''After 7'' is the debut album by
After 7
After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...
. Released in 1989, the album was certified platinum by the
RIAA
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on November 27, 1990,
and spawned two #1 R&B hits, "
Ready or Not" and "
Can't Stop." Those songs also reached #7 and #6, respectively, on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Critical reception
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' wrote that the album "benefits more from the ingenuity of producers L.A. Reid and BabyFace than from the skill of singers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds."
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Track listing
#"Don't Cha' Think" – 3:59 (Don Parks, Daryl Simmons, Kayo)
#" Heat of the Moment" – 4:27 (Babyface, L.A. Reid)
#" Can't Stop" – 4:07 (Babyface, Reid)
#"My Only Woman" – 4:41 (Kayo, Reid, Simmons)
#"Love's Been So Nice" – 4:27 (Babyface, Parks)
#"One Night" – 5:00 (Babyface, Reid)
#" Ready or Not" – 4:35 (Babyface, Reid)
#"Sayonara" – 4:03 (Babyface, Reid)
Personnel
*Keith Mitchell, Kevon Edmonds
Kevon Edmonds (born February 25, 1958) is an American singer and actor. He is member of the R&B group After 7 and the older brother of singer, songwriter, and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. After 7 scored three platinum- or gold-s ...
, Melvin Edmonds: Vocals
*L.A. Reid: Drums
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, Percussion
*Babyface: Keyboards
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, Bass
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*Kayo: Moog Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
*Daryl Simmons: Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
*Donald Parks: Synthesizer Programming ( Fairlight CMI, Oberheim OB-8, Emulator II
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, Yamaha DX7)
* Dee Bristol, Kathy Hazzard, Lynn Mabry
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Early life
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Career
She got her ...
: Additional Vocal Backing
Production
*Tracks 1 and 4 arranged, produced and mixed by De'rock and Kayo. Recorded by David Rideau.
*Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 arranged and produced by L.A. & Babyface; tracks 2, 6 and 7 co-produced by De'rock and Kayo. Track 2 recorded by David Rideau and Tim Jacquette; mixed by Keith Cohen and L.A. Reid. Track 3 recorded by Jon Gass, Jon Gaggenheim and Keith Cohen; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 5 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins, De'rock and Kayo. Track 6 recorded by David Rideau, Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 7 recorded by Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins. Track 8 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by De'rock, Kayo and Keith Cohen.
*Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes
1989 debut albums
After 7 albums
Albums produced by L.A. Reid
Albums produced by Babyface (musician)
Virgin Records albums
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