After 7 (After 7 album)
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ReleasedAugust 22, 1989
Recorded1988–1989
StudioElumba Studios, Studio Masters, Soundscape Studios, Galaxy Sound Studios
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| Released | August 22, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Studio | Elumba Studios, Studio Masters, Soundscape Studios, Galaxy Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
| Label | Virgin[1] | |||
| Producer | L.A. Reid, Babyface, De'Rock, Kayo | |||
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After 7 is the debut album by After 7.[2][3] Released in 1989, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 27, 1990,[4] and spawned two No. 1 R&B hits, "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop." Those songs also reached No. 7 and No. 6, on the Billboard Hot 100.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "benefits more from the ingenuity of producers L.A. Reid and BabyFace than from the skill of singers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds."[6]
Track listing
- "Don't Cha' Think" – 3:59 (Don Parks, Daryl Simmons, Kayo)
- "Heat of the Moment" – 4:27 (Babyface, L.A. Reid)
- "Can't Stop" – 4:07 (Babyface, Reid)
- "My Only Woman" – 4:41 (Kayo, Reid, Simmons)
- "Love's Been So Nice" – 4:27 (Babyface, Parks)
- "One Night" – 5:00 (Babyface, Reid)
- "Ready or Not" – 4:35 (Babyface, Reid)
- "Sayonara" – 4:03 (Babyface, Reid)
Personnel
- Keith Mitchell, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds: Vocals
- L.A. Reid: Drums, percussion
- Babyface: Keyboards, bass
- Kayo: Moog bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
- Daryl Simmons: Keyboards, drums, percussion
- Donald Parks: Synthesizer programming (Fairlight CMI, Oberheim OB-8, Emulator II, Yamaha DX7)
- Dee Bristol, Kathy Hazzard, Lynn Mabry: Additional backing vocals
Production
- Tracks 1 and 4 arranged, produced and mixed by De'rock and Kayo. Recorded by David Rideau.
- Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 arranged and produced by L.A. & Babyface; tracks 2, 6 and 7 co-produced by De'rock and Kayo. Track 2 recorded by David Rideau and Tim Jacquette; mixed by Keith Cohen and L.A. Reid. Track 3 recorded by Jon Gass, Jon Gaggenheim and Keith Cohen; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 5 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins, De'rock and Kayo. Track 6 recorded by David Rideau, Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 7 recorded by Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins. Track 8 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by De'rock, Kayo and Keith Cohen.
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
