No Doubt (702 album) explained

No Doubt
Type:	studio
Artist:	702
Cover:	702 No Doubt.jpg
Released:	October 8, 1996
Length:	43:47
Label:	Biv 10 Motown
Producer:	The Characters Armando Colon Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott Donell Jones Majesty George R. Pearson Malik Pendleton Rashad Smith Terry "T-Rock" Williams
Next Title:	702
Next Year:	1999

No Doubt is the debut studio album from American R&B group 702. It was released by Biv 10 Records on October 8, 1996, while distribution was helmed by Motown. The album peaked at number 82 on the US Billboard 200. By November 1997, it was certified Gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), after sales reached 500,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave No Doubt a mixed review, remarking that it "has a couple of fine moments," but that the group's "fusion of street-oriented rap and urban soul doesn't quite gel over the course of the album."

Chart performance

The album peaked at eighty-two on the US Billboard 200 and reached the twenty-fourth spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[1] The album was certified gold in November 1997.^[2]

Track listing

Notes

• denotes co-producer
• denotes additional producer

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[3]

• a&r – Lisa Smith Craig
• administration – Steve Cook
• assistant engineering – Dave Hancock
• cover photo – Daniela Federici
• design – David Harley
• drum programming – Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott, Charles Farrar, Rashad Smith, Terry Williams
• engineering – Brandon Abeln, T-Bone Demmar, Donell Jones, Moise Laporte, Kevin McKenzie, Appolon "Chap" Noel, Eliud "Lou" Ortiz, Mario Rodriquez, Kevin Thomas
• executive chief – André Harrell
• executive producer – Todd Russaw
• hair stylist – Rowan Eugene
• keyboard programming – Terry Williams
• keyboards – Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott, Troy Taylor
• make-up – Nzínga
• mastering – Chris Gehringer
• mix engineering – Ben Garrison, Eliud "Lou" Ortiz, Mario Rodriquez, Kevin Thomas
• mixing – Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander, David Dachinger, T-Bone Demmar, Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott, Ben Garrison, Eliud "Lou" Ortiz, Malik Pendleton, Mario Rodriquez, Todd Russaw, Rashad Smith, Kevin Thomas, Terry Williams
• photography – Daniela Federici, Michael Lavine
• production – Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott, Charles Farrar, Donell Jones, Kevin McKenzie, George R. "Golden Fingers" Pearson, Malik Pendleton, Poke, Rashad Smith, Troy Taylor, StarrStrukk, Terry Williams
• programming – Kevin McKenzie
• project manager – Daryle Lockhart
• rapping – Shyheim
• stylist – Takisha Olugbolagun, Takisha Oluhnolshun
• tray photo – Michael Lavine
• vocal arranging – Missy Elliott, Nicole Johnson, Malik Pendleton, Rashad Smith, Troy Taylor
• vocals (background) – Mary Brown, Orish Grinstead

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
scope=row	US Billboard 200 (Billboard)^[4]	82
scope=row	US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1
scope=row	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	24

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241651|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((No Doubt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))]. Allmusic. 2010-11-10.
2. Web site: RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 10, 2010 : Search Results - 702. RIAA. 2010-11-10.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r241651|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((No Doubt > Credits)))]. Allmusic. 2010-11-10.
4. 702 Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117220013/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/tlp/. November 17, 2021. April 16, 2023.
5. 702 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117165549/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/tln/. November 17, 2021. April 16, 2023.
6. 702 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117182711/https://www.billboard.com/artist/702/chart-history/blp/. November 17, 2021. April 16, 2023.