Tracie Spencer (album)

Tracie Spencer
Studio album by Tracie Spencer
Released January 16, 1988 (1988-01-16)
Recorded June, 1987–November, 1987 at Cherokee Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length 44:21
Label Capitol
Producer
Tracie Spencer chronology
Tracie Spencer
(1988)		 Make the Difference
(1990)Make the Difference1990
Singles from Tracie Spencer
  1. "Hide and Seek"
    Released: December 14, 1987
  2. "Symptoms of True Love"
    Released: February 17, 1988
  3. "Imagine"
    Released: July, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Tracie Spencer is the debut album of American singer, songwriter Tracie Spencer released in 1988 upon Capitol Records. The album rose to no. 57 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1][2]

Overview

At the time of this release, Spencer was 11 years old and noted as the youngest female artist to sign a record deal with a major label. The album cut Symptoms of True Love rose to nos. 11 & 37 upon the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Songs chart. As well the singles Hide and Seek & Imagine got to nos. 31 and 32 upon the Hot R&B Songs chart.[3][4][5][6][7]

Cover Versions

Spencer also covered John Lennon's Imagine upon the album. Eighth Wonder and Martika went on to cover her track Cross My Heart during the same year. As well the album cut "My First Broken Heart" was covered by Filipina singer Iya Villania upon her 2008 album Finally!.[8][9][10]

Track listing

  1. "Hide and Seek" (Lynn Davis) – 4:33
  2. "Symptoms of True Love" (Irmgard Klarman, Felix Weber) – 5:05
  3. "My Heart Beats Only 4 U" (James Allen, Cornelius Mims, John Bokowski) – 4:21
  4. "In My Dreams" (Larry M. Lee, Ike Stubblefield) – 4:07
  5. "Imagine" (Lennon) – 4:28
  6. "Cross My Heart" (Michael Jay, Emily Burton) – 4:41
  7. "Wanna Be" (Mims, Ollie E. Brown) – 5:20
  8. "My First Broken Heart" (Dorothy S. Gazeley, Allan Rich) – 4:23
  9. "Because of You" (Linda Creed, Dennis Matosky, John Lind, Leslie Hall) – 4:32
  10. "Lullaby Child" (Lisa Haynes, Tony Haynes, Michael O'Hara) – 3:08

Personnel

  • J. Allen - Composer
  • James Allen - Programming
  • Marva Barnes - Vocals (Background)
  • Crystal Blake - Vocals (Background)
  • John Bokowski - Composer, Programming, Synthesizer
  • Eugene Booker - Synthesizer
  • Bobby Brooks - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
  • Alex Brown - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Ollie E. Brown - Composer, Drums, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Remixing, Special Effects, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Carl Carwell - Vocals (Background)
  • Leonard Caston - Vocal Arrangement
  • Linda Creed - Composer
  • Joseph Curiale - Programming, Synthesizer
  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
  • Lynn Davis - Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
  • Wayne Edwards - Executive Producer, Producer
  • Vonciele Fajjett - Vocals (Background)
  • Bruce Gaitsch - Guitar
  • Horatio Gordon - Assistant Engineer
  • Bobbye Hall - Congas
  • Leslie Hall - Composer
  • Steve Hallquist - Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Recorder, Remixing
  • James Harrah - Guitar
  • Tony Haynes - Composer
  • Mark Herman - Assistant Engineer
  • Steve Hollquist - Mixing
  • Natalie Jackson - Vocals (Background)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
  • Josie James - Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Jay - Composer
  • Jean Johnson - Vocals (Background)
  • Bill Jones - Saxophone
  • Tom Keane - Drums, Keyboards, Piano
  • Dennis Keeley - Photography
  • Ron Kersey - Keyboards, Producer
  • Irmgard Klarmann - Composer
  • Roy Kohara - Art Direction
  • Larry Michael Lee - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
  • John Lennon - Composer
  • Josh Leo - Guitar
  • John Lind - Composer
  • Dennis Matkosky - Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Recorder
  • Johnny McGhee - Guitar
  • Cornelius Mims - Composer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals (Background)
  • Greg Moore - Guitar
  • Taavi Mote - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
  • Michael OHara - Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer
  • Gene Page - String Arrangements
  • Josef Parson - Guitar
  • Danny Pelfrey - Saxophone
  • Darlene Perri - Vocals (Background)
  • Laurie Perri - Vocals (Background)
  • Sharon Perri - Vocals (Background)
  • Stan Plesser - Executive Producer
  • Allan Rich - Composer
  • Angel Rogers - Vocals (Background)
  • Jason Scheff - Bass
  • Monty Seward - Piano, Programming, Synthesizer
  • Alfie Silas - Vocals (Background)
  • Aaron Smith - Programming
  • Tracie Spencer - Primary Artist, Rap, Vocals
  • Ike Stubblefield - Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
  • Hill Swimmer - Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Recorder
  • Rob Weaver - Engineer, Recorder
  • Felix Weber - Composer
  • Cherri Wells - Vocals (Background)
  • David Williams - Guitar
  • Frank Wolf - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
  • Andrew Woolfolk - Saxophone
  • Gregg Wright - Guitar
  • Monalisa Young - Vocals (Background)
  • Roland Young - Art Direction
  • Shiffman Young - Design
  • David Zeman - Synthesizer

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Chart Information

Year Billboard Chart Peak Position
1988 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #57[2]
1988 The Billboard 200 #146[11]
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer". Allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
  3. ↑ WFC Courier - Where Are They Now? - Tracie Spencer - June 26, 2004
  4. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Symptoms Of True Love (Hot 100)". Billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Symptoms Of True Love (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  6. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Imagine (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  7. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Hide And Seek (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Tracie Spencer (Album)". Second Hand Songs.com.
  10. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Cross My Heart". Second Hand Songs.com.
  11. ↑ "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
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