''MOV'' (also titled Men of Vizion) is the second album by
R&B group
Men of Vizion
Men of Vizion is an American R&B quintet which released their debut album, '' Personal'', featuring the songs " House Keeper" and " Do Thangz," produced by Teddy Riley and "Lil" Chris Smith.
Discography
Albums
*'' Personal'' (1996) MJJ Musi ...
released by MJJ Music on May 4, 1999.
The album had a noticeable change in sound as producer Teddy Riley was mostly absent from this album, save for the song "I Need Love". ''MOV'' is also noticeable for being their first album with an all new line-up as original members Brian DeRamus, Corley Randolph and Desmond T. Greggs would depart from the group. They were replaced by Michael Best, DeWayne Jones and Anthony Fuller- formerly of the early 1990s quintet
Riff
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.
They worked with producer Fred Jerkins III (brother of producer
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists.
Jerkins has won two Grammy Awards from 19 nomi ...
) on ''MOV'', who produced the first single "Do You Feel Me (...Freak You)". The song also appears in remix form as a ballad under the title "If I Told You". This album is notable for the song "Miracles", which was one of the final songs penned by singer-songwriter
Kenny Greene
Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro.
Career
As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was lead v ...
before his passing in 2001.
Track listing
# "I Think About It" (George Spencer III, Prathan Nathaniel Williams,
Kenneth Fambro, Phalon Alexander) (3:56)
# "I Like It Like That" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams) (4:14)
# "Hiding Place (Interlude)" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams, George Spencer III, Michael Best, Dewayne Jones) (0:41)
# "Real Love" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams, George Spencer III, Michael Best, Dewayne Jones, Anthony Fuller, Kenneth Fambro) (4:13)
# "Do You Feel Me? (...Freak You)" (featuring
Mr. Cheeks) (Fred Jerkins III,
LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels (December 28, 1977 – September 3, 2019) was an American songwriter, vocal producer and arranger. Often in tandem with producer Rodney Jerkins, he is known for his songwriting work for R&B singers such as Brandy, Beyoncé, ...
, Prathan Nathaniel Williams, George Spencer III, Anthony Fuller,
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists.
Jerkins has won two Grammy Awards from 19 nomi ...
) (5:16)
# "Break Me Off (Love Theme from ''
Trippin')'' (Joe Thomas, Joshua P. Thompson) (4:34)
# "All Night Long" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams, George Spencer III,
Ronald Isley
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Born in 1941 to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O ...
,
Rudolph Isley
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Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was born on April 1, ...
,
O'Kelly Isley
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The eldest of the Isley Brothers, Kelly started singing with his bro ...
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Marvin Isley
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– accessed June 2010 was an American musician best known as the young ...
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Ernie Isley
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Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed ...
,
Chris Jasper
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) (5:35)
# "If I Told You" (Fred Jerkins III,
LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels (December 28, 1977 – September 3, 2019) was an American songwriter, vocal producer and arranger. Often in tandem with producer Rodney Jerkins, he is known for his songwriting work for R&B singers such as Brandy, Beyoncé, ...
, Prathan Nathaniel Williams, George Spencer III, Anthony Fuller,
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists.
Jerkins has won two Grammy Awards from 19 nomi ...
) (5:31)
# "If This Is Love Again" (
Gordon Chambers
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,
Teddy Bishop
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) (4:33)
# "The Rain" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams, M. Dickerson, Kenneth Fambro) (3:42)
# "I Need Love" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams, Teddy Riley) (4:35)
# "Right Thing at the Wrong Time" (Marti Sharron, Danny Sembello) (5:06)
# "Miracles" (
Kenny Greene
Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro.
Career
As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was lead v ...
, Calvin Gaines, Mark J. Wilson,
Vincent Herbert
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, Sydney Joseph) (5:14)
# "Yes" (Prathan Nathaniel Williams) (2:59)
Personnel
* Herb Powers - mastering
* Teddy Riley, Jerry Greenberg, Sydney "JR" Joseph,
Ken Komisar - executive producer
*
Kwaku Alston - photography
References
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1999 debut albums
Men of Vizion albums
Work Records albums