| Surprise | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Crystal Waters |
| Cover: | Crystal Waters – Surprise album cover.png |
| Released: | June 25, 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1990–1991 |
| Genre: | House |
| Length: | 45:33 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | The Basement Boys |
| Next Title: | Storyteller |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Surprise is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Crystal Waters released on June 25, 1991,[1] by Mercury Records. It includes the hit singles "Makin' Happy", "Surprise" and the top ten hit "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)", which peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[2] and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
Although the album stalled at number 197 on the US Billboard 200, it performed better in both the club/dance and urban music markets, peaking at number 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It also peaked at number 23 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[3]
The New York Times noted that "the tension between Ms. Waters's eccentric, melodic songwriting and the streamlined, dance-floor production makes for quirky, modern music."[4]
| Peak position | |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 177 |
|---|---|
| 1991 | "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" | US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[6] | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" | US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[7] | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[8] | 25 | |
| 1991 | "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" | US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 8 | |
| 1991 | "Makin' Happy" | US Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Makin' Happy" | US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Makin' Happy" | US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 63 | |
| 1991 | "Surprise" | US Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 35 | |
| 1992 | "Surprise" | US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |