''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'' is the third studio album from American R&B group

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, released July 18, 1995, on

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and distributed through

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. The album was recorded at Dajhelon Studios in

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.Jodeci. “The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel” (Album Notes). Uptown Records / MCA Records. 1995. The album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and was the third album from the group to reach number one on the

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chart. By September 1995, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA, The album has sold 3,350,000 copies in the US and over 5 million copies worldwide as of March 2015.

Release and reception

The album was certified Platinum by September 1995. Ron Wynn of

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felt the album itself was poorly edited and sequenced, and though he was critical of the group's overindulgent tendencies and refusal to emphasize radio hits, still stated the album had enough good moments "to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners." Dimitri Ehrlich of ''

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'' gave note to the group's vocal harmonies and the album's production but felt the work lacked mature lyrics, taking away from Jodeci's authenticity.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes ;Sample Credits *"Bring on Da' Funk" **"

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. *"Get On Up **"Velas" performed by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

Information taken from the album's Liner Notes and

. *All Vocal Arrangements:

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(2, 10, 12–14, 16, 18–22) *Lead Vocals: Mr. Dalvin (4, 10, 16),

K-Ci Cedric Renard Hailey (born September 2, 1969), known professionally as K-Ci (formerly Little Cedric as a member of Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers), is an American singer, songwriter and member of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci. Although Hailey i ...

(4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18–20, 22),

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(4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18–20, 22), DeVante Swing (10, 12, 16, 18–19, 21) *Background Vocals: Jodeci (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18–22), DeVante Swing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17),

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(additional on 2),

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(additional on 2), Playa (additional on 10), Rolita ("Vocal Oohs" on 14) *Musical Arrangements: Mr. Dalvin (4, 6, 8), Missy Elliott (additional on 6) *All Instruments: Devante Swing (1, 3, 5, 7, 9-13, 15, 17, 19, 21–22) *Additional Instruments: Devante Swing (2, 14, 16, 18, 20), Mr. Dalvin (4), Steven "Stevie J" Jordan (4, 6),

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(8) *Guitar: Devante Swing (16, 20), Darryl Pearson (additional on 16, 20) *Acoustic Guitar: Devante Swing (22) *Bass: Mr. Dalvin (4), Devante Swing (18), Cliff Coleson (14), Derek "Duff" DeGrate (additional on 4), Darryl Pearson (additional on 18) *Additional Voices: Tim Leverett (1-News Reporter) *Art Direction: Robert Reives *Artwork & Design: Tim Leverett *Executive Producer: Andre Harrell, Suge Knight *Production Coordinator: Debra Young *Recording Engineer:

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(4, 6, 8), Gerhard P. Joost II (1-3, 5–7, 9-22), DeVante Swing (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21), Steve Young (additional on 2), Mikael Ifversen (additional album sequencing), Steve Sola (additional album sequencing) *Audio Mixing: Jimmy Douglass (4, 6, 8), Gerhard P. Joost II (1-3, 5–7, 9-22), DeVante Swing (1-3, 5–7, 9-22) *Mastering: Roger Talkov

Notes

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