Saturday Night (Zhané album) explained
| Saturday Night |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Zhané |
| Cover: | Saturday Night (Zhané album - cover art).jpg |
| Released: | April 22, 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1996–1997 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 70:18 |
| Label: | Motown |
| Prev Title: | Pronounced Jah-Nay |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
Saturday Night is the second and final studio album from American R&B group Zhané, released April 22, 1997, on Motown Records. The duo broke up in 1999.
The album peaked at number forty-one on the Billboard 200 chart.
Release and reception
Leo Stanley of AllMusic called the album "infectious" and "more textured and funkier than [Zhané's] debut album."[1]
Chart history
Album
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3] |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 |
|---|
| 1997 | "Request Line" | 39 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| "Crush" | — | — | 24 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[4]
- art direction – Carol Friedman
- bass – Kirk Lyons
- composing – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Michael Harrison, Jean Norris, Gus Redman, Jeffrey Simon
- design – David Harley
- drums – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Steve Williams
- engineering – Ben Arrindell, Mike Iverson
- executive production – Celestine, Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Andre Harrell, Kay Gee, Charm Warren, Zhané
- guitar – Norman Brown, Mike Campbell
- guitar (bass) – Tony Bridges, Freddie Cash
- keyboards – Scott Booker, Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens
- mastering – Chris Gehringer
- mixing – Daniel Abrahams
- multi-instruments – Scott Booker, Malik Pendleton, J.R. Swinga
- percussion – Peter Basil, Bashiri Johnson
- photography – Heidi Niemata
- piano – Renee Neufville, Jean Norris, Kenny Seymour
- production – Renee Neufville, Rex Rideout
- project coordinator – Tony Vanias
- rapping – The LOX
- synthesizer – Scott Booker, Jean Norris
- trumpet – Kevin Batcheler, Kenyatta Beasley, Mark Leadfoot
- vocal arranging – Malik Pendleton
- vocals (background) – Will Downing, Malik Pendleton, Zhané
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Stanley. Leo. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r260272/review|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Saturday Night > Review)))]. AllMusic. 2010-06-26.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r260272/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))]. Allmusic. 2010-06-26.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r260272/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))]. Allmusic. 2010-06-26.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r260272/credits|pure_url=yes}} allmusic (((Saturday Night > Credits)))]. Allmusic. 2010-06-26.
