Juicy Fruit (album) explained

Juicy Fruit
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mtume
Cover:	Juicy Fruit Album Cover.jpg
Released:	May 15, 1983
Recorded:	1982–1983
Studio:	E.A.R.S. Recording Studios, New Jersey
Label:	Epic
Producer:	James Mtume
Prev Title:	In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	You, Me and He
Next Year:	1984

Juicy Fruit is a 1983 album by R&B group Mtume. It contains their No. 1 R&B hit, "Juicy Fruit". It was their third album for Epic Records.

Track listing

1. "Green Light" (Dean Cannon, James Mtume, Philip Field)
2. "Juicy Fruit" (Mtume)
3. "Hips" (Dean Cannon, Philip Field)
4. "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" (Mtume, Reggie Lucas)
5. "Your Love's Too Good (To Spread Around)" (Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Norman Dozier, Reggie Andrews)
6. "Hip Dip Skippedabeat" (Darlene Davis, David Foreman, Mtume)
7. "Ready for Your Love" (Ronald Sirois, Philip Field)
8. "The After 6 Mix (Juicy Fruit Part II)" (Mtume)

Personnel

Mtume

• James Mtume – keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Tawatha Agee – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
• Ed "Tree" Moore, Kevin Robinson, Michael Murphy – guitar
• Raymond Jackson – bass, backing vocals
• Philip Field - keyboards, synthesizers, synth programming, backing vocals
• Barry Eastman, Bernie Worrell, David Frank – keyboards
• Gary Bartz – saxophone

Technical

• Andy Wallace – engineer
• Steve Kahn – engineer

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Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[2]	26
Top R&B Albums	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance	UK Singles Chart^[4]
1983	"Juicy Fruit"	45	1	30	34
1983	"Would You Like To (Fool Around)"	-	11	-	-
1984	"Green Light"	-	66	-	-

"Juicy Fruit"

The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip-hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:

• "Juicy" by Wrecks-N-Effect
• "Juicy" by Next
• "Do You See" by Warren G
• "This D.J." by Warren G
• "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez
• "Faithfully" by Faith Evans
• "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
• "I Don't Care (Juiciest)"/"How Come You Don't Call Me Part 2" by Alicia Keys
• "The Ave" By Dre Dog
• "Game's Pain" Mega Remix by The Game Featuring Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Keyshia Cole, Queen Latifah, Bun B, Pusha T, and Young Buck
• "Dreaming Casually" by Rocky Padilla
• "East Side Love Story" by Johnny Boy
• "You Make It Easy" By Sharissa (Unreleased)
• "On the Blvd." by Lil Puppet
• "Joystick" by 213, and Snoop Dogg
• "Supastar" by Montell Jordan
• "No Soul" by Say Anything
• "No Question" by Allure ft. LL Cool J
• "Freak Tonight" by R. Kelly
• "The One" by Tamar Braxton
• "Leather and Wood" by AMG
• "Flashbacks" by The Warlocks
• "Your Love (Urban Noize Remix)" by Nicki Minaj

External links

• Mtume-Juicy Fruit at Discogs

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Mtume-Juicy-Fruit/release/2322647 Mtume- Juicy Fruit
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4976/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Mtume US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-05-26.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4976/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Mtume US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-04-26.
4. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20477/mtume/ "Juicy Fruit" (1983) - UK Charts