2. " Just Ask Me To"
    Released: June 26, 1991
  3. " Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
    Released: November 12, 1991
  4. " Goodbye"
    Released: February 20, 1992
  5. " Strawberry Letter 23"
    Released: May 14, 1992
  6. " Alone with You"
    Released: June 19, 1992
  7. " Confused"
    Released: October 29, 1992
  8. " One Song"
    Released: January 12, 1993

T.E.V.I.N. is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was released by Qwest Records on November 19, 1991. The album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1994. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Campbell's "voice is remarkably expressive, able to handle both ballads and up-tempo dance tracks without losing confidence. When he has the right material – like the hit single, Prince's "Round and Round" – the results are flawless; if the material is weak, he's merely enjoyable." [2] The album also garnered Campbell his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (for "Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award (for "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"). [3]

Chart performance

T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 1 R&B hits in " Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and " Alone with You", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released off his debut album, five having peaked inside the R&B top 10, Prince produced " Round and Round", while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced " Goodbye" and " Just Ask Me To". The remaining singles off his album are " Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song" and " Confused".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1." Round and Round (Soul Mix)"
Prince4:54
2."Interlude"/"Over the Rainbow and on to the Sun" Narada Michael WaldenWalden0:49
3." Tell Me What You Want Me to Do"
  • Walden
  • Tevin Campbell
  • Sally Jo Dakota
Walden5:03
4."Lil' Brother"
Walden4:09
5." Alone with You"
  • Al B. Sure!
  • West
5:07
6." Strawberry Letter 23" Shuggie Otis Quincy Jones4:07
7."One Song"
Jones4:27
8." Just Ask Me To" (featuring Chubb Rock)
  • Sure
  • West
  • Rock
  • Sure
  • West
4:07
9." Goodbye"
  • Sure
  • West
  • Sure
  • West
4:17
10."Perfect World"
  • Axel Kroel
  • Tina Baker
Arthur Baker4:32
11." Confused"
  • Sure
  • West
  • Sure
  • West
4:57
12."Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)"
  • Walden
  • Campbell
  • Tony Lindsay
Walden4:40
13."She's All That"
  • Axel Kroell
  • Tina Baker
  • Tony McIlwain
Arthur Baker4:48

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [4]

  • Dave Aaron – assistant, mixing assistant
  • Al B. Sure! – arranger, producer, background vocals
  • Maxi Anderson – background vocals
  • Airiq Anest – assistant, mixing
  • Arthur Baker – producer
  • Tina Baker – background vocals
  • Rose Banks – background vocals
  • Kevin Becka – technical assistance
  • Louis Biancaniello – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drums, Fairlight bass, Moog bass, synthesizer arrangements
  • Vernon "Ice" Black – guitar
  • Tevin Campbell – narrator, main vocals
  • Terry Christian – engineer
  • Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing
  • Tyler Collins– background vocals
  • Eric Daniels – piano
  • JoJo Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements
  • K-Ci Hailey – background vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Dave Darlington – engineer
  • Lynn Davis – background vocals
  • Nathan East – bass
  • David Frazer – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Garneau – engineer
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, string arrangements, trumpet
  • Dan Higgins – Saxophone
  • Janet Hinde – assistant producer,
  • Phillip Ingram – background vocals
  • Kimm James – assistant engineer
  • Skyler Jett – background vocals
  • Femi Jiya – engineer
  • Karen Jones – A&R
  • Quincy Jones – executive producer
  • Michael Koppelman – engineer
  • Axel Kroell – programming
  • Ricky Lawson – drums
  • Janice Lee – production coordination
  • Robin Lynch – art direction
  • Mike Mani – associate producer, keyboards, programming, drum programming, Fairlight CMI, synthesizer arrangements
  • Richard McKernan – engineer, string engineer
  • Kelly McRae – production coordination
  • Benny Medina – A&R, executive producer
  • B.J. Nelson – background vocals
  • Michael Omartian – arranger, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer
  • David Pack – background vocals
  • Victoria Pearson – photography
  • Elliott Peters – engineer
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
  • Mark Plati – engineer, programming
  • Prince – arranger, multi instruments, producer, voices
  • QDIII – producer, scratching, synthesizer
  • William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. – Trombone
  • Marc Reyburn – Engineer
  • Claytoven Richardson – production consultant, background vocals
  • Marnie Riley – assistant engineer
  • Angel Rogers – background vocals
  • Susan Rogers – engineer
  • Greg Ross – design
  • Lovis Scalise – engineer
  • Cynthia Shiloh – production coordination
  • Susan – engineer
  • JoAnn Tominaga – coordination
  • Rob Trow – background vocals
  • Junior Vasquez – mixing, post production
  • Kevin Walden – production coordination
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums, keyboards, producer, programming
  • Justin Warfield – rapping
  • Kyle West – producer
  • Larry Williams – saxophone
  • Ric Wilson – acoustic guitar
  • Monalisa Young – background vocals
  • Todd Yvega – synthesizer, synthesizer programming

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Tevin Campbell". RIAA. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Tevin Campbell: T.E.V.I.N. > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Grammy – Tevin Campbell". Grammy. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "T.E.V.I.N. – Tevin Campbell | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Tevin Campbell – T.E.V.I.N.". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Tevin Campbell – TEVIN". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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