''Meant to Be Mint'' is the debut studio album of R&B band

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. The album was released on June 11, 1991, on

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team. They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most ...

' A&M imprint Perspective Records. ''Meant to Be Mint'' reached to no. 13 on the

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chart.

Overview

Released during the height of the new jack swing era, Mint Condition's debut was more in tune with the sounds of the time. The album was also produced by The Time drummer Jellybean Johnson. The album's first single, "Are You Free", reached number 55 on the

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chart. Their second single, "

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", reached nos. 3 & 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. Another album cut, "Forever in Your Eyes", reached no. 7 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Stokley Williams - lead vocals, drums, drum programming, keyboards, bass synth, rhythm & vocal arrangement * Keri Lewis - keyboards, drum programming, percussion, rhythm & vocal arrangement * O'Dell - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, vocal arrangement * Lawrence Waddell - grand piano, keyboards, keyboard solos * Jeffrey Allen - saxophone, keyboards, keyboard strings * Ricky Kinchen - bass guitar, electric bass, percussion

Additional personnel

* Terry Lewis - vocal arrangement * Jellybean Johnson - additional lead guitar *

Lisa Keith Lisa Keith (born 1960) is an American contemporary/ pop singer, probably best known for her work as a backing vocalist for other artists and lead vocalist on Herb Alpert's hit single from 1987, " Making Love in the Rain". In 1993 she released her ...

- background vocals * James "Popeye" Greer - background vocals, record engineering * Dave Rideau - mixing * Steve Hodge - mixing * Keith Cohen - mixing *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance- ...

- mastering * Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - executive production * Todd Gray - photography * Rich Frankel - art direction, design * Rowan Moore - art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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