1995 Deborah Cox – Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox is the debut album by Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was released by Arista Records on September 12, 1995, in the United States. Executive produced by Clive Davis, Deborah Cox is a blend of R&B, soul and hip hop soul and features productions from producers such as Tim & Bob, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Dallas Austin. A commercial and critical success, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of over 500,000 units, and earned Cox a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the 1996 Juno Awards.
“Sentimental” was released as the lead single from the album, and peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single “Who Do U Love” fared better on the singles chart, peaking at number 17 on the Hot 100, while reaching the top of Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Songs, selling 500,000 copies domestically. It also attained worldwide success, peaking at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart and reaching the Top 20 on other international charts.
Tracks
1 Sentimental (Colin Wolfe; Dallas Austin; Deborah Cox) 04:30
2 Who Do U Love (Larry L Campbell; Vassal Benford) 04:32
3 I’m Your Natural Woman (Daryl Simmons) 05:17
4 The Sound Of My Tears (Keith Crouch; Kipper Jones) 04:51
5 Call Me (Deborah Cox; Lascelles Stephen; Vassal Benford) 04:47
6 My Radio (Dallas Austin) 04:14
7 Never Gonna Break My Heart Again (Diane Warren) 04:11
8 It Could’ve Been You (Deborah Cox; Lascelles Stephen) 04:56
9 My First Night With You (BabyFace; Diane Warren) 05:28
10 Just Be Good To Me (Terry Lewis; James Harris) 05:50
11 Who Do U Love (Morales Mix) (David Morales) 04:47
12 Where Do We Go From Here (Deborah Cox; Lascelles Stephen) 04:12
13 Sentimental (Smooth Mix) (Dallas Austin) 04:32
Musicians
1 Sentimental
| Bass | Colin Wolfe |
| All Other Instruments | Dallas Austin |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
2 Who Do U Love
| All Instruments | Vassal Benford |
| All Instruments | Larry L Campbell |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
3 I’m Your Natural Woman
| Bass | Ronnie Garrett |
| Drums (programming) | Darryl Simmons |
| Keyboards | Darryl Simmons |
| Piano | Vance Taylor |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Daryl Simmons |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Dean Gant |
| Background Vocals | Daryl Simmons |
| Background Vocals | Debra Killings |
| Background Vocals | Tann Simmons |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
4 The Sound Of My Tears
| Drums (programming) | Keith Crouch |
| Guitar | John Jubu Smith |
| Keyboards | Keith Crouch |
| Organ | Alvin Parker |
| Sax | Derrick Edmondson |
| Percussion | Keith Crouch |
| Background Vocals | Sheree Ford |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
5 Call Me
| All Instruments | Ben Garrison |
| All Instruments | Lascelles Stephen |
| All Instruments | Vassal Benford |
| All Instruments | Vincent Herbert |
| Background Vocals | Val Young |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Davis |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
6 My Radio
| Drums | Dallas Austin |
| Keyboards | Dallas Austin |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
7 Never Gonna Break My Heart Again
| Bass | Keith Thomas |
| Drums | Mark Hammond |
| Synthesizer | Keith Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Ada Dyer |
| Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Bernard |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
8 It Could’ve Been You
| Drums | Tim Kelley |
| Keyboards | Bob Robinson |
| Keyboards | Tim Kelley |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
9 My First Night With You
| Bass | Sam Sims |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
10 Just Be Good To Me
| Bass | Colin Wolfe |
| Drums | Tim Kelley |
| Keyboards | Bob Robinson |
| Keyboards | Tim Kelley |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
11 Who Do U Love (Morales Mix)
| Keyboards | Eric Kupper |
| Keyboards | Satoshi Tomiie |
| Keyboards | Terry Burrus |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
12 Where Do We Go From Here
| Drums | Ben Garrison |
| Drums | Vincent Herbert |
| Keyboards | Darryl Brundidge |
| Keyboards | Keith Andes |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
13 Sentimental (Smooth Mix)
| Drums (programming) | Francis Buckley |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Vocals | Deborah Cox |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dallas Austin (Tracks 1, 6, 10, 13)
Producer – Larry Campbell (Track 2)
Producer – Daryl Simmons (Track 3)
Producer – Vincent Herbert (Tracks 5, 12)
Producer – Vassal Benford (Track 5)
Producer – Keith Thomas (Tracks 7, 9)
Producer – Bob Robinson, Tim Kelley (Tracks 8, 10)
Producer – Babyface (Track 9)
Producer – David Morales (Track 11)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis
Co-producer – Lascelles Stephens (Track 5)
Arranged By – Dallas Austin (Tracks 1, 6, 10, 13)
Arranged By – Larry Campbell (Track 2)
Arranged By – Keith Thomas (Track 7)
Arranged By (Backgrounds) – Danny Madden (Track 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Babyface, Keith Andes (Track 9)
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 9)
Coordinator – Stephanie McCravey (Tracks 2, 5)
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff (Tracks 3, 9)
Coordinator – Todd Moore (Track 7)
Coordinator – Jolie Levine (Track 13)
Directed By – Chris Fogel (Track 13)
Edited By – Blake Eiseman (Track 3)
Engineer – Hugo Dwyer (Track 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Smith, Kevin Parker (Tracks 1, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Richards (Tracks 2, 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Franco Starnella (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – John Frye (Track 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Alex Lowe, Fred Kelly, Kevin Lively (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Hans Gutknecht (Tracks 6, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Greg Parker (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Carlton Lynn (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Stephanie Gylden (Track 13)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Brian Richards (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Matt Silva (Tracks 8, 10)
Engineer (Assistant Mix) – Ryan Arnold (Track 9)
Mastered By – Carlton Batts
Mixed By – Alvin Speights (Tracks 1, 6)
Mixed By – Victor Flores (Track 2)
Mixed By – Jon Gass (Tracks 3, 9)
Mixed By – Booker T Jones (Track 4)
Mixed By – Ben Garrison, Vincent Herbert (Tracks 5, 12)
Mixed By – Bill Whittington (Track 7)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Tracks 8, 10)
Mixed By – David Morales (Track 11)
Recorded By – Leslie Brathwaite (Tracks 1, 6, 10)
Recorded By – Victor Flores (Tracks 2, 5)
Recorded By – Ara Darakjian, Chris Trevett (Track 2)
Recorded By – Thom Kidd (Track 3)
Recorded By – Eugene Lo (Track 4)
Recorded By – Ben Garrison (Tracks 5, 12)
Recorded By – Bill Whittington (Track 7)
Recorded By – Darin Prindle, Hans Gutknecht (Track 8)
Recorded By – Brad Gilderman, Martin Horenburg (Track 9)
Recorded By – Brian Smith (Track 10)
Remix – Francis Buckley (Track 13)
Sound Designer – Rick Sheppard (Tracks 1, 6)
Art Direction – Christopher Stern
Photography – Alberto Tolot
Mastered At The Hit Factory
Mixed At DARP Studios
Mixed At Palm Tree Studios
Mixed At The Enterprise
Mixed At Studio 56
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Mixed At The Bennett House
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Mixed At Westlake Audio
Recorded At DARP Studios
Recorded At Palm Tree Studios
Recorded At Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At Doppler Studios
Recorded At Bosstown Recording Studios
Recorded At Human League Studio
Recorded At Studio 56
Recorded At Porboyz Studio
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At The Bennett House
Recorded At Studio LaCoCo
Recorded At The Tracken Place
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Stardust Recording Studio
Recorded At Westlake Audio
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