Almost Doesn't Count
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"Almost Doesn't Count" is an Grammy-award nominated R&B ballad
written by Shelly Peiken
and Guy Roche
for Brandy's
second studio album
Never Say Never (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music
).
The ballad
reached the top 20 in New Zealand
, the UK, and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
on June 8, 1999 (after reaching the Top 40 on April 27). Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film Double Platinum
, starring Diana Ross
and herself.
US / UK single I
UK single II
Japan single (AMCY-7051)
musician Mark Wills
released a cover of the song as the second single from his third studio album, Permanently
(see 2000 in country music
). This version reached number 19 on Billboards Hot Country Songs
chart. Wills's cover was the second R&B cover on this album, following his late-1999 cover of Brian McKnight
's "Back at One
".
and premiered in March 2000. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia
.
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
written by Shelly Peiken
Shelly Peiken
Shelly Peiken is a multi-platinum Grammy nominated songwriter who is best known for her #1 hits "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby ".Shelly and Meredith Brooks earned a Grammy nomination for Brooks's hit song "Bitch"....
and Guy Roche
Guy Roche
Guy Roche is a record producer and songwriter who is best known for the hit singles he has co-written/co-produced for Christina Aguilera, which include but are not limited to "What a Girl Wants", "I Turn to You", and "Come on Over Baby . He also co-wrote Brandy's Never Say Never single "Almost...
for Brandy's
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Never Say Never (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
).
The ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
reached the top 20 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, the UK, and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
on June 8, 1999 (after reaching the Top 40 on April 27). Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film Double Platinum
Double Platinum
Double Platinum is a 1999 musical telefilm starring Diana Ross and Brandy.-Plot:The story begins with a scene featuring star singer Olivia King leaving her daughter Kayla, who was an infant at the time. It is revealed that Kayla was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but in her later years, she would move...
, starring Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
and herself.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Almost Doesn't Count."US / UK single I
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (Radio Remix) - 3:37
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (Album Version) - 3:35
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ PremierDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
remix) - 3:47
UK single II
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (Pull Club radio edit) - 4:15
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (club remix) - 4:37
- "Have You Ever?" (Soul Shank remix) - 5:40
Japan single (AMCY-7051)
- "Almost Doesn't Count" (Album Version)
- "Have You Ever?" (Soul Shank remix) - 5:40
- "The Boy is MineThe Boy Is Mine"The Boy Is Mine" is a duet by American recording artists Brandy and Monica. It was written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Brandy with co-production by Darkchild and Dallas Austin, and released as the lead single from both singers' second albums during the...
" (duet: Brandy and Monica, club remix) - "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ PremierDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
remix) - 3:47 - "Almost Doesn't Count" (club remix) - 4:37
Weekly Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 76 |
Mark Wills version
In 2000, countryCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
musician Mark Wills
Mark Wills
Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...
released a cover of the song as the second single from his third studio album, Permanently
Permanently
Permanently is the third studio album by American country music singer Mark Wills. Released in 2000 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Back at One", "Almost Doesn't Count", and "I Want to Know Permanently is the...
(see 2000 in country music
2000 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2000.-Events:* March 4 — "Amazed" by Lonestar becomes the first country song to have topped both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100 chart since the Kenny Rogers-Dolly Parton duet,...
). This version reached number 19 on Billboards Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. Wills's cover was the second R&B cover on this album, following his late-1999 cover of Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
's "Back at One
Back at One (song)
"Back at One" is a song written and recorded by American R&B singer Brian McKnight, and released as a single from his 1999 album Back at One. "Back at One" was a #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Later that same year country music singer Mark Wills released a cover version of the song,...
".
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael SalomonMichael Salomon
Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos...
and premiered in March 2000. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Charts
"Almost Doesn't Count" debuted at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 1, 2000.| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 6 |
Other cover versions
- In 2007 the song was sampled by Ali & GippAli & GippAli & Gipp are a rap duo which consists of Ali of the St. Lunatics, and Big Gipp of Goodie Mob. They first appeared together on the single Grillz, by Nelly and Paul Wall...
in the single "Almost Made YaAlmost Made YaAlmost Made Ya is an R&B song by American duo Ali & Gipp, for the debut album, Kinfolk . The song samples Brandy's "Almost Doesn't Count". The song is about a relationship between a female and a male; LeToya sings that she is almost done with her man, that they need improve the relationship, while...
," featuring vocals by LeToya LuckettLeToya LuckettLeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
and production by Jermaine DupriJermaine DupriJermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
.
External links
- Brandy CD Maxi release info (US) Discogs