''Eternal'' is the fourth and final studio album by the British R&B group
Eternal
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, released in November 1999. It was the first album they recorded without former member
Kelle Bryan who was sacked from the band in 1998.
The album had very little promotion, only peaking at #87 on the
UK Albums Chart
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, but was praised for its more modern R&B sound.
"
What'cha Gonna Do" was the only single to be released from the album and it gave Eternal their last Top 20 hit. "I Cry Real Tears" was due to be the second single from the album, however its release was cancelled and they parted ways with
EMI
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in early 2000.
Eternal also recorded a Spanish version of "Free to live", called "Libre para vivir", which was released as a promotional single in Spain.
Track listing
Notes
* denotes additional producer
* denotes co-producer
Personnel
* Keith Andes – vocal & backing vocal production
* Alison Bailey – strings
* Zuille Bailey – strings
* The Beatmasters – remix, additional production
* Vernie Bennett – producer, vocal production
* Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
* Lawrence P. Dermer – mixing
* Emilio Estefan Jr. – Producer
* Charles Farrar – producer
* Ben Garrison – mix engineer
* J-Dub – producer
* Tim Kelley – producer
* Steven "Stevie J" Jordan – producer
* Anthony Lowe – co-producer
* Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer
* Andy Marvel – producer
* Mike Mason – producer, co-producer
* Elizabeth Nielsen – strings
* Bob Robinson – producer
* Dexter Simmons – mixing
* Brian Smith – engineer
* Barry Stern – strings
* T-Money – scratches
* Chris Theis – engineer
* Troy Taylor – producer
Charts
References
Eternal (band) albums
1999 albums
Albums produced by Tim & Bob
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