''Daydreamin is the only album released by R&B group,
Before Dark
Before Dark was an American R&B girl group that originated in the late 1990s. The group consisted of sisters Arike Rice and Jeni Rice Genzuk (AKA Jeni G.), and their friend Mia Wright (née Lee), all from South Central Los Angeles.Huey, SteveBef ...
. It was released on July 11, 2000 through
RCA Records
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, about a year after it was originally set to be released. The group's first two singles, "Come Correct" and "Baby" were released in 1998 and 1999 respectively, but neither was met with much success and RCA decided to delay the album. Early in 2000 the group's third and most successful single "Monica" was released and peaked at 77 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and 7 on the
Billboard Hot 100
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. Three months after the release of "Monica", ''Daydreamin was finally released.
Track listing
#"Intro: Going to the Movies" (Gregory Curtis, Michelle LeFleur, Theodore Lefleur, Alvin Lefleur, Simon Lefleur) - 2:06
#"How Could You" (
Kevin Briggs
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,
Kandi) - 2:48
#"Monica" (Marc Kinchen,
Lil' Mo,
Carlos McKinney
Carlos McKinney (born January 10, 1973), known professionally as Los Da Mystro, is an American record producer and jazz pianist.
Biography
McKinney was born into a prominent Detroit jazz family; he is a nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, ba ...
, Washington) - 4:04
#"As Far as They Know" (Briggs, Kandi) - 3:35
#"Baby" (Kevin Briggs, Chris Stewart, Tab,
Turman) - 3:47 (Featuring
Solé
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Biography
Solé was born in 1973 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Phyllis Frazier and James Johnston, Her sibling ...
)
#"Always on My Mind" (Mike Allen, Alvaughn Jackson, Darryl McClary) - 4:28
#"It's All About You" (Stewart, Tab, Turman) - 4:25
#"Interlude: In the Bathroom/Given So Much" (Curtis, LeFleur) - 1:39
#"Come Correct" (
Johnta Austin,
Charles Farrar
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,
Troy Taylor) - 4:17
#"Tough Love" (LeFleur, Curtis, LeFleur, LeFleur) - 3:56
#"Daydream" (Curtis) - 3:58
#"She (Could Never Be Me)" (Derrick Edmondson, Sherree Ford-Payne) - 5:21
#"Push N Shove" (Lyndon Roach, Roderick Wiggins,
Wilkins) - 4:36
#"Back Around" (Stewart, Tab) - 3:35
#"Outro: Leaving the Movies" (Curtis, LeFleur, Lefleur, Lefleur, Lefleur) - 1:39
Personnel
*Mike "Suga" Allen – producer
*Mike Allen – producer
*Before Dark – vocals, backing vocals
*Craig Burbidge – engineer
*Greg Curtis – arranger, producer, mixing, vocal producer, instrumentation
*Kevin "KD" Davis – engineer, mixing
*Tony Dawsey – mastering
*Derrick Edmondson – keyboards, programming, multi instruments, producer, engineer
*
Charles Farrar
Charles Farrar is an American songwriter, composer, and producer, best known for his songwriting work with vocal groups SWV, 702, Today, and Shades. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, Farrar, alongside Troy Taylor, was a member of " The Characters ...
– producer
*Flavahood – programming, multi instruments, drum programming, instrumentation
*Sherree Ford-Payne – producer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer
*John Fry – engineer
*Ben Garrison – mixing
*Andy Haller – engineer
*Alvaughn Jackson – vocal producer
*
Kandi – vocal producer, instrumentation
*Marc Kinchen – producer
*Michelle LeFleur – executive producer, management
*Steve Macauley – mixing
*Majesty – bass, drum programming
*Bill Malina – digital editing, editing
*Darryl McClary – producer
*
Carlos McKinney
Carlos McKinney (born January 10, 1973), known professionally as Los Da Mystro, is an American record producer and jazz pianist.
Biography
McKinney was born into a prominent Detroit jazz family; he is a nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, ba ...
– producer
*Pat Miaba – backing vocals
*Mr. Roach – vocal producer
*Anthony Morgan – executive producer, A&R
*Eliud "Lou" Ortiz – mixing
*Tamara Spinner – A&R Coordinator
*
Chris "Tricky" Stewart – keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, sequencing
*
Troy Taylor – programming, multi instruments, producer, rhythm arrangements, vocal producer, instrumentation
*Kevin Thomas – engineer
*Josh Turner – engineer
*Tye-V – vocal producer
*Roderick Wiggins – producer
References
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2000 debut albums
Before Dark albums
RCA Records albums