Groove Theory | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | October 24, 1995 |
Recorded | 1994-1995 |
Genre | |
Length | 59:14 |
Label | Epic |
Producer | Jimmy Henchman(exec.), Amel Larrieux(exec.), Lamont Boles(exec.), Bryce Wilson |
Singles from Groove Theory | |
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Groove Theory is the eponymous debut studio album by the American R&B duo Groove Theory, released on October 24, 1995 by Epic Records. The album peaked at number sixty-nine on the US Billboard 200 chart. In October 1996, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for surpassing 500,000 copies in the United States.
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Background[edit]
'Well, I mean, inspiration was being young and green and having years and years of songs written before then, and never being in the studio before. It's a live combination of inexperience, excitement, innocence, and a lot to say, you know being years and years of writing stuff, and watching things, and I grew up at the time that the Native Tongues was really popular, that really influenced me. I think I grew up in the hey day of hip hop, the best hip hop, the late 1980s, early 1990s, so I had a lot of stuff to inspire musically that was going on. And it was inspirational for me as a songwriter to be able to have all my own material that I was writing, as opposed to being in a group where some things are written for you.' [1]
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Release and reception[edit]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Stanton Swihart of Allmusic considered the effort 'an exquisite, even innovative album. Not only did it (in retrospect) help to herald the progressive neo-soul movement, but its melding of decidedly hip-hop production techniques.. with the emotional impulses and themes of soul was still a novel approach to making R&B at the time.'[2]
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The album was certified gold by October 1996.[3] Tonality 1 3 0.
Track listing[edit]
All music by B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, and D. Brown except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | '10 Minute High' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, K. Deane | 4:06 |
2. | 'Time Flies' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, L. Larrieux, I. Lee | 4:15 |
3. | 'Ride' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, D. Brown, S. Jasper, I. Lee | 5:08 |
4. | 'Come Home' | 4:40 | |
5. | 'Baby Luv' | 4:48 | |
6. | 'Tell Me' | 3:56 | |
7. | 'Hey U' | 6:34 | |
8. | 'Hello It's Me' | T. Rundgren | 5:03 |
9. | 'Good 2 Me' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, D. Brown, L. Larrieux | 4:12 |
10. | 'Angel' | 3:56 | |
11. | 'Keep Tryin' ' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, L. Larrieux | 4:20 |
12. | 'You're Not the 1' | 4:25 | |
13. | 'Didja Know' | B. Wilson, A. Larrieux, L. Larrieux | 3:55 |
14. | 'Boy At the Window' | 5:13 |
Chart history[edit]
Album[edit]
Chart (1995)[4] | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 69 |
U.S. R&B Albums | 14 |
Singles[edit]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions[5] | |||||
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | |||
1995 | 'Tell Me' | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |
1996 | 'Keep Tryin' | 64 | 36 | 24 | 29 | -- | |
'Baby Luv' | 65 | 18 | 23 | 14 | -- |
'—' denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel[edit]
Information taken from Allmusic.[6]
- a&r – Paris Davis
- art direction – Carol Chen
- bass – Darryl Brown, Eric 'Ibo' Butler, Kirk Lyons
- design – Sean Evans
- drums – Ralph Rolle
- engineering – Russell Elevado, Lyndell Fraser, Joe Hornof
- executive production – Jimmy Henchman, Amel Larrieux
- guitar – Darryl Brown, Mike 'Dino' Campbell
- keyboard arrangements – Bryce Wilson
- keyboards – Darryl Brown, Kevin Deane, Gary Montoute, Bryce Wilson
- mastering – Chris Gehringer
- mixing – Ron Banks, Russell Elevado, Dave Kennedy, Angela Piva
- percussion – Jeff Haynes
- production – Lamont Boles, Amel Larrieux, Bryce Wilson
- production coordination – Donald Wood, Kim Lumpkin
- programming – Isiah Lee
- saxophone – Mike Phillips
- stylist – Jamie Kimmelman
- vocal arrangement – Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux, Trey Lorenz
- vocals – Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux
- vocals (background) – Sean Jasper, Jean, Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux, Trey Lorenz, Troy Montgomery
Notes[edit]
- ^DJ Rahdu (2009-04-21). 'Nu-Soul Magazine – Amel Larrieux Interview (2009)'. Nu-Soul Magazine. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ ab'allmusic ((( Groove Theory > Review )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^'RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 19, 2010 : Search Results - Groove Theory'. RIAA. Retrieved 2010-05-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^'allmusic ((( Groove Theory > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^'allmusic ((( Groove Theory > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^'allmusic ((( Groove Theory > Credits )))'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
External links[edit]
- Groove Theory at AllMusic
- Groove Theory at Discogs
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