This Time It's Personal

This Time It's Personal
Studio album by Somethin' for the People
Released September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)[1]
Genre R&B
Length 68:07
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Alison Ball-Gabriel
  • Byron Phillips
  • Michael Traylor (exec.)[2]
Somethin' for the People chronology
'Somethin' for the People'
(1995)
This Time It's Personal
(1997)
'Issues'
(2000)
Singles from This Time It's Personal
  1. "My Love Is the Shhh!"
    Released: August 12, 1997[3]
  2. "Think of You"
    Released: 1997
  3. "All I Do"
    Released: February 3, 1998[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

This Time It's Personal is the second studio album by American contemporary R&B group Somethin' for the People, released September 23, 1997 via Warner Bros. Records.[1] Co-produced and primarily written by the group,[2] it was their first album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #154.[5] The album also reached #33 on the Billboard R&B chart.[5]

Three singles were released from the album: "My Love Is the Shhh!", "Think of You" and "All I Do". "My Love Is the Shhh!" was the group's only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #4 in 1997.[5] In addition to original songs, the album contains a cover of "She's Always in My Hair" by Prince.[6]

Track listing

All music composed by Somethin' for the People,[2][7][1] except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."This Time It's Personal" (Intro)
  • Les Butler
  • Rochad Holiday
  • Les Butler
  • Rochad Holiday
1:23
2."All I Do"
  • Rochad Holiday
  • Jeff Young
  • Arvel McClinton III
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Arvel McClinton III
5:04
3."Days Like This"
  • Jeff Young
  • Arvel McClinton III
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Arvel McClinton III
4:33
4."My Love Is the Shhh!" (featuring Trina & Tamara[upper-alpha 1])
 5:08
5."Take It or Leave It"
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Jeff Young
 4:42
6."Act Like You Want It" (featuring Eric Benét)
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Arvel McClinton III
  • Keith Crouch
  • Angela Slates
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Arvel McClinton III
4:49
7."Feel So Good" (featuring Puff Johnson)
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Jeff Young
  • Arvel McClinton III
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Arvel McClinton III
4:11
8."What in the World?"
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Jeff Young
  • Angela Slates
 5:01
9."Somebody's Always Talkin'" (featuring Trina & Tamara)
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Jeff Young
  • Katrina Powell
  • Keith Crouch
  • Glenn McKinney
  • Angela Slates
 5:03
10."I Got Love" (featuring DJ Kool[upper-alpha 2])
 5:14
11."She's Always in My Hair" (Prince cover)Prince 4:38
12."I Don't Get Down Like That"
  • Curtis Wilson
  • Jeff Young
  • Arvel McClinton III
 4:19
13."Playin' the Field"Somethin' for the People 4:37
14."Think of You"Somethin' for the People
  • Jeff Young
  • Marlon McClain
4:54
15."My Love Is the Shhh!" (Remix (featuring Trina & Tamara))
  • Somethin' for the People
  • Tamara Powell
  • Brenda Gordon
  • Brian Russell
Curtis Wilson4:33
16."Outro"
  • Les Butler
  • Rochad Holiday
  • Les Butler
  • Rochad Holiday
1:12
Total length:68:07

Chart positions

Chart (1997)[5] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 154
US Heatseekers (Billboard) 7
US R&B Albums (Billboard) 33

Samples

[8][6]

  1. "My Love is the Shhh!" contains a sample of "It's Been a Long Time" as performed by The New Birth.
  2. "I Got Love" contains samples of "Tom's Diner" as performed by Suzanne Vega; and "Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad" as performed by Busta Rhymes, Jamal, Redman, Keith Murray, Rampage and Lord Have Mercy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "This Time It's Personal - Somethin' for the People | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Somethin' For The People - This Time It's Personal (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. "Somethin for the People - My Love Is the Shhh - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. "Somethin for the People - All I Do [CD-Single] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Somethin' for the People | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "She's Always in My Hair - Somethin' for the People | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. "Somethin' For The People - This Time It's Personal (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. "Trina & Tamara | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.