Close to You (Father MC album) explained
Close to You is the second studio album by American rapper Father MC. It was released on May 19, 1992, via Uptown Records. Recording sessions took place at Greene St. Recording, Chung King House Of Metal and Soundtrack Studios in New York and The Playground Studios in Closter. Production was handled by Cory Rooney, Prince Markie Dee, DJ Eddie F., Dave "Jam" Hall, Howie Tee and Nevelle Hodge. The album peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200 and number 34 on the Top R&B Albums charts in the United States.
It was supported with two singles: "One Nite Stand" and "Everything's Gonna Be Alright". Its lead single, "One Nite Stand", reached number 16 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The second single off of the album, "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", made it to number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 9 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 28 on the Rhythmic Top 40 charts. An accompaying music video for the song was directed by Drew Carolan.
AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album a favourable review, noting that the "release demonstrates that pop-rap can have integrity," and calling the work "a solid, enjoyable follow-up for the Queens native".
Track listing
- Sample credits
Personnel
- Timothy "Father MC" Brown – vocals, executive producer
- Melissa Pierre – background vocals (track 1)
- Terri Robinson – background vocals (track 1)
- Mary J. Blige – background vocals (tracks: 2, 5)
- Clinton Wike – background vocals (track 3)
- Kenneth G. Greene – background vocals (tracks: 3, 5)
- Jeff Sanders – background vocals (track 3)
- Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey – background vocals (track 4)
- Joel "Jo Jo" Hailey – background vocals (track 4)
- Brenda Reid – background vocals (track 6)
- Danyale Dixon – background vocals (tracks: 7, 9)
- Mark Cory Rooney – background vocals (tracks: 7, 11), keyboards, producer, vocal arrangement, recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 6-9, 11)
- Jeanette Herndon – background vocals (track 9)
- Tiffany Wilson – background vocals (track 9)
- Henry "Hanky" Grate – guitar (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
- Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales – drum machine, producer, vocal arrangement, recording & mixing (tracks: 4, 6-9, 11)
- Dave "Jam" Hall – producer, recording & mixing (track 1)
- Edward "DJ Eddie F." Ferrell – producer, recording & mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
- Maurice "Nevelle" Hodge – producer (track 3)
- Howard "Howie Tee" Thompson – producer (track 10)
- Michael Fossenkemper – recording & mixing (track 10)
- Rod Hui – engineering (track 1)
- Kevin Reynolds – engineering (track 2)
- David Dachinger – engineering (tracks: 3, 5)
- Mike Fronda – engineering (tracks: 4, 6-9, 11)
- Tony Maserati – engineering (tracks: 4, 6-9, 11)
- Jack Hersca – engineering (track 6), engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 4, 7-9, 11)
- Dgingi Brown – engineering assistant (track 1)
- John Kogan – engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 5)
- Dan Wojnar – engineering assistant (tracks: 4, 6-9, 11)
- José L. Rodriguez – mastering
- Andre Harrell – executive producer
- Steve Lucas – executive producer
- Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs – executive producer (track 10)
- Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
- Primary – design
- Crystal M. Johnson – production coordinator
- Vartan Kurjian – creative director
- Ellen Silverstein – stylist
- Quietfire – stylist
Chart history
Notes and References
- February 6, 1993 . Billboard 200 . November 16, 2024 . . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 79 . en . 105 . 6 . 0006-2510.
- October 3, 1992 . Top R&B Albums . November 16, 2024 . . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
