''Throw You Down'' is

Thelma Houston Thelma Houston ( Jackson; born May 7, 1946) Retrieved . is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of " Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Gramm ...

's 15th studio album. It was her only album for Reprise Records, released in mid 1990.

Richard Perry Richard Van Perry (born June 18, 1942) is an American record producer. He began as a performer in his adolescence while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late 1960s and early 1970 ...

is credited with writing the lyrics and producing the Album. The album features the hits "Out of My Hands", "High" and the title track which reached Number 6 on the Dance charts in 1991.

Production

The Fall of 1990 saw the release of Houston’s first album in six years, Throw You Down, a long-planned collaboration with producer

which briefly extended Houston’s career as a minor R&B chart presence.

Critical reception

In his review on the album,

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from

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stated: "

raised a few eyebrows in 1990 when this album was released. She still had a soulful, galvanizing voice, and she was equally good at fitting into pop, dance, or R&B contexts. While the album itself wasn't a great effort and was strictly aimed at the crossover market, thanks to producer

, the single "Out of My Hands" was one of Houston's best songs and among the better unpublicized gems of '90."

Charts

Throw You Down peaked at #38 on August 3rd 1991 and spent 5 weeks on the Chart according to the

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. The title song reached No. 5 on the U.S. dance chart. A remix of “Don’t Leave Me This Way” was released, and once again charted on the Hot Dance Club Play chart at No. 19 in 1995. Subsequent singles include “I Need Somebody Tonight” and “All of That”.

Track listing

# "What He Was" (

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Siedah Garrett Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Brand N ...

) # "You Can Float In My Boat" (Brian Elliot) # "Throw You Down" (Dennis Matkowsky, Richard Wolf) # "A Man Who Isn't So Smooth" (Andy Goldmark, Carly Simon) # "High" (LeMel Humes) # "Serious" (Howie Rice, Janet "Planet" Cole, Michael Dunlap, Thelma Houston) # "Short Life" (Alee Willis,

Danny Sembello Daniel Sembello (January 15, 1963 – August 15, 2015) was an American songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He produced recordings by artists including George Benson and Pebbles, and he had his compositions recorded by Chaka K ...

) # "Got to Be Yourself" (Dyna Brein, Howie Rice, Michael Dunlap) # "I Won't Forget" (Lemel Humes, Mary Lee Kortes) # "Out of My Hands" (Marti Sharron,

Tom Snow Thomas Righter Snow (born 1947 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American songwriter. Biography Snow has written songs for Gayle McCormick "(Even a Fool Would Let Go" with Kerry Chater – a song covered by a number of artists including Kenny ...

)

Personnel

"Throw You Down" *

- Composer *

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- Vocals (Background) * Dyna Brein - Composer * Janet Cole - Composer * Michael Dunlap - Composer * Brian Elliot - Composer *

- Composer, Vocals (Background) * Andrew Goldmark - Composer *

- Composer, Primary Artist * LeMel Humes - Composer, Producer * Jean Johnson - Vocals (Background) *

Mary Lee Kortes Mary Lee's Corvette is an American band led by Michigan-born singer-songwriter Mary Lee Kortes. The group has recorded five albums; four of which primarily feature songs written or co-written by Kortes. The band's third album, ''Blood on the Track ...

- Composer * Dennis Matkosky - Composer *

- Composer, Producer * Howie Rice - Composer, Producer *

- Composer * Marti Sharron - Composer *

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- Vocals (Background) * Carly Simon - Composer *

- Composer * Tina Thomas - Featured Artist * Trick - Featured Artist *

Allee Willis Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis (November 10, 1947 – December 24, 2019) was an American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director. Willis co-wrote hit songs including " September" and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire. She ...

- Composer *

Richard Wolf Richard "Wolfie" Wolf is an American Emmy Award-winning film and television composer, multi-platinum-selling music producer, songwriter, remixer, and author. Wolf got his start writing songs for his band and various artists before working for ...

- Composer * Monalisa Young - Vocals (Background)

Single Releases

Throw You Down - CD Maxi Single

# "Throw You Down (Single Mix)" # "Throw You Down (Throw Down Mix)" # "What He Has (12 Inch Mix)" # "Throw You Down (Rave Mix)" # "Throw You Down (Rave Dub)" # "Throw You Down (Down For The Count Dub)"

High - CD Promo Single

# "High (New Single Remix)" # "High (Single Version)" # "High (Alternative Radio Mix)" # "High (House Remix)"

References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Thelma Houston albums Albums produced by Richard Perry Reprise Records albums