CeCe Peniston
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song " Finally" re ...
, released on her debut album, ''
Finally
Finally may refer to:
Albums
* ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017)
* ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song
* ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)"
* ''Finally'' (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) ...
'' on
A&M Records
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. The title was first issued in the UK as the fourth single from the album, peaking at number forty-four, while in the US (released as her fifth solo single), it reached number thirty-one on the
R&B chart
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in February 1993 after its peak at number ninety-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Critical reception
Craig Lytle from
AllMusic
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described the song as "a midtempo number with an alluring chorus melody enhanced by a brisk string arrangement." Larry Flick from '' Billboard'' wrote, "Here's yet another gem from CeCe's sparkling, unstoppable debut album, ''"
Finally
Finally may refer to:
Albums
* ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017)
* ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song
* ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)"
* ''Finally'' (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) ...
"''. A sultry, swing beat is first refashioned with raw hip-hop beats, then transformed into a spirited house romp. All the while, CeCe belts with an assurance reminiscent of
Teena Marie
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." He added that the right edit "could reignite pop and urban radio fires." Randy Clark from '' Cashbox'' said it's "a sexy, easy groovin', mid-tempo dance track with almost as many lives as a cat".
Right Track Studios
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and Bass Hit Recording (mix); all
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( ASCAP)
; Production
* Writers – George Lyter, Michael Judson O'Hara,
Denise Eisenberg Rich
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* Remix reconstruction – Luis Vega and Kenny Gonzalez
*
Engineering
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– Rick Van Benschoten, Lolly Grodner (assistant), David Darlington (remix)
; Personnel
* Lead vocals – Cecilia Peniston
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Joseph Hornof
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Simon Fowler
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The Fanatics
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