After Hours is the third

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by American neo-soul artist

Rahsaan Patterson Rahsaan Patterson (born January 11, 1974) is an American singer and actor, best known for portraying "The Kid" on the 1980s television show ''Kids Incorporated.'' Career 1984: ''Kids Incorporated'' After appearing in a school talent show in 198 ...

, released on October 26, 2004, under

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. The album is his first independent release on the record label. The album debuted at #65 on ''Billboard's''

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chart. In 2003, he released the song "The One for Me", which originally appeared on the 2002

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compilation album ''Sign of Things to Come: Steve's Pick of the Year''. The singles "April's Kiss," "So Hot," and "Forever Yours" received heavy rotation airplay on radio, but failed to chart on Billboards singles chart. Production for the album includes Patterson, Jamey Jaz,

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, and

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as his core writing and production team, along with members of his band, John "Jubu" Smith, Keith Crouch, background vocalists

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and RaRe Valverde.

Critical reception

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editor Andy Kellman called the album Patterson's "finest yet" as well as "one of the most satisfying R&B releases of 2004." He added: "''After Hours'' benefits from a touch so easy and natural that it practically sounds like it was made by a new artist. Throughout, you can picture Patterson surrounded by a small group, cutting most of the material live in the studio. This is the proper route for him ..as opposed to dozens upon dozens of session musicians, producers, and engineers. Even the up-tempo party songs ..have little varnish applied, and are a lot more suited for backyard gatherings than the clothing boutique in the mall."

Track listing

Credits

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''After Hours''. *Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Executive Producer, Art Direction – Rahsaan Patterson *Backing Vocals – Lua Crofts, Mikelyn Roderick, RaRe Valverde, Sheree Ford, Trina Broussard *Bass – Eric Smith, Kevin Wyatt *Bass, Guitar – John "Jubu" Smith *Engineer ssistant– Jason Vesclo, Joaquin Fernandez *Guitar – Tim Pierce, Tony Maiden *Instrumentation By – Devel McKenzie, Julliann French Orchestra *Instrumentation By, Backing Vocals – Van Hunt *Instrumentation By, Programmed By – Devory Pugh, Jack King III *Keyboards, Drum Programming, Recorded By – Steve "Silk" Hurley *Keyboards, Drums, Percussion – Derrick Walker *Mastered By – Gene Grimaldi *Mixed By – John Van Nest, Kevin Crouse, Manny Marroquin, Serban Ghenea, Tony Maserati *Percussion – Michael Fisher *Recorded By – Anthony Jeffries, Chris James, Kevin Freeman, Ryan West, Sprague Williams, Tim Dudfield, Todd Yeager *Recorded By ocals Recorded By – Kevin Guarnieri *Recorded By, Mixed By – Booker T. Jones III *Recorded By, Mixed By, Keyboards, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano

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– Jamey Jaz

Charts

References

External links

Rahsaan Patterson - After Hours (Album) at DiscogsRahsaan Patterson Official myspace pageAfter Hours (Album) by Rahsaan Patterson
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