Saturday Night (Zhané album)

1997 studio album by Zhané From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saturday Night is the second and final studio album from American R&B group Zhané, released April 22, 1997, on Motown Records. The duo broke up in 1999.

ReleasedApril 22, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
Length70:18
Quick facts Studio album by Zhané, Released ...
Saturday Night
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
GenreR&B[1]
Length70:18
LabelMotown
Producer
Zhané chronology
Pronounced Jah-Nay
(1994)
Saturday Night
(1997)
Singles from Saturday Night
  1. "Request Line"
    Released: February 25, 1997
  2. "Crush"
    Released: May 20, 1997
  3. "For The Longest Time"
    Released: August 19, 1997
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Muzik7/10[3]
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The album peaked at number forty-one on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and reception

Leo Stanley of AllMusic called the album "infectious" and "more textured and funkier than [Zhané's] debut album."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."Request Line"Ashford, Gist, Lighty, Bolden, Neufville, Simpson3:56
2."Saturday Night" (featuring The LOX)Bowens, Harrison, Jacobs, Neufville, Philips, Styles4:49
3."So Badd"Brown, Gist, Lighty, Neufville, Redman, Simon4:43
4."Crush"Gist, Lighty, Neufville, Coleman3:00
5."This Song Is for You"Neufville, Swinga4:25
6."Just Like That"Ferrell, Neufville, Sparks4:59
7."Last Dance"Gist, Laws, Lighty, Neufville4:42
8."Good Times"Edwards, Rodgers4:12
9."For the Longest Time"Joel4:16
10."Rendez-Vous"Booker, Norris4:59
11."My Word Is Bond"Neufville2:41
12."Kindness for Granted"Neufville4:55
13."Temporary Thing"Norris4:31
14."Confusion"Neufville, Norris4:12
15."Color"Norris4:59
16."Piece It Together" (featuring Will Downing and Najee)Neufville4:59
Total length:70:18
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More information No., Title ...
Japanese, European, and Australian edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
17."Let's Play"3:01
Total length:73:19
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Chart history

Album

More information Chart (1997), Peak position ...
Chart (1997)[5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 41
U.S. R&B Albums 8
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Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1997 "Request Line" 39 4 9 19
"Crush" 24
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[7]

  • art direction – Carol Friedman
  • bass – Kirk Lyons
  • composing – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Michael Harrison, Jean Norris, Gus Redman, Jeffrey Simon
  • design – David Harley
  • drums – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Steve Williams
  • engineering – Ben Arrindell, Mike Iverson
  • executive production – Celestine, Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Andre Harrell, Kay Gee, Charm Warren, Zhané
  • guitar – Norman Brown, Mike Campbell
  • guitar (bass) – Tony Bridges, Freddie Cash
  • keyboards – Scott Booker, Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens
  • mastering – Chris Gehringer
  • mixing – Daniel Abrahams
  • multi-instruments – Scott Booker, Malik Pendleton, J.R. Swinga
  • percussion – Peter Basil, Bashiri Johnson
  • photography – Heidi Niemata
  • piano – Renee Neufville, Jean Norris, Kenny Seymour
  • production – Renee Neufville, Rex Rideout
  • project coordinator – Tony Vanias
  • rapping – The LOX
  • synthesizer – Scott Booker, Jean Norris
  • trumpet – Kevin Batcheler, Kenyatta Beasley, Mark Leadfoot
  • vocal arranging – Malik Pendleton
  • vocals (background) – Will Downing, Malik Pendleton, Zhané

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