Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy) Explained

Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)
Cover:	CCP BIL single1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	CeCe Peniston featuring JoJo Hailey
Album:	I'm Movin' On
A-Side:	"House Party"
Label:	A&M
Prev Title:	Movin' On
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Somebody Else's Guy
Next Year:	1998

"Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" is a 1996 song by American musician CeCe Peniston, released as a duet with JoJo Hailey of Jodeci. The single was released as the second single from the singer's third and final studio album, I'm Movin' On (1996). It peaked at number fifty-two on the US Billboard R&B chart, while reaching number twenty-one on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (a virtual equivalent to number 121 on the Billboard Hot 100).

Critical reception

Peter Miro from Cash Box wrote, "Hailey makes a strong statement when paired with house diva Peniston, here flexing her soulful capabilities in a steamy situation that should make for an urban radio mainstay in key markets. Approaches the chemistry of K Ci's duet with Mary J. Blige three years ago, and has party slow jam written all over it for close-clinging baptisms of fire."^[1]

Credits and personnel

• CeCe Peniston – lead/back vocal
• Joel Hailey – lead/back vocal, lyrics, producer
• Darryl Pearson – music, co-producer, additional musician, programming
• Gerald Baillergeau – remix
• Victor Merritt – remix
• Craig Nobles – remix coordinator
• John Wydrycs – engineer
• John Pace – mix
• Manny Lehman – executive producer
• Damon Jones – executive producer
• Greg Ross – design
• Daniela Federici – photography

Additional credits

• "House Party"
• "Movin' On"
• "Finally"

Track listings and formats

Double A-side

• 12", US, Promo, #AMPRO 00342^[2]

1. "Before I Lay" (LP Version) – 4:47
2. "House Party" (LP Version) – 4:11
3. "House Party" (Instrumental Version) – 4:12
4. "Movin' On" (East Coast Flava Mix with Rap) – 4:02
5. "Movin' On" (East Coast Flava Mix – Instrumental) – 4:01
6. "House Party" (Acappella) – 3:57

A and B-side

• CS, US, #31458 2004 4^[3]
• CD, US, #31458 2004 2^[4]

1. "Before I Lay" (Radio Edit with Intro) – 4:16
2. "Movin' On" (East Coast Flava Mix with Rap) – 4:02

• MCD, US, #31458 2005 2^[5]

1. "Before I Lay" (Radio Edit with Intro) – 4:16
2. "Before I Lay" (LP Version) – 4:47
3. "Movin' On" (East Coast Flava Mix with Rap) – 4:02
4. "Finally" (12" Choice Mix) – 7:04

• MCD, US, Promo, #AMSAD 00338^[6]

1. "Before I Lay" (Radio Edit with Intro) – 4:16
2. "Before I Lay" (LP Version) – 4:47
3. "Before I Lay" (Radio Edit without Intro) – 4:17
4. "Before I Lay" (Instrumental) – 4:48

• MCD, US, Promo, #AMSAD 00369^[7]

1. "Before I Lay" (Radio Remix) – 4:10
2. "Before I Lay" (Grand Jury Mix) – 4:02
3. "Before I Lay" (Back of the Room Mix) – 4:08
4. "Before I Lay" (LP Version) – 4:47

• 12", US, #AMPRO 00371^[8]

1. "Before I Lay" (Radio Remix) – 4:10
2. "Before I Lay" (Grand Jury Mix) – 4:02
3. "Before I Lay" (Back of the Room Mix) – 4:08
4. "Before I Lay" (Radio Remix Instrumental) – 4:04
5. "Before I Lay" (Grand Jury Mix Instrumental) – 4:05
6. "Before I Lay" (Back of the Room Mix Instrumental) – 4:09
7. "Before I Lay" (LP Version) – 4:47

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	52
Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[10]	20

References

General

• Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ce ce peniston|chart=all}} CeCe Peniston – Chart History]. Billboard. billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-19.
• Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=ce-ce-peniston-p13924/discography/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} CeCe Peniston – Discography – Charts & Awards]. AllMusic. allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. 2011-03-19.

Specific

Notes and References

1. Peter. Miro. Urban: Urban Singles. Cash Box. 1996-11-02. 13. 2022-11-16.
2. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)"/"House Party" – 12", US, Promo, #AMPRO 00342. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
3. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – CS, US, #31458 2004 4. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
4. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – CD, US, #31458 2004 2. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
5. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – MCD, US, #31458 2005 2. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
6. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – MCD, US, Promo, #AMSAD 00338. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
7. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – MCD, US, Promo, #AMSAD 00369. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
8. Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" – 12", US, #AMPRO 00371. Discogs. discogs.com. Zink Media. 2015-03-21.
9. For peak positions of "Before I Lay" in the US, use the general links, and/or, in order to view there not-listed top positions, respectively additional information such as peak date(s) and/or weeks spent on chart(s), you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to vie also the specific billboard.biz links.
   • Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay" – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. December 7, 1996.
     1. 52
     . Billboard. billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-20. October 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005163031/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3025372. dead.
   • Web site: CeCe Peniston – "Before I Lay" – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales. December 7, 1996.
     1. 43
     . Billboard. billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media. 2011-03-20. October 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005163040/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3025375. dead.
10. Web site: CeCe Peniston - US Bubbling Under Hot 100 - "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy). 1997-02-01. Billboard. 77. 2015-03-21. Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" #20.