Horace Brown (album)

Horace Brown
Horace Brown
Studio album by Horace Brown
Released	June 18, 1996
Studio	Giant Recording (New York City); Daddy's House Recording (New York City); Caribbean Sound Basin (Port of Spain, Trinidad); Sony Music (New York City); Soundtrack (New York City); DMH (Elmsford, New York); Platinum Island (New York City); Reflections (New York City); Unique Recording (New York City);
Genre	R&B
Length	54:13
Label	Motown
Producer	Big Bub; Charles Farrar; Dave "Jam" Hall; DeVante Swing; Dr. Ceuss; Eddie F; Kevin Deane; Puff Daddy; Stevie J; Troy Taylor;
Singles from Horace Brown
	"Taste Your Love"; Released: September 6, 1994; "One for the Money"; Released: March 26, 1996; "Things We Do for Love"; Released: June 25, 1996; "How Can We Stop"; Released: October 22, 1996;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Horace Brown is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B singer Horace Brown. It was released on June 18, 1996, via Motown Records. Recording sessions took place at Giant Recording Studios, Daddy's House Recording Studios, Sony Music Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Platinum Island Studios, Reflections Studio and Unique Recording Studios in New York City, Caribbean Sound Basin in Port of Spain, and DMH Studios in Elmsford. Production was handled by Dave "Jam" Hall, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Big Bub, Charles Farrar, DeVante Swing, Dr. Ceuss, Kevin Deane, Troy Taylor, and DJ Eddie F, who also served as executive producer together with Andre Harrell and Lewis Tillman. It features a lone guest appearance from Faith Evans.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 145 on the Billboard 200, number 18 on the Top R&B Albums and number 8 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. It found more success charting in the United Kingdom, debuting at number 48 on the UK Albums Chart and number 8 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart.

Singles[edit]

The album's lead single "Taste Your Love" was originally released on September 6, 1994, through Uptown/MCA Records. The song's subject, which is oral sex, spurred controversy and was banned in several Southern United States. However, the single made it to No. 38 on the Hot R&B Songs chart domestically and No. 58 on the UK singles chart, No. 9 on the Dance Singles Chart and No. 14 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK.

The song "Just Let Me Know", released as a promotional single in 1995, marks Brown's final release for Uptown/MCA Records as the label shelved his then-upcoming full-length project.

Through Andre Harrell, Brown moved to Motown Records with the song "One for the Money", released on March 26, 1996, via Motown. The single remains Brown's biggest hit single to date, reaching No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on the Hot R&B Songs in the US, No. 12 on the UK singles chart, No. 11 on the Dance Singles Chart and No. 3 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK, and also No. 48 on the Swedish (Sverigetopplistan) singles charts. The single includes remixes done by DJ Clark Kent featuring Foxy Brown and "Buttnaked" Tim Dawg featuring the Lost Boyz.

The third single off of the album, "Things We Do for Love", was released one week after the LP and become Brown's final single to appear on national music charts, peaking at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 40 on the Hot R&B Songs in the US, and No. 27 on the UK singles chart, No. 12 on the Dance Singles Chart and No. 6 on the Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart in the UK. The remix version of the song features American rapper Jay-Z.

The fourth and final single from the album, "How Can We Stop", was released on October 22, 1996, reaching No. 77 on the Hot R&B Songs in the US.

Songs "Why Why Why" and "I Want You Baby" were also released as promotional singles, but failed to chart.

Track listing[edit]

*Horace Brown* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Why Why"	Horace Brown Chad Elliott James Wright	Dr. Ceuss	5:00
2.	"How Can We Stop" (featuring Faith Evans)	Brown Sean Combs Steven Jordan	Puff Daddy Stevie J	5:39
3.	"Things We Do for Love"	Brown Edward Ferrell	DJ Eddie F	4:57
4.	"I Want You Baby"	Brown Tara Geter-Tillman Combs Jordan William Lee Nichols Allen J. Williams Cameron Gipp Thomas Callaway Willie Knighton Robert Barnett Organized Noize	Puff Daddy Stevie J D-Dot (co.)	4:30
5.	"One for the Money"	Brown Kevin Deane Bakardi D. Wildcat Craig Mack Osten Harvey R. Ortiz	Kevin Deane	4:24
6.	"Taste Your Love"	Brown Tim Patterson Dave Hall	Dave "Jam" Hall	4:45
7.	"Trippin'"	Brown Frederick Lee Drakeford Joseph Jackson Jr. Burt Bacharach Hal David	Big Bub Butch Whip (ass.)	4:15
8.	"I Like"	Brown James Earl Jones Jr. Hall	Dave "Jam" Hall	5:49
9.	"Just Let Me Know"	Brown Geter-Tillman Charles Farrar Troy Taylor	The Characters Horace Brown (co.)	4:32
10.	"Gotta Find a Way"	Brown Geter-Tillman Hall	Dave "Jam" Hall	5:39
11.	"You Need a Man"	Brown Donald Earle DeGrate Jr.	DeVante Swing	4:43
Total length:				54:13

