The Show, the After Party, the Hotel

The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
Studio album by Jodeci
Released July 18, 1995
Recorded 1994-1995
Dajhelon Studios
(Rochester, New York)
Genre R&B, hip hop soul, soul
Length 68:45
Label Uptown/MCA
Producer Andre Harrell (exec.), Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing, Stevie J.
Jodeci chronology
Diary of a Mad Band
(1993)Diary of a Mad Band1993		 The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
(1995)		 Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci
(2005)Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci2005
Singles from The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel
  1. "Freek'n You"
    Released: May 30, 1995
  2. "Love U 4 Life"
    Released: October 31, 1995
  3. "Get On Up"
    Released: January 11, 1996

The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel is the third studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released July 18, 1995 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album was recorded at Dajhelon Studios in Rochester, New York.[1]

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and was the third album from the group to reach number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By September 1995, it was certified platinum by the RIAA, and it has sold 1,570,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The Village VoiceB–[6]

The album was certified platinum by September 1995.[7]

Ron Wynn of Allmusic felt the album itself was poorly edited and sequenced, and though he was critical of the group's overindulgent tendencies and refusal to emphasize radio hits, still stated the album had enough good moments "to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners."[3] Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly gave note to the group's vocal harmonies and the album's production but felt the work lacked mature lyrics, taking away from Jodeci's authenticity.[4]

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."The Show"Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrateDeVante Swing1:24
2."Bring on Da' Funk"
3:56
3."Room 723"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:06
4."Fun 2 Nite"
  • Mr. Dalvin
  • K-Ci
3:52
5."Room 577"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:12
6."S-More"
  • Mr. Dalvin
  • Stevie J
3:42
7."The After-Party"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing0:16
8."Get On Up"
Mr. Dalvin3:47
9."Room 499"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:05
10."Can We Flo?"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing4:17
11."Zipper"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:26
12."Let's Do It All"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing5:51
13."P.I.B. 4 Play"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:30
14."Pump It Back"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing6:23
15."D.J. Don Jeremy"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:37
16."Freek'n You"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing6:19
17."Room 454: DeVante's Inhermission"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing2:11
18."Time & Place"
  • DeVante Swing
  • Timbaland
DeVante Swing6:00
19."Fallin'"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing2:00
20."Love U 4 Life"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing4:50
21."4U"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing1:13
22."Good Luv"DeVante SwingDeVante Swing4:48
Sample Credits

Chart history

Album

Chart (1995)[9] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 2
U.S. R&B Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[10]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1995 "Freek'n You" 14 14 4 3 21
"Love U 4 Life" 31 — 15 8 22
1996 "Get On Up" 22 10 6 4 15

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from the album’s Liner Notes[1] and Allmusic.[11]

  • All Vocal Arrangements: DeVante Swing (2, 10, 12-14, 16, 18-22)
  • Lead Vocals: Mr. Dalvin (4, 10, 16), K-Ci (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18-20, 22), JoJo (4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18-20, 22), DeVante Swing (10, 12, 16, 18-19, 21)
  • Background Vocals: Jodeci (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18-22), DeVante Swing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17), Missy Elliott (additional on 2), Timbaland (additional on 2), Playa (additional on 10), Rolita ("Vocal Oohs" on 14)
  • Musical Arrangements: Mr. Dalvin (4, 6, 8), Missy Elliott (additional on 6)
  • All Instruments: Devante Swing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9-13, 15, 17, 19, 21-22)
  • Additional Instruments: Devante Swing (2, 14, 16, 18, 20), Mr. Dalvin (4), Steven "Stevie J" Jordan (4, 6), Darryl Pearson (8)
  • Guitar: Devante Swing (16, 20), Darryl Pearson (additional on 16, 20)
  • Acoustic Guitar: Devante Swing (22)
  • Bass: Mr. Dalvin (4), Devante Swing (18), Cliff Coleson (14), Derek "Duff" DeGrate (additional on 4), Darryl Pearson (additional on 18)
  • Art Direction: Robert Reives
  • Executive Producer: Andre Harrell, Suge Knight
  • Production Coordinator: Debra Young
  • Recording Engineer: Jimmy Douglass (4, 6, 8), Gerhard P. Joost II (1-3, 5-7, 9-22), DeVante Swing (1, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21), Steve Young (additional on 2), Mikael Ifversen (additional album sequencing), Steve Sola (additional album sequencing)
  • Audio Mixing: Jimmy Douglass (4, 6, 8), Gerhard P. Joost II (1-3, 5-7, 9-22), DeVante Swing (1-3, 5-7, 9-22)
  • Mastering: Roger Talkov

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Jodeci. “The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel” (Album Notes). Uptown Records / MCA Records. 1995.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  4. 1 2 Ehrlich, Dimitri (1995-06-30). "MUSIC REVIEW: The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel (1995) - Jodeci". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Connie (July 16, 1995). "Raw Sibling Revelry by New Jodeci". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28). New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 12, 2010 : Search Results - Jodeci". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  8. ↑ Certified. “Tom Browne’s 80s Classic”. Facebook. 10 December 2016. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1811973069070788&id=1733568040244625&refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&_rdr
  9. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  10. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  11. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

See also

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