Dru Hill (album) explained
| Dru Hill |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Dru Hill |
| Cover: | Druhill-1996.jpg |
| Released: | November 19, 1996 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 59:29 |
| Label: | Island |
| Producer: | Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Hitman, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Tim Dawg, Janice Upchurch |
| Next Title: | Enter the Dru |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Dru Hill is the debut studio album from American boy band Dru Hill, released November 19, 1996, on Island Records. The album featured four singles "Tell Me", "In My Bed", "Never Make A Promise" and "5 Steps". All of the singles had music videos released. The album also features the So So Def remix of "In My Bed", which features Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat, as a bonus track, which also had a music video released.
The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By June 1997 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Overview
All of the songs on the album are performed by Sisqó, Nokio, Jazz and Woody. Sisqó sings solo on the tracks "In My Bed", "Love's Train" and "Share My World", Jazz sings solo on "Never Make A Promise" and Woody sings solo on "April Showers". Nokio has no solos and is featured on "Satisfied" & "All Alone" which all of the members perform on both.
Release and reception
The album peaked at twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifth spot on the R&B Albums chart.[1] The album was certified gold in February 1997 and platinum by June of the same year. Rob Theakston of AllMusic called the album "an impressive debut and a razor-sharp clue of the great things to come."
Charts
Year-end charts
Personnel
- assistant engineering – Jim Carliana, Chris Habeck, Kevin Lively, Steven Rhodes, Brian Thomas, Bernasky Wall, Won B., Luke Yeager
- assistant mixing – Steve Jones, Mike Rew, Gordon Rice, Paul Smith
- associate production – A. Islam Haqq, Ralph Stacy
- bass – Ronnie Garrett, Lance Hiesman, Zachary Scott, Nate Clemons
- drum programming – Michael Aharon, Big Mike Clemons, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith
- drums – Nathaniel Townsley
- engineering – Won Allen, Mike Anzel, Brian Frye, Larry Gold, Karl Heilbron, David Kennedy, Thom "TK" Kidd, Chris Lighty, Alex Nesmith, Jon Smeltz, Mike Tarsia
- executive production – Hiriam Hicks, Haqq Islam, Kevin Peck
- grooming – William Marshall
- guitar – Fred Campbell
- keyboard programming – Bobby Crawford, Allen "Grip" Smith
- keyboards – Stanley Brown, Kim Jordan, Benjamin Love, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith
- mastering – Chris Gehringer
- mixing – John Anthony, Chris Barnett, Russell Elevado, Jon Gass, Gerhard Joost, Darryl Pearson, Mike Tarsia
- multi-instruments – Nate "Phenomenal" Clemons, Ralph Stacy
- overdubs – Anthony Duino, Russell Elevado
- percussion – Spike
- photography – Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock)
- production – Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Tim Dawg, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Janice Upchurch
- production coordination – Ivy Skoff
- programming – Tom Salta
- rapping – Triip
- string arranging – Michael Aharon
- stylist – Nadia Bartos
- vocal arranging – Darryl Pearson, Sisqó
- vocals (background) – James "Woody" Green
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r243987/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}} Dru Hill: Billboard Albums ]. Allmusic. February 3, 2011.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. December 30, 2020.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. December 30, 2020.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. December 30, 2020.
