Takin' My Time (After 7 album)

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Takin' My Time (After 7 album) - Wikipedia

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Takin' My Time

Studio album by

After 7

Released

August 25, 1992

Recorded

1991–1992

Studio

Doppler Studios
Studio LaCoCo
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Larrabee Sound Studios
(West Hollywood, California)
Flyte Tyme Studios
(Edina, Minnesota)
Right Track Recording
(Manhattan, New York)
Encore Studios
(Los Angeles, California)

Genre

New jack swing^[1]

Length

52:12

Label

Virgin

Producer

Daryl Simmons & Kayo
Dallas Austin
Randy Ran

After 7 chronology

After 7
(1989)

Takin' My Time
(1992)

Reflections
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Takin' My Time is the second studio album by R&B trio After 7. It peaked at #76 on the Billboard 200.^[2] It was their first album to be released under Virgin Records after being acquired by EMI Music in 1992.^[3] The album is notable for being their first and only album without any songs produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. Instead, they contribute as writers, with Reid co-writing the songs "Can He Love U Like This" and "G.S.T.", and Babyface writing "Truly Something Special" and "Love By Day/Love By Night". The production was handed over to Daryl Simmons & Kayo, who co-produced and co-wrote many of the songs on their self-titled debut.

Other songs on the album were produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis associate Randy Ran and producer Dallas Austin, who was fresh off the successes of the debut albums he worked on by Boyz II Men, Another Bad Creation and TLC. As a result, this gave Takin' My Time a decidedly "new jack swing" sound and feel. Three singles were released from the album; the first was "Kickin' It", followed by a medley of The Originals' song "Baby I'm for Real" and Bloodstone's "Natural High". The third single "Can He Love U Like This" featured a music video that was directed by Charles Stone III. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[4]

Track listing

"All About Love" (Dallas Austin, H. Randall Davis, Michael Weinstein) 4:47
"Kickin' It" (Dallas Austin, H. Randall Davis, Langