''One Woman's Insanity'' is the second album by dance singer-songwriter

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. The record, which incorporated R&B influences as well as Naté's signature House music, was released on October 5, 1993, by

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. The lead single, "Show Me", was a dance club hit, becoming Naté's first number-one on the US dance charts and also entering the singles charts in the

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and the

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. Follow-up singles "Joy" and "How Long" also became top-five hits on the dance charts. Upon its release, the album received a mixed critical reception. However, it has received favorable recognition in retrospect, with some critics regarding it as a highlight of her discography.

Release

"Show Me" was released in advance of ''One Woman's Insanity'' as the album's

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; it was further promoted with a music video.

Reception

Commercial

Three of the tracks on ''One Woman's Insanity'' entered the ''

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chart. "How Long" and "Show Me", in particular, became dance club hits. Lead single "Show Me" topped the chart dated January 8, 1994, becoming her first chart entry to peak at number one; it spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart. "Joy" and "How Long" each entered the Dance Club Songs chart as well and each peaked at number two, in October 1993 and June 1994, respectively. "Show Me" also entered the non-genre-specific ''Billboard''

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chart, an extension of the

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, peaking at number 22 on the chart dated December 25, 1993. On the

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chart, the double-

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release of "Show Me"/"Joy" peaked at number 21 on the September 4, 1993, chart. The single also proved a minor hit outside of the United States, entering the

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and peaking at number 62 on the chart dated January 29, 1994.

Critical

Initial critical response to the album was mixed.

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awarded the album two and a half stars out of five, commending the album's rhythms as "among the best of their time" and Naté as "more than capable", but also arguing that the album at times strayed into "formulaic territory". However, the album has received some praise in retrospect. In a review of Naté's 2001 album, '' Stranger than Fiction'', '' Out'' reflected that ''One Woman's Insanity'' was a superior record, calling it a "masterpiece" and evidence that she has "done better" than on ''Fiction''. In 2002, ''

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'' retrospectively deemed the album "slick and clever".

Track listing

#"How Long" #"You're Not the Only One" #"Show Me" #"I'm Not Afraid" #"Incredibly You" #"Joy" #"I Specialize in Loneliness" #"One Woman's Insanity" #"Feelin' Fine" #"Love is a Many-Splendored Thing"

Charts

References

External links

Ultra Naté – One Woman's Insanity
{{Authority control 1994 albums Ultra Naté albums Albums produced by Nellee Hooper Warner Records albums