I Wasn't Born Yesterday

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I Wasn't Born Yesterday
Safire Born Yesterday.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 1991
StudioVarious Studios
GenrePop, dance, Latin freestyle
Length47:18
Label
(846 651)
Producer
  • Chris Barbosa (track 1)
  • Tom Keane (tracks 2 and 3)
  • Michael Hutchinson (additional production on track 2)
  • Carmen Rizzo (co-producer of track 2)
  • David Morales (tracks 4 and 10)
  • Ian Prince (track 5)
  • Tony Moran (tracks 6 and 8)
  • Gerry Brown (tracks 7 and 9)
Sa-Fire chronology
Sa-Fire
(1988)
I Wasn't Born Yesterday
(1991)
Atrevida
(1996)
Singles from I Wasn't Born Yesterday
  1. "Made up My Mind"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Taste the Bass"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews1.5/5 stars[2]

I Wasn't Born Yesterday is the second album by singer Sa-Fire, released in 1991. The album's penultimate track, "I Never Heard," was written by Michael Jackson and Paul Anka. Jackson's original recording was later released on October 12, 2009 as the single "This Is It."

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Made up My Mind"Ernie Gold4:47
2."Love's Gotta Be There"Eric Nelson Pressly, Tommy Keane3:52
3."Whatever Happens"Paul Gordon, Keane, Elisa Fiorillo4:45
4."Taste the Bass"Eric Beall, Stephen Broughton4:15
5."I Wasn't Born Yesterday"Richard Bell, Lenny Macaluso4:16
6."Some Things Never Change"Tony Moran, Alexandra Forbes, Andy Marvel,5:08
7."I Can't Cry"Shelly Peiken5:16
8."Shame"Mac Quayle, Moran4:57
9."I Never Heard"Paul Anka, Michael Jackson4:46
10."I'm a Victim"Kay Julia Diaz, Wilma Cosme5:16

Personnel[]

  • Sa-Fire - vocals
  • Cynthia Todino, George Lamond, Dorian Holly, Christi Black, Julie Delgado, David Morales, Nadirah Ali, Tony Moran, Lilias White, Jackie Sirnley, Alex Brown, Marlene Jeter, Martinette Jenkins, Melanie Andrews, Margaret Furtado, Phaedra Butler, Rise Engelmann, Brian McKnight, Kipper Jones, Kenny Diaz, Connie Harvey, Janet Wright
  • The Natural "E" - rapping and backing vocals
  • John "Jubu" Smith, Frank Portalatin, Ted Karas, Michael Landau - guitars
  • C.P. Roth, Peter "Ski" Schwartz, Satoshi Tomile, Eric Kupper, Andy Marvel, Aaron Zigman, David Irwin, David Franks, "Yrreg Nworb" (a backronym for the song's producer, Gerry Brown), Mac Quayle, Carl Wheeler, Ian Prince - keyboards
  • Tom Keane - keyboard and synth programming

Charts[]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Made up My Mind" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 36
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
The Billboard Hot 100 82
The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 60
"Taste the Bass" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 6
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 4

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