"Can We Talk" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was written and produced by

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and Daryl Simmons and served as the first single to be released from Campbell's second studio album '' I'm Ready'' (1993). The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent a total of three weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. It sold 500,000 copies and earned a

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certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song was also nominated for a

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and won the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male.

Track listings

Notes * denotes co-producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Tevin Campbell – lead and background vocals *

– writer, composer, producer, all music and background vocals * Daryl Simmons – writer, composer and producer *Randy Walker – MIDI technician *Jim Zumpano, Donnell Sullivan – recording engineers *Rail Rogut, Steve Warner, Ulrich Wild – assistant engineers * Dave Way – mixing engineer *Ivy Skoff – production coordinator

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Code Red version

The song was covered by many other artists, most successfully by British boyband Code Red in 1996 for their debut album '' Scarlet'' and was released as the first single in 1997, reaching number 29 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

Music video

The music video shows that the members were dancing in a studio and there are scenes of how the band life in real life.

References

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