''Intro'' is the debut album by American contemporary R&B trio
Intro. It was released on March 22, 1993, through
Atlantic Records
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. Recording sessions took place at Playground Recording in
Closter, Axis Studios and Soundtrack Recording in
New York. Production was handled by Nevelle Hodge,
Dave "Jam" Hall,
DJ Eddie F., K-Smoove and Genard Parker, with co-producer Darin Whittington.
The album peaked at number 65 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and number 11 on the
Top R&B Albums
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charts in the United States. It was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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on November 10, 1993, for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone. The album spawned four singles: "Love Thang!!!", "Let Me Be the One", "Come Inside" and "
Ribbon in the Sky".
The album's
lead single
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A similar term, "debut ...
, "Love Thang!!!" peaked at 11 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 28 on the
Hot R&B Songs
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charts. The second single off of the album, "Let Me Be the One", made it to No. 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Hot R&B Songs charts. The third single, "Come Inside", became the group's most successful song reaching No. 33 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Hot R&B Songs charts. The album's fourth and final single, a
cover version
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of
Stevie Wonder
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's "Ribbon in the Sky", entered ''Billboard'' R&B Radio Airplay monitor in June 1993, and in 1994 it peaked at No. 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Hot R&B Songs charts.
Track listing
Sample credits
*Track 2 contains a sample of "Gotta Have It" by
Ed O.G. & The Bulldogs.
*Track 5 contains a sample of "
Impeach the President" by The Honeydrippers.
Notes
*Track 11 is a
CD bonus track.
Personnel
*Kenny "
G-Love" Greene – lead vocals
(track 1), background vocals, vocal arrangement
*Clinton "Buddy" Wike – background vocals
*Jeff Sanders – background vocals
*Melissa Pierce – background vocals
(track 9)
*Elizabeth Cocco – background vocals
(track 11)
*Kenny "K-Smoove" Kornegay – keyboards and producer
(track 3)
*Darin "Piano Man" Whittington – keyboards and co-producer
(track 3)
*Garth Gayle – guitar
(track 11)
*
Dave "Jam" Hall – additional keyboards
(track 11), producer
(tracks 2, 5, 10), recording
(track 2)
*Nevelle Hodge – vocal arrangement
(tracks 8, 9), producer
(tracks 1, 4, 6–9)
*Edward "DJ
Eddie F." Ferrell – producer and engineering
(track 1), executive producer
*David Kennedy – recording
(tracks 4, 5), music tracking
(tracks 3, 7, 8)
*Mark Partis – recording
(tracks 6, 9, 10), mixing
(tracks 4, 6, 7, 9), vocals tracking
(tracks 7, 8)
*David Dachinger – recording
(tracks 6, 10), vocals tracking
(tracks 3, 7, 8)
*Robert Dana Vlcek – recording
(track 8), engineering assistant
(track 11)
*Rich July – recording
(track 11)
*Rod Hui – mixing
(tracks 2, 3, 10)
*Kirk Yano – mixing
(track 5)
*Alan Gregorie – mixing
(tracks 8, 11)
*Jason DeCosta – engineering assistant
(tracks 1–5, 9, 10)
*Jimmie Lee Patterson – engineering assistant
(track 8)
*Michael Fossenkemper – vocals tracking
(track 2)
*
Chris Gehringer – mastering
*Kevin Woodley – executive producer
*Richard Nash – executive producer
*Sharon A. Daley – production coordinator
*Kevin Hosmann – art direction
*Annalisa – photography
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1993 debut albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Eddie F