1991 Tevin Campbell – T.E.V.I.N.

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T.E.V.I.N. is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was released by Qwest Records on November 19, 1991. The album was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1994.

T.E.V.I.N. yielded two No. 1 R&B hits in “Tell Me What You Want Me to Do” and “Alone with You”, and had several other hits. Of the combined eight singles that were released off his debut album, five having peaked inside the R&B top 10, Prince produced “Round and Round”, while Al B. Sure! and Kyle West produced “Goodbye” and “Just Ask Me To”. The remaining singles off his album are “Strawberry Letter 23”, “One Song” and “Confused”.

Tracks

1  Round And Round (Soul Mix Edit) (Prince; Justin Warfield) 04:53
2  Interlude: Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun (Narada Michael Walden) 00:49
3  Tell Me What You Want Me To Do (Narada Michael Walden; Tevin Campbell; Sally Jo Dakota) 05:03
4  Lil’ Brother (Narada Michael Walden; Mike Mani; Skyler Jett) 04:09
5  Alone With You (Al B Sure; Kyle West) 05:07
6  Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis) 04:07
7  One Song (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlisch) 04:26
8  Just Ask Me To (Al B Sure; Kyle West; Chubb Rock) 04:07
9  Goodbye (Al B Sure; Kyle West) 04:16
10  Perfect World (Axel Kröll; Tina Baker) 04:31
11  Confused (Al B Sure; Kyle West) 04:57
12  Look What We’d Have (If You Were Mine) (Narada Michael Walden; Tevin Campbell; Tony Lindsay) 04:40
13  She’s All That (Axel Kröll; Tina Baker; Tony McIlwain) 04:48

Musicians

1 Round And Round (Soul Mix Edit)

All InstrumentsPrince
Background VocalsPrince
VocalsTevin Campbell


2 Interlude: Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun

KeyboardsNarada Michael Walden
VocalsTevin Campbell


3 Tell Me What You Want Me To Do

DrumsNarada Michael Walden
Acoustic GuitarRic Wilson
KeyboardsLouis Biancaniello
ProgrammingLouis Biancaniello
ProgrammingNarada Michael Walden
VocalsTevin Campbell


4 Lil’ Brother

DrumsNarada Michael Walden
KeyboardsMike Mani
PianoEric Daniels
ProgrammingNarada Michael Walden
ProgrammingMike Mani
Background VocalsSkyler Jett
VocalsTevin Campbell


5 Alone With You

Background VocalsAl B Sure
Background VocalsJo Jo Hailey
Background VocalsK-Ci Hailey
VocalsTevin Campbell


6 Strawberry Letter 23

BassNathan East
DrumsRicky Lawson
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
SynthesizerQuincy Jones III
ProgrammingTodd Yvega
Background VocalsAngel Rogers
Background VocalsRose Banks
VocalsTevin Campbell


7 One Song

DrumsMichael Omartian
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
ProgrammingMichael Omartian
Background VocalsDavid Pack
Background VocalsLynn Davis
Background VocalsMaxine Anderson
Background VocalsMona Lisa Young
Background VocalsPhillip Ingram
Background VocalsRob Trow
VocalsTevin Campbell


8 Just Ask Me To

Background VocalsAl B Sure
Background VocalsJo Jo Hailey
Background VocalsK-Ci Hailey
RapChubb Rock
VocalsTevin Campbell


9 Goodbye

Background VocalsAl B Sure
Background VocalsJo Jo Hailey
Background VocalsK-Ci Hailey
VocalsTevin Campbell


10 Perfect World

KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
ProgrammingAxel Kröll
Background VocalsAngel Rogers
Background VocalsRose Banks
Background VocalsTevin Campbell
Background VocalsTina Baker
VocalsTevin Campbell


11 Confused

Background VocalsAl B Sure
Background VocalsJo Jo Hailey
Background VocalsK-Ci Hailey
VocalsTevin Campbell


12 Look What We’d Have (If You Were Mine)

DrumsNarada Michael Walden
GuitarVernon Black
KeyboardsLouis Biancaniello
ProgrammingNarada Michael Walden
ProgrammingLouis Biancaniello
Background VocalsClaytoven Richardson
Background VocalsSkyler Jett
VocalsTevin Campbell


13 She’s All That

ProgrammingAxel Kröll
SaxDan Higgins
SaxLarry Williams
TromboneBill Reichenbach
TrumpetJerry Hey
Background VocalsBJ Nelson
Background VocalsMichelle Cobbs
Background VocalsTina Baker
VocalsTevin Campbell

Liner Notes

Producer – Prince (Track 1)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)
Producer – Al B. Sure!, Kyle West (Tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)
Producer – Quincy Jones (Tracks 6, 7)
Producer – Arthur Baker (Tracks 10, 13)
Co-Producer – Louis Biancaniello (Track 3)
Co-Producer – Mike Mani (Track 4)
Co-producer – Quincy Jones III (Track 6)
Co-producer – Michael Omartian (Track 7)
Producer (Executive) – Benny Medina, Quincy Jones
Arranged By – Prince (Track 1)
Arranged By – Michael Omartian (Track 7)
Arranged By – Al B. Sure! (Track 11)
Arranged By (Additional Vocals) – Jo Jo Haley, K-Ci Haley (Tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Track 3)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Louis Biancaniello (Tracks 3, 12)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Mike Mani (Track 4)
Engineer – Junior Vasquez, Mark Plati (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Marnie Riley (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)
Engineer (Assistant) – Kimm James (Tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Junior Vasquez (Track 1)
Mixed By – David Frazer (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)
Mixed By – Keith Cohen (Track 6)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 7, 13)
Recorded By – Michael Koppelman, Tom Garneau (Track 1)
Recorded By – David Frazer (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)
Recorded By – Susan Rogers (Tracks 5, 8, 9, 11)
Recorded By – Elliott Peters, Femi Jiya (Tracks 6, 7, 13)
Recorded By – Terry Christian (Tracks 6, 7)
Recorded By – David Arlington, Louis Scalise (Track 13)
Recorded By (Additional) – Marc Reyburn (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)
Recorded By (Additional Strings) – Richard McKernan (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 12)

Art Direction – Robin Lynch
Design – Greg Ross
Photography – Victoria Pearson

Mixed At Electric Lady Studios
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mixed At The Lighthouse
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Conway Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Hitsville, New York, NY
Recorded At Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA
Recorded At Larabee Sound, LA, CA
Recorded At Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Paisley Park
Recorded At Shakedown Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At Sound House Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Soundworks West, LA, CA
Recorded At Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Recorded At The Lighthouse, North Hollywood, CA
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