1998 Monica – The Boy Is Mine
The Boy Is Mine is the second studio album by American singer Monica. It was released by Arista Records on July 14, 1998, in the United States. The album deviated from the formula of her debut Miss Thang (1995) as she had more creative control over the material she recorded; a step that she considered a “natural progression”. On the record, Monica worked with a variety of producers and writers from different genres such as gospel, R&B, and hip hop, including frequent collaborators Dallas Austin, Colin Wolfe, and Daryl Simmons. Additional producers included David Foster, Jermaine Dupri, and Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild crew, some of which would become household names on subsequent albums.
Tracks
1 Street Symphony (Dallas Austin) 04:23
2 The Boy Is Mine (Rodney Jerkins; Brandy; Japhe Tejeda; Fred Jerkins III; Lashawn Daniels) 04:54
3 Ring Da Bell (Dallas Austin) 04:36
4 The First Night (Jermaine Dupri; Tamara Savage; Marilyn McLeod; Pam Sawyer) 03:55
5 Misty Blue (Bobby Montgomery) 04:21
6 Angel Of Mine (Rhett Lawrence; Travon Potts) 04:11
7 Gone Be Fine (Dallas Austin) 04:16
8 Inside (Diane Warren) 04:07
9 Take Him Back (Dallas Austin) 04:25
10 Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx; Bruce Gaitsch) 04:30
11 Cross The Room (Dallas Austin; Bill Curtis; Debra Killings) 03:52
12 I Keep It To Myself (Daniel Sembello; Marti Sharron) 04:25
13 For You I Will (Diane Warren) 04:54
Musicians
1 Street Symphony
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Monica |
2 The Boy Is Mine
| Guitar | Isaac Phillips |
| All Other Instruments | Rodney Jerkins |
| Background Vocals | Brandy |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Brandy |
| Vocals | Monica |
3 Ring Da Bell
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Vocals | Monica |
4 The First Night
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Monica |
5 Misty Blue
| Bass | Colin Wolfe |
| Drums | Tom Knight |
| Guitar | Tomi Martin |
| Piano | Colin Wolfe |
| Vocals | Monica |
6 Angel Of Mine
| Guitar | Tomi Martin |
| All Other Instruments | Rodney Jerkins |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Monica |
7 Gone Be Fine
| Scratching | DJ Sol Messiah |
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Vocals | OutKast |
| Vocals | Monica |
8 Inside
| Drums (programming) | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Felipe Elgueta |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Monica |
9 Take Him Back
| Bass | Colin Wolfe |
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Vocals | Monica |
10 Right Here
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Glen Woodward |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Background Vocals | 112 |
| Vocals | Monica |
11 ‘Cross The Room
| Bass | Colin Wolfe |
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Background Vocals | Monica |
| Vocals | Monica |
12 I Keep It To
| Bass | Ronnie Garrett |
| Drums (programming) | Daryl Simmons |
| Drums (programming) | P Sound Productions |
| Guitar | Sonny Lallerstedt |
| Keyboards | Daryl Simmons |
| Piano | Dean Gant |
| Percussion | Scott Meeder |
| Background Vocals | Chelle Davis |
| Background Vocals | Darcy Aldridge |
| Background Vocals | Pamela Major |
| Vocals | Monica |
13 For You I Will
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Simon Franglen |
| Background Vocals | Sue Ann Carwel |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
| Vocals | Monica |
Strings
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Track 1)
The Darkchild Orchestra (Track 2)
Liner Notes
Producer – Brandy (Track 2)
Producer – Jermaine Dupri (Track 4)
Producer – Rodney Jenkins (Tracks 2, 6)
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 8, 10)
Producer – Leslie Brathwaite (Track 9)
Producer – Daryl Simmons (Track 12)
Produced By (Vocals) – LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins (Track 2)
Co-Producer – Colin Wolfe (Track 5)
Producer (Additional) – Tony Maserati (Track 10)
Arranged By – Dallas Austin (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 11)
Arranged By – David Foster (Tracks 8, 13)
Arranged By – LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins (Track 2)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Eddie Horst (Track 1)
Arranged By (Strings) – Larry Gold, Rodney Jerkins (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Foster, William Ross (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Monica (Track 10)
Recorded By – Ben Garrison, Dexter Simmons, Carlton Lynn, Greg Thompson, Victor McCoy, Leslie Brathwaite, Chris Tergesen, Brian Frye, Rico Lumpkins, Felipe Elgueta, Humberto Gatica, Thom ‘TK’ Kidd
Engineer (Assistant) – Carlton Lynn, Claudine Pontier, Ty Hudson, Vernon J. Mungo, A. Baars, Carlton Lynn, G. Crawford, Leslie Brathwaite, Rico Lumpkins, Mike Wilson, John Horesco IV, Kevin Lively, Tim Laube, Chris Tergesen
Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
Mixed By – Leslie Brathwaite, Dexter Simmons, Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, Phil Tan, Mick Guzauski, Tony Maserati
Mixed By (Assistant) – Tom Berner, Marnie Riley
Art Direction – Anthony Harrison Jr
Photography – Keith Major, Matthew Jordan Smith
Mastered At Masterdisk, NYC
Mixed At DARP Studios
Mixed At Larrabee North
Mixed At Silent Sound Studios
Mixed At Quad Studios
Mixed At Barking Doctor
Recorded At Riversound
Recorded At DARP Studios
Recorded At Crawford Post Production
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Record One, Los Angeles
Recorded At Krosswire Studio
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At Record Plant
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Silent Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
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