True to Myself
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Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1996 The Crib Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Chapel St. Louis, Missouri The Enterprise Burbank, California Roger's Personal Palace Dayton, Ohio | |||
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Length | 61:17 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Eric Benét, Demonte Posey, George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Christian Warren | |||
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True to Myself is the debut album of R&B singer Eric Benét, originally released on September 24, 1996 on Warner Bros. Records.[2] It was his first outing as a solo artist after the dissolution of his former group Benét, which he formed with his sister Lisa Jordan and cousin George Nash, Jr.[3] Benét received his deal with Warner Bros. Records from former EMI Records executive Alison Ball-Gabriel after corporate shakeups caused his former group to be dropped by the record label.[3]
Benet produced most of his debut with Demonté Posey and George Nash, Jr.- who would work with him on his later recordings. In 1995, he released the song "Let's Stay Together", which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1996 Martin Lawrence film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.[4] The music video to the song was directed by Charles Stone III.[5] The second single released from True to Myself was the McG directed "Spiritual Thang".[6] The album's biggest hit was the third single "Femininity", which was directed by a then-unknown Francis Lawrence.[7] "Femininity" also featured an appearance from then-unknown rapper Tiye Phoenix, who played a pregnant woman in the music video.[8]
The title track was the fourth and final single released from the album with a video directed by Joseph Kahn.[9] The song was featured on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin, released on June 10, 1997.
Track listing[]
- All songs are written by Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., except as noted.[10]
- "True To Myself" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
- "I'll Be There" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
- "If You Want Me to Stay" (Sylvester Stewart)
- "Let's Stay Together (Midnight Mix)"
- "Just Friends"
- "Femininity" (Eric Benét, Christian Warren)
- "While You Where Here"
- "Spiritual Thang"
- "Chains"
- "All in the Game"
- "More Than Just a Girlfriend" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
- "What If We Was Cool" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Dale DeGroat)
- "Let's Stay Together"
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from liner notes.[10]
- George Nash, Jr. – Guitar, Drums, Clavinet
- Demonte Posey – Keyboards, Drums, Melodica
- Mark Lomax – Drums
- Warren Crawford – Bass
- Rio – Bass
- Skeeta – Bass, Guitar
- Gumby – Guitar
- Eric "Kenya" Baker – Guitar
- Christian Warren – Keyboards, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Piano
- Curtis "Sauce" Wilson – Drums
- Roger Troutman – Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, Vocoder
- Tyrone W. Griffin – Trumpet
- Fernando Harkless – Saxophone
- Steve Baxter – Trombone
- Barbara "Bobbi" Schneider – Violin
- Paul Gminder – Cello
- Eric Benét, Lisa Jordan-Weathers – Background vocals
- Alison Ball-Gabriel – Executive Producer
- Recording engineer – Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Hilary Bercovici, Skeeta
- Mixing: Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., Kevin "K.D." Davis, Roger Troutman, Hilary Bercovici, Skeeta
- Mastering: Brian Gardner
- Brad Hitz – Photography
- Terry Robertson, Stephen Walker – Art Direction
- Stephen Walker – Design
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Amazon.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Eric Benet: Biography". answers.com. answers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Music From The Motion Picture". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ Smalls, F. Romall (September 2000). Career At A Glance: He Knows "Whassup". Black Enterprise. p. 70. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "Spiritual Thang". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "Femininity". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "TBT - throwback". instagram.com. Instagram. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "True To Myself". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eric Benet - True To Myself (CD liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 46270-2
- 1996 debut albums
- Eric Benét albums
- Warner Records albums
- Funk albums by American artists