Saturday Night (Zhané album)
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| Studio album by Zhané | ||||
| Released | April 22, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 70:18 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Celestine (exec.), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (exec.), Andre Harrell (exec.), Kay Gee (exec.), Charm Warren (exec.), Zhané (exec.), Renee Neufville, Rex Rideout | |||
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| Singles from Saturday Night | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Saturday Night is the second and final studio album from American R&B group Zhané, released April 22, 1997 on Motown Records. This was their final album as a duo amongst disbanding in 1999 to pursue solo efforts.
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."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Request Line" | Ashford, Gist, Lighty, Bolden, Neufville, Simpson | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Saturday Night" (feat. The LOX) | Bowens, Harrison, Jacobs, Neufville, Philips, Styles | 4:49 |
| 3. | "So Badd" | Brown, Gist, Lighty, Neufville, Redman, Simon | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Crush" | Gist, Lighty, Neufville | 3:00 |
| 5. | "This Song Is for You" | Neufville, Swinga | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Just Like That" | Ferrell, Neufville, Sparks | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Last Dance" | Gist, Laws, Lighty, Neufville | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Good Times" | Edwards, Rodgers | 4:12 |
| 9. | "For the Longest Time" | Joel | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Rendez-Vous" | Booker, Norris | 4:59 |
| 11. | "My Word Is Bond" | Neufville | 2:41 |
| 12. | "Kindness for Granted" | Neufville | 4:55 |
| 13. | "Temporary Thing" | Norris | 4:31 |
| 14. | "Confusion" | Neufville, Norris | 4:12 |
| 15. | "Color" | Norris | 4:59 |
| 16. | "Piece It Together" | Neufville | 4:59 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1997)[3] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 41 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||
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| 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.[5]
- 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
Notes
- ↑ Stanley, Leo. Saturday Night > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ Stanley, Leo. "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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