Mahogany Soul
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Mahogany Soul is the second studio album
by American R&B
-soul
singer–songwriter Angie Stone
, released in the United States on October 16, 2001 by J Records
. The single "Wish I Didn't Miss You" peaked at number seven in Australia, Stone's only such honor in the country, due to the radio release of a dance
remix of the song.
Japanese edition
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...
by American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
-soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer–songwriter Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...
, released in the United States on October 16, 2001 by J Records
J Records
J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...
. The single "Wish I Didn't Miss You" peaked at number seven in Australia, Stone's only such honor in the country, due to the radio release of a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
remix of the song.
Track listing
- "Soul Insurance" (Angie Stone, Eran Tabib) – 5:00
- "Brotha" (Stone, Raphael SaadiqRaphael SaadiqRaphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J...
, Harold Lilly, Glenn Standridge, Robert C. OzunaJake and the PhatmanJake and the Phatman are Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum producers, songwriters, DJ's and Multi-Instrumentalists....
) – 4:28 - "Pissed Off" (Stone, Tabib, Rufus Moore, Stephanie Bolton) – 4:41
- "More Than a Woman" (with CalvinCalvin RichardsonCalvin Richardson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. In 1999 he released his debut solo album Country Boy.-Background:...
) (Eddie FerrellEddie FEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell is the co-founder, partner, and DJ of the Uptown Records rap group Heavy D & the Boyz. Ferrell is a producer, arranger, songwriter, executive and entrepreneur serving as CEO and President of Untouchables Entertainment Group, the parent company of his Closter, New Jersey...
, Darren LightyDarren LightyDarren "D - Life" Lighty is a well rounded and experienced African American record producer/song writer. Best known for his collaborations with KayGee Darren "D - Life" Lighty is a well rounded and experienced African American record producer/song writer. Best known for his collaborations with...
, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammad, Calvin Richardson) – 4:53 - "Snowflakes" (Moore, Jason Hairston, Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses) – 3:49
- Contains elements of The SupremesThe SupremesThe Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
and The Four Tops' "Let's Make Love Now" (Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses)
- Contains elements of The Supremes
- "Wish I Didn't Miss You" (Andrea MartinAndrea Martin (musician)Andrea Monica Martin is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.She is primarily known for writing hit songs for artists like Toni Braxton , Monica , Angie Stone , En Vogue , SWV , and Leona Lewis Andrea Monica Martin is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.She is primarily...
, Ivan Matias, Leon HuffGamble and HuffKenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff are an American songwriting and record production team who have written and produced over 170 gold and platinum records. They were pioneers of Philadelphia soul and the in-house creative team for the Philadelphia International record label...
, Gene McFaddenGene McFaddenGene McFadden was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with John Whitehead.-Biography:McFadden met John Whitehead as a teenager...
, John WhiteheadJohn Whitehead (singer)John Whitehead was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & Whitehead with Gene McFadden.McFadden and Whitehead wrote many hits for...
) – 4:30- Contains elements of The O'JaysThe O'JaysThe O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005...
' "Back StabbersBack Stabbers (song)"Back Stabbers" is the second single from the 1979 album Love Explosion by Tina Turner.The song, along with the other two singles released from Love Explosion, was largely disco-oriented and was overlooked by audiences both in Europe and the United States due to the so called "anti-disco backlash"...
" (Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)
- Contains elements of The O'Jays
- "Easier Said Than Done" (Stone, Lilly, Warryn CampbellWarryn CampbellWarryn Campbell is an American record producer. He specializes in gospel music and R&B.-Career:His work includes production and songwriting credits for Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Xzibit, Yolanda Adams, Dayna Caddell, Mos Def, Missy Elliott, Kierra Sheard, Brandy, Dave Hollister, Men of Standard,...
, John Smith) – 3:56 - "Bottles & Cans" (Gerald Isaac) – 3:54
- "The Ingredients of Love" (with Musiq Soulchild) (Stone, Carvin Haggins, Ivan BariasCarvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, Taalib Johnson, Freddie HubbardFreddie HubbardFrederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
) – 3:56- Contains replayed elements of Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" (Freddie Hubbard)
- "What U Dyin' For" (Stone, Ali Shaheed MuhammadAli Shaheed MuhammadAli Shaheed Muhammad is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, producer who enjoyed a great deal of fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, the group released five studio albums from 1990 to 1998....
) – 5:26 - "Makings of You (Interlude)" (Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
) – 2:30 - "Mad Issues" (Stone, Tabib, Moore) – 4:49
- "If It Wasn't" (Stone, Aaron Burns-Lyles) – 4:22
- "20 Dollars" (Isaac, Al GreenAl GreenAlbert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"...
) – 4:42- Contains elements of Al Green's "Simply BeautifulSimply Beautiful"Simply Beautiful" is a 1972 song by Al Green from his album I'm Still in Love with You. It was sampled by Kanye West for Talib Kweli's song "Good To You," on Kweli's 2002 album Quality . Hip Hop group G-Unit also sampled the song on "Good To Me", from their popular mixtape, "Return of the Body...
" (Al Green)
- Contains elements of Al Green's "Simply Beautiful
- "Life Goes On" (Stone, Tabib, Petey PabloPetey PabloMoses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:...
) – 3:57 - "The Heat (Outro)" (Stone, Tabib) – 1:54
- "Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia KeysAlicia KeysAlicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
and EveEve (rapper)Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
) (Stone, Saadiq, Lilly, Standridge, Ozuna, Jerry Marlon Beach) – 3:47 - "Time of the Month" (Isaac) – 4:09
Japanese edition
- "Makin' Me Feel"
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
22 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
4 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
15 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
15 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 5 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
23 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
89 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| United States | October 16, 2001 | J J Records J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:... |
| Canada | Sony Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
|
| United Kingdom | November 12, 2001 | Arista Arista Records Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records... |
| Germany | December 12, 2001 | BMG |
| Japan | ||
| Australia | February 25, 2002 | Arista |