Chuckii | ||||
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Studio album by Chuckii Booker | ||||
Released | May 11, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | New jack swing | |||
Length | 41:31 (LP version) 59:31 (CD version) |
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Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Chuckii Booker | |||
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Chuckii is the debut album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B/soul singer/musician/producer Chuckii Booker. Booker performed all of the vocals and instrumentation on the album, with the exception of the album's biggest hit, "Turned Away," which featured backing vocals from co-writer Donnell Spencer, Jr., and "Oh Lover," which features Gerald Albright on saxophone.
The CD version of the album includes an additional track, "Keep Your Guard Up," which feature's Booker's mother, Selestine Booker on the piano.
Released in May 1989, the album featured three massively successful singles, with the first, "Turned Away" topping the R&B charts and placing at number 42 on the Pop Charts. The follow-up singles, "(Don't U Know) I Love You" and "Touch" peaked at number 4 and number 13, respectively, on the R&B chart.
All Songs Written By Chuckii Booker, except "Turned Away" and "Res Q Me" co-written by Booker and Donnell Spencer, Jr.
+ The final three tracks only appear on the CD version of the album