Southern Gal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Terry Ellis

Terry Ellis

Terry Lynn Ellis is an African-American R&B singer best known for her work with the quartet En Vogue.-Biography:...

, it was released on November 14th, 1995 by EastWest Records. The album was released during the time En Vogue

En Vogue

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...

 were on a hiatus. The album includes the R&B Top 40 hit singles, "Where Ever You Are" and "What Did I Do To You?"

Background

The album was written and recorded during En Vogue

En Vogue

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...

's 2 year hiatus. Terry was the first member of the group to release any solo material, Dawn Robinson

Dawn Robinson

Dawn Robinson is an American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group, En Vogue....

 and Rhona Bennett

Rhona Bennett

Rhona Bennett is an American singer, actress and model, best known for her recurring role as Nicole on The Jamie Foxx Show. She joined American R&B super-group En Vogue in 2003 until August 2008, after which she embarked on solo singing career...

 would then go on to release solo material too. "Southern Gal" contains mainly 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...

 type songs and is more laid back compared to her previous work on En Vogue

En Vogue

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...

's Funky Divas

Funky Divas

Funky Divas is the second album by the U.S. female vocal group En Vogue. Released in 1992, it became their highest selling album to date and one of the top selling albums of the year, shifting over 5 million copies worldwide.-Background:...

.

Track listing

1. She's A Lady
2. It Ain't Over
3. Where Ever You Are
4. I Don't Want To Wait Till Tomorrow
5. What Did I Do To You?
6. Slow Dance
7. I Don't Mind
8. You Make Me High
9. Back Down Memory Lane
10. It's You That I Need
11. Sista Sista
12. Southern Gal Interlude

Singles

• "Where Ever You Are" was the lead single from the album. It was released on 17th October 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.

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US 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...	116
US Hip-Hop/R&B Albums	27