''Until the Day'' is the only studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on March 26, 1996 via

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. Recording sessiona took place at B.L.A.K. Hole Studios and Horizon Studios in

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, at Cue Recording Studios in

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and at Talamasca Sound in

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was handled by Alonzo "Lonnie" Simmons Jr., Dewayne "Bam" Staten Sr., Kapin,

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and Mark Murray, with Nicole Bernard serving as executive producer. The album peaked at number 94 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 20 on the

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, spending six weeks on the former and 10 weeks on the latter. The album produced two singles: " 5 O'Clock" and "Until the Day". Its lead single, "5 O'Clock", reached No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 8 on the

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in the United States, No. 30 in Germany, and No. 44 on the

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. It was also certified Gold by the

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on May 1, 1996, for selling 500,000 units in the US. A follow-up single, "Until the Day", achieved minor success, making it to No. 88 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Critical reception

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's Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of a possible five, saying: "''Until the Day'' is an album that, for the most part, is as solid lyrically as it is musically and rhythmically. The R&B-drenched tracks are consistently appealing, and Nonchalant's lyrics are memorable whether she's rapping about relationships or addressing socio-political concerns".

Track listing

Personnel

*Tanya "

" Pointer – vocals, sleeve notes *Michelle Blackwell – backing vocals (tracks: 2, 10) *Quasim Baptiste – rap vocals (track 10) *George Franklin Jackson III – backing vocals (track 10) *Leonardo Pettis – backing vocals & co-producer (track 12) *Alonzo "Lonnie" Simmons, Jr. – guitar (tracks: 4, 11), producer (tracks: 1, 3-9, 11, 13) *James Barry – guitar (track 12) *DeWayne "Bam" Staten, Sr. – producer (tracks: 1, 3-9, 11, 13) *Kapin L. Ferguson, Jr. – producer (tracks: 1, 3-9, 11, 13) *Carl "

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" Thompson – producer (tracks: 2, 10), mixing (track 2) *Mark Murray – producer (track 12) *B.L.A.K. Productions – recording (tracks: 1, 3-9, 11, 13), mixing (tracks: 1, 3-9, 13), tracking (tracks: 1, 3, 5-9, 13) *Chris Murphy – recording (track 2) *Ken Schubert – engineering (track 2), recording & mixing (track 10) *Doug Johnson – recording (track 10) *Bill Appleberry – recording (track 10) *Waveform 7 Productions – recording (track 12) *

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– mixing (track 12) *Josh Wertheimer – engineering assistant (track 12) *

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– mastering *Nicole Bernard – executive producer *Kenny Gravillis – art direction, design *

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Critical reception

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