Juicy Fruit (album)
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| Juicy Fruit | ||||
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| Released | May 15, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
| Studio | E.A.R.S. Recording Studios, New Jersey | |||
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | James Mtume | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
Juicy Fruit is a 1983 album by R&B group Mtume. It contains their No. 1 R&B hit, "Juicy Fruit". It was their third album for Epic Records.
- "Green Light" (Dean Cannon, James Mtume, Philip Field)
- "Juicy Fruit" (Mtume)
- "Hips" (Dean Cannon, Philip Field)
- "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" (Mtume, Reggie Lucas)
- "Your Love's Too Good (To Spread Around)" (Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Norman Dozier, Reggie Andrews)
- "Hip Dip Skippedabeat" (Darlene Davis, David Foreman, Mtume)
- "Ready for Your Love" (Ronald Sirois, Philip Field)
- "The After 6 Mix (Juicy Fruit Part II)" (Mtume)
Personnel
- Mtume
- James Mtume – keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Tawatha Agee – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
- Ed "Tree" Moore, Kevin Robinson, Michael Murphy – guitar
- Raymond Jackson – bass, backing vocals
- Philip Field – keyboards, synthesizers, synth programming, backing vocals
- Barry Eastman, Bernie Worrell, David Frank – keyboards
- Gary Bartz – saxophone
- Technical
- Andy Wallace – engineer
- Steve Kahn – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Top LPs & Tape[4] | 26 |
| Top R&B Albums[4] | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | |||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
UK Singles Chart[6] | ||
| 1983 | "Juicy Fruit" | 45 | 1 | 30 | 34 |
| 1983 | "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" | — | 11 | — | — |
| 1984 | "Green Light" | — | 66 | — | — |
