24/7 (Dino album) explained

24/7
Type:Studio Album
Artist:Dino
Cover:Dino_24-7_1989_album.jpeg
Released:1989
Genre:Pop, dance-pop
Length:45:52
Label:4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records
444 011
Producer:Dino
Next Title:Swingin'
Next Year:1990

24/7 is the first album by the pop singer-songwriter Dino.[1] He wrote and arranged all the songs, produced the album, played keyboards and programmed drums. The album was certified gold by the RIAA.[2] In 1989, 24/7 reached No. 34 on the Billboard 200 and No. 47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Billboard.[3] [4]

In the US, five singles were released from the album. The first, "Summer Girls", appeared as a 12-inch single in 1987 on the independent label L.D. Records. It was re-released in 1988 after Dino had signed to 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records, and reached a peak position of number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. (These were released well before the album.) After the album was released in summer 1989, the title track, "24/7", peaked at number 42 on the Hot 100 and number 12 on the R&B chart. The third single, "I Like It", peaked at number 7, while reaching number 3 on the dance chart. The single achieved gold sales status. The fourth track to be released, "Sunshine", peaked at number 23 on the pop chart and the last single, the ballad "Never 2 Much of U", peaked at number 61.[5]

Track listing

CD Edition

Production

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Tuber . Keith . Dino's Music for the Masses . Orange Coast . April 1991 . 17 . 4 . 141.
  2. United States. album. Dino. 24/7. June 19, 2021.
  3. Web site: Dino Chart History (Billboard 200) . Billboard . June 20, 2021.
  4. Web site: Dino Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) . Billboard . June 20, 2021.
  5. 24/7 - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles