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Close to You is the second studio album from American hip hop artist Father MC, released on May 19, 1992, on Uptown Records. The album includes a guest appearance by Mary J. Blige.

The album peaked at number 185 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album peaked at the 185th spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the 34th spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, noting that the "release demonstrates that pop-rap can have integrity," and calling the work "a solid, enjoyable follow-up for the Queens native."[2]

Track listing

All music by Mark Morales and Mark C. Rooney except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."All I Want"Father MC, Hall, Hubbard, Jesse JohnsonDave Hall4:34
2."One Nite Stand"Father MC, Ferrell, Steve Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, McIntyre, Hamish StuartEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell5:28
3."Close to You"Father MC, Ferrell, Johnson, McCord, MoralesEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell5:23
4."Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Bernard Edwards, Father MC, Johnson, Morales, Nile Rodgers 3:43
5."Do the One, Two"George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Father MC, Ferrell, Bernie WorrellEdward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell4:45
6."Red Lace Lingerie"Burke, Father MC, Felder, Johnson, Morales 5:12
7."My Body"Father MC, Morales 4:38
8."Ladies, I Luv 'Em"Father MC, Johnson, Morales 5:25
9."Baby We Can Do It"Clayton, Father MC, Johnson, Morales, Sigidi 6:05
10."Go Natalie"Little Shawn, TeeHowie Tee3:23
11."On the Road Again"Father MC, Johnson, Morales 4:00

Chart history

Album

Chart (1992)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 185
U.S. R&B Albums 34

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[4]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Hot Rap Singles U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1992 "One Nite Stand" — 16 22 — —
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" 37 9 24 2 28

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[5]

  • art direction – Carol Friedman
  • assistant engineering – Jack Hersca
  • assistant mixing – Jack Hersca, John Kogan, Dann Wojnar
  • design – Primary
  • direction – Vartan
  • drum machine – Mark Morales
  • engineering – Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Michael Fossenkemper, Mike Fronda, Dave Hall, Jack Hersca, Rod Hui, Mark Morales
  • executive production – Father MC, Andre Harrell, Steve Lucas
  • guitar – Henry Grate
  • mastering – Jose Rodriguez
  • mixing – David Dachinger, Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Michael Fossenkemper, Dave Hall, Rod Hui, Mark Morales, Kevin Reynolds
  • photography – Carol Friedman
  • production – Sean "Puffy" Combs Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Dave Hall, Nevelle Hodge, Mark Morales, Howie Tee
  • production coordination – Crystal Johnson
  • stylist – Ellen Silverstein
  • vocal arranging – Mark Morales
  • vocals (background) – Mary J. Blige, Kenny Greene, Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, Joel "JoJo" Hailey, Brenda Reid, Terri Robinson, Jeff Sanders, Clinton Wike, Tiffany Wilson

Notes

  1. ^ "Close to You - Father MC | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "allmusic ((( Close to You > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  3. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Close to You > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Close to You > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
  5. ^ "allmusic ((( Close to You > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-08.

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