Southern Gal Explained

Southern Gal
Type:	studio
Artist:	Terry Ellis
Cover:	Terry_Ellis_-_Southern_Gal_(Cover).jpg
Released:	November 14, 1995
Genre:	R&B
Length:	51:11
Label:	EastWest
Producer:	Denzil Foster (also exec.) Thomas McElroy (also exec.) Somethin' for the People

Southern Gal is the debut and only solo album by American singer-songwriter Terry Ellis. It was released by EastWest Records on November 14, 1995. Recorded and released during the time her group En Vogue, went on hiatus for two years, the album includes the R&B Top 40 hit singles, "Where Ever You Are" and "What Did I Do to You?".

Critical reception

Senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic found that while Southern Gal "is a smooth, commercial-oriented, hip-hop-informed, contemporary R&B album with pop leanings [and] Ellis' voice is in fine form [...] the album is far from compelling. Even with all the production detail and Ellis'strong performance, it sinks from its lack of high quality songs."

Singles

• "Where Ever You Are" was the lead single from the album. It was released on October 17, 1995. The song is Ellis's best selling song to date. It peaked at No.10 in the US R&B Top 40 and peaked at No.52 on the US Hot 100.
• "What Did I Do To You?" was the second and final single released from the album. The single was less successful than her previous single. It did however manage to spend 10 weeks on the US R&B Chart, peaking at No.41.