Make Him Do Right Explained

Make Him Do Right
Type:	Album
Artist:	Karyn White
Cover:	Make Him Do Right Karyn White album.jpg
Released:	September 27, 1994
Recorded:	1993–1994
Studio:	Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota) Larrabee Sound Studios Music Grinder Studios (Los Angeles, California) Doppler Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre:	R&B
Length:	54:37
Label:	Warner Bros.^[1]
Prev Title:	Ritual of Love
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Carpe Diem
Next Year:	2012

Make Him Do Right is the third album by the American singer Karyn White, released in 1994.^{[2] [3]} Its first single was "Hungah".^[4]

Critical reception

The Knoxville News Sentinel deemed the album "a lifeless recording overloaded with braindead ballads." The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that the album "forces [White] more into New Jill Swing-dom, rather than adult contemporary rhythm and blues."^[5]

Production

• Executive producers: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Benny Medina, Karyn White
• Producers: Babyface, McKinley Horton, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Daryl Simmons, Karyn White
• Drum programming: Babyface, Jeff Taylor, Daryl Simmons
• Mastering: Tom Baker
• Engineer: David Betancourt, Eric Fischer, Brad Gilderman, Steve Hodge, Thom "TK" Kidd, Jeff Taylor, Willie Williams
• Assistant engineer: David Betancourt, Eric Fischer, Alex Lowe, Jason Shablik, Jeff Taylor, Will Williams
• Mixing: Steve Hodge, Mick Guzauski
• Production coordination: Ivy Skoff

Personnel

• Keyboards: Lance Alexander, Babyface, McKinley Horton, Lisa Keith, Daryl Simmons, Jimmy Wright
• Guest artist: Babyface, Jimmy Jam, Lisa Keith, Terry Lewis
• Background vocals: Babyface, Lisa Bass, Valerie Davis, Carrie Harrington, Lisa Keith, Prof. T., Tanya Smith, Billy Steele, Libby Turner, Karyn White, Jimmy Wright
• Arranger: McKinley Horton, Jimmy Jam, Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis, Karyn White
• String arrangements: Lee Blaske
• Multi instruments: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
• Viola: Evelina Chao
• Violin: Carolyn Daws, Hanley Daws, Helen Foli, John Kennedy, Tom Kornacker, Melinda Marshall, Michal Sobieski, Daria Tedeschi
• Bass: Nathan East, Ronnie Garrett, Mark Haynes
• Cello: Sarah Lewis, Laura Sewell, Daryl Skobba
• Guitar: Jellybean Johnson, Kevin Pierce, Michael Scott
• Harp: Andrea Stern
• Acoustic guitar: Mike Scott
• Clarinet: Ken Holmen
• Flute: Ken Holmen
• Drums: Daryl Simmons, Stokley Williams
• Percussion: Stokley Williams

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Top 20 Albums . Jet . Dec 19, 1994 . 87 . 7 . 62.
2. Web site: Karyn White Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Reynolds . J.R. . Warner hopes White's set will do right by radio . Billboard . Aug 27, 1994 . 106 . 35 . 22.
4. News: Bream . Jon . SUPERWOMAN . Star Tribune . 26 Sep 1994 . 1E.
5. News: Hudson . Alexa . Karyn White — Make Him Do Right . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 7 Oct 1994 . 9E.
6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. April 13, 2021.