T.E.V.I.N. (album)
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T.E.V.I.N. is the platinum selling debut album from R&B singer Tevin Campbell
.
" and "Alone With You
", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released of his debut album five having peaked inside of the R&B top 10, Prince
produced "Round and Round
" #2", while Al B. Sure!
and Kyle West produced "Goodbye
" #2, and "Just Ask Me To
" #9. The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song
" and "Confused
". The success of the album also garned Tevin his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").
Tevin Campbell
Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
.
Reception
T.E.V.I.N. yielded two #1 R&B hits in "Tell Me What You Want Me to DoTell Me What You Want Me to Do
"Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Tevin Campbell. To date, the single is Campbell's biggest hit peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. The hit song is also Tevin's one and only #1 Adult...
" and "Alone With You
Alone with You
"Alone With You" is the title of the third number-one R&B single by singer Tevin Campbell. The hit song is Tevin's sixth single off his debut album T.E.V.I.N. and second to reach number one on the R&B charts where it stayed for one week. The song didn't chart as well on the Billboard Hot 100...
", and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released of his debut album five having peaked inside of the R&B top 10, Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
produced "Round and Round
Round and Round (Tevin Campbell song)
"Round and Round" is the Prince-produced first single from R&B Singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. This is Tevin's first solo single as he was featured in "Tomorrow " alongside music legend Quincy Jones. The song is featured on the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack as well...
" #2", while Al B. Sure!
Al B. Sure!
Albert Jason Brown III is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey and Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B...
and Kyle West produced "Goodbye
Goodbye (Tevin Campbell song)
"Goodbye" is the fourth single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N.. It fared fairly well on the R&B charts climbing to number two but not as much success on the pop charts, peaking at number 85. The music video for the song featured guest appearances by Tatyana Ali and Tyler...
" #2, and "Just Ask Me To
Just Ask Me To
"Just Ask Me To" is the second single from R&B Singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. It did fairly well on the R&B chart, reaching number nine, but not as much success on the pop chart, where it peaked at number 88. The song featured rapper Chubb Rock and was also featured on the Boyz n...
" #9. The remaining singles off his album are "Strawberry Letter 23", "One Song
One Song
"One Song" is a song by Prince . It was released December 31, 1999 on his website, love4oneanother.com. The page included downloads and full lyrics....
" and "Confused
Confused (song)
"Confused" is a song by Tevin Campbell, released as the seventh single from his debut album T.E.V.I.N. on October 29, 1992.-Information:The song is about how Tevin is confused about his feelings for a girl and the feelings he shares for that girl...
". The success of the album also garned Tevin his first two Grammy nominations, one in 1991 for Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Round and Round"), and one in 1992 for the same award Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male for ("Tell Me What You Want Me to Do").
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Songwriters | Guest(s) | Producer |
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| 1 | "Round and Round Round and Round (Tevin Campbell song) "Round and Round" is the Prince-produced first single from R&B Singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. This is Tevin's first solo single as he was featured in "Tomorrow " alongside music legend Quincy Jones. The song is featured on the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack as well... " |
4:54 | Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of... |
Prince | |
| 2 | "Interlude/Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun" | 0:49 | Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards... |
Narada Michael Walden | |
| 3 | "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do Tell Me What You Want Me to Do "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Tevin Campbell. To date, the single is Campbell's biggest hit peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spending one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. The hit song is also Tevin's one and only #1 Adult... " |
5:00 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Sally Jo Dakota | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 4 | "Lil' Brother" | 4:25 | Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Skyler Jett Skyler Jett Skyler Jett is a singer who has worked with many top musicians, such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin. He also was briefly the lead singer in The Commodores, touring with them around the world. He is Grammy recognized for his performance with Celine Dion in "My Heart Will Go... |
Narada Michael Walden | |
| 5 | "Alone With You Alone with You "Alone With You" is the title of the third number-one R&B single by singer Tevin Campbell. The hit song is Tevin's sixth single off his debut album T.E.V.I.N. and second to reach number one on the R&B charts where it stayed for one week. The song didn't chart as well on the Billboard Hot 100... " |
5:32 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 6 | "Strawberry Letter 23 Strawberry Letter 23 "Strawberry Letter 23" is a song written by Shuggie Otis, although known most prominently by the version recorded by The Brothers Johnson. Otis wrote the song for a girlfriend who used strawberry-scented paper when she wrote letters to him. George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson was dating one of... " |
4:07 | Shuggie Otis Shuggie Otis Shuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist.... |
Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend... |
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| 7 | "One Song" | 4:23 | Marilyn Bergman Marilyn Bergman Marilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English at New York University... , Alan Bergman Alan Bergman Alan Bergman is an American lyricist and songwriter.-Life & career:Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA. His involvement in the entertainment industry began in the early 1950s as a director of children's television shows... , Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize... |
Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend... |
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| 8 | "Just Ask Me To Just Ask Me To "Just Ask Me To" is the second single from R&B Singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. It did fairly well on the R&B chart, reaching number nine, but not as much success on the pop chart, where it peaked at number 88. The song featured rapper Chubb Rock and was also featured on the Boyz n... " |
4:38 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West, Chubb Rock | Chubb Rock Chubb Rock Chubb Rock is a New York-based rapper who released several commercially successful hip hop albums in the early 1990s... |
Al B. Sure, Kyle West |
| 9 | "Goodbye Goodbye (Tevin Campbell song) "Goodbye" is the fourth single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N.. It fared fairly well on the R&B charts climbing to number two but not as much success on the pop charts, peaking at number 85. The music video for the song featured guest appearances by Tatyana Ali and Tyler... " |
4:10 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 10 | "Perfect World" | 4:27 | Axel Kroel, Tina Baker | Arthur Baker | |
| 11 | "Confused Confused (song) "Confused" is a song by Tevin Campbell, released as the seventh single from his debut album T.E.V.I.N. on October 29, 1992.-Information:The song is about how Tevin is confused about his feelings for a girl and the feelings he shares for that girl... " |
4:30 | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | Al B. Sure, Kyle West | |
| 12 | "Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)" | 4:36 | Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell, Tony Lindsay | Narada Michael Walden | |
| 13 | "She's All That" | 4:50 | Axel Kroell, Tina Baker, Tony McIlwain | Arthur Baker | |
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums 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... |
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| Billboard Top Soul 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... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| 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... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1990 | "Round and Round" | 12 | 2 | 40 |
| 1991 | "Just Ask Me To" | 88 | 9 | - |
| "Tell Me What You Want Me To Do" | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 1992 | "Goodbye" | 85 | 2 | - |
| "Strawberry Letter 23" | 53 | 40 | - | |
| "Alone With You" | 72 | 1 | - | |
| 1993 | "Confused" | - | 33 | - |