Sample credits

Track 4 contains elements from "If You Don't Turn Me On" performed by B. T. Express and replayed elements from "Cell Therapy".
Track 5 contains samples from "Flava in Ya Ear" as recorded by Craig Mack and "7 Mo Beats to Break/Old Days".
Track 6 contains a sample from "Word to the Conscious" performed by Cookie Crew.
Track 7 contains elements from "The Look of Love" performed by Isaac Hayes.

Personnel[edit]

Horace Brown – lyrics (tracks: 1–6, 8–11), vocals, composer (track 1), vocal arrangement (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8–10), co-producer (track 9)

Guest musicians

Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott – keyboards, composer & producer (track 1), drum programming (tracks: 1, 11)
Lamar Mitchell – additional keyboards (track 1)
James "Big Jim" Wright – composer (track 1)
Kevin Thomas – recording (track 1)
Prince Charles Alexander – mixing (tracks: 1, 6, 11), recording (tracks: 6, 10, 11)
Chris Hilt – engineering assistant (track 1)
Faith Evans – vocals (track 2)
Sean "Puffy" Combs – composer and producer (tracks: 2, 4)
Steven "Stevie J." Jordan – producer (tracks: 2, 4)
Axel Niehaus – recording (tracks: 2, 4), mixing (track 4)
Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks: 2, 4), recording (track 4)
Edward "DJ Eddie F." Ferrell – keyboards, composer & producer (track 3); executive producer
Tim Shider – keyboards (track 3)
Chris Theis – mixing (track 3), recording (track 7)
Rob Paustian – vocal tracking (track 3), mixing (track 8)
Jason DeCosta – music tracking (track 3)
Tara Geter-Tillman – lyrics (tracks: 4, 9, 10)
112 – backing vocals (track 4)
Kelly Price – backing vocals (track 4)
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – co-producer (track 4)
Sean Poland – recording assistant (track 4)
Kevin Deane – keyboard and drum programming, composer, producer & recording (track 5)
Bakardi D. Wildcat – composer (track 5)
Mario Rodriguez – mixing (tracks: 5, 9), recording (track 9)
Andrew Page – mixing assistant (track 5)
Tim "Buttnaked Tim Dawg" Patterson – lyrics (track 6)
Dave "Jam" Hall – keyboard and drum programming, composer & producer (tracks: 6, 8, 10), recording (track 8)
Frederick Lee "Big Bub" Drakeford – backing vocals, keyboards, producer & mixing (track 7)
Joya Owens – backing vocals (track 7)
Joseph "Butch Whip" Jackson Jr. – associate producer (track 7)
Tom Jefferson – mixing (track 7)
Tony Rivera – recording assistant (track 7)
James Earl Jones Jr. – lyrics (track 8)
Case Woodard – backing vocals (track 9)
Chris Paton – guitar (track 9)
Charles Farrar – composer & producer (track 9)
Troy Taylor – composer & producer (track 9)
Donald Earle "DeVante Swing" DeGrate Jr. – lyrics, drum programming, composer & producer (track 11)
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Lewis Tillman – executive producer
Andre Harrell – executive producer
Carol Friedman – art direction
David Harley – design
Randee St. Nicholas – photography
Sybil Pennix – artwork

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Horace Brown*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[2]	48
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[3]	8
US Billboard 200^[4]	145
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	8

References[edit]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Horace Brown - Horace Brown | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 107. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

External links[edit]

Horace Brown at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Horace Brown - Horace Brown | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[ac_UK2_Horace_Brown-2] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[ac_UKR&B_Horace_Brown-3] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[4] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 107. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[5] "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[6] "Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 27. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 6, 1996. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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