1988 Karyn White – Karyn White
Karyn White is the debut album by American singer Karyn White. The album was released on September 6, 1988, by Warner Bros., and went to No. 1 on the R&B albums chart for seven weeks the following year. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 4, 1989. It gave her four hits, “The Way You Love Me”, “Superwoman”, “Love Saw It” and “Secret Rendezvous”. The former three were No. 1 singles on the R&B chart, and all except “Love Saw It” were Top-10 successes on the Hot 100 (“Love Saw It” never appeared on the pop chart). A re-issue in late 1989 of “Secret Rendezvous” in the UK reached No. 22, as opposed to the original top 50 placing. “Superwoman” became her biggest hit there, reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. She co-wrote two songs on the album.
Tracks
1 The Way You Love Me (Babyface; LA Reid; Daryl Simmons) 04:54
2 Secret Rendevous (LA Reid; Babyface; Daryl Simmons) 05:37
3 Slow Down (Karyn White; Steve Harvey; Daryl Simmons) 04:33
4 Superwoman (LA Reid; Babyface; Daryl Simmons) 05:47
5 Family Man (LA Reid; Babyface; Daryl Simmons) 04:06
6 Love Saw It (LA Reid; Babyface; Daryl Simmons) 05:20
7 Don’t Mess With Me (LA Reid; Babyface; Daryl Simmons) 04:53
8 Tell Me Tomorrow (Karyn White; Evan Rogers; Arnie Roman) 04:50
9 One Wish (Ian Prince; Jimmy Scott) 04:21
Musicians
1 The Way You Love Me
| Drums (programming) | LA Reid |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Timbales | Daryl Simmons |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Background Vocals | Kim Eurisa |
| Background Vocals | Daryl Simmons |
| Background Vocals | Shaun Earl |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
2 Secret
| Drums | LA Reid |
| Guitar | BabyFace |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Background Vocals | O’Bryan Burnette II |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Carter |
| Background Vocals | Daryl Simmons |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
3 Slow Down
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Keyboards | Steve Harvey |
| Programming | Steve Harvey |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
4 Superwoman
| Bass | Kayo |
| Drums | LA Reid |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Carter |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
5 Family Man
| Bass (synthesizer) | Kayo |
| Drums | LA Reid |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Background Vocals | Evan Rogers |
| Background Vocals | Carmen Carter |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
6 Love Saw It
| Drums | LA Reid |
| Guitar | BabyFace |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Vocals | BabyFace |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
7 Don’t Mess With Me
| Bass (synthesizer) | Kayo |
| Drums | LA Reid |
| Keyboards | BabyFace |
| Sax | Gary Meek |
| Percussion | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Debra Hurd |
| Background Vocals | BabyFace |
| Background Vocals | LA Reid |
| Background Vocals | Daryl Simmons |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
8 Tell Me Tomorrow
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Programming | Jeff Lorber |
| Background Vocals | Nikki Harris |
| Background Vocals | Shaun Earl |
| Background Vocals | Michael Jeffries |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
9 One Wish
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Keyboards | Ian Prince |
| Programming | Jeff Lorber |
| Programming | Ian Prince |
| Background Vocals | Karyn White |
| Background Vocals | Evan Rogers |
| Background Vocals | Bunny Hull |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Robinson |
| Vocals | Karyn White |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jeff Lorber, Karyn White (Track 8)
Arranged By – Jeff Lorber (Track 8)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Karyn White (Track 8)
Mixed By – Jon Gas (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Mixed By – Alan Myerson (Track 3)
Mixed By – David Bianco (Tracks 5, 7)
Mixed By – Taavi Mote (Track 8)
Mixed By – Steve Peck (Track 9)
Recorded By – Jon Gass (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Recorded By – Fred Howard (Track 3)
Recorded By – Bob Brown (Track 5)
Recorded By – Jeff Lorber (Tracks 8, 9)
Recorded By – Mitch Zeleny (Track 8)
Recorded By – Paul Ratajczak (Track 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Toni Green (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Fred Howard (Tracks 2, 4, 6)
Recorded By (Assistant) – John Guggenhiem (Track 2)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Craig Burbidge (Track 3)
Recorded By (Additional) – Bob Brown (Tracks 2, 4)
Recorded By (Additional) – Tim Jaquette (Tracks 4, 7)
Recorded By (Additional) – Craig Burbidge (Track 4)
Recorded By (Additional) – Richard Piatt (Track 7)
Art Direction, Design – Janet Levinson
Photography – Phillip Dixon
Mixed At Ameraycan Studios
Mixed At Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA
Mixed At Elumba Studios
Mixed At Ground Control Studios
Recorded At Elumba Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
Recorded At JHL Sound
Recorded At Silverlake Sound, LA, CA
Recorded At Studio Masters, LA, CA
Recorded At Studio Ultimo
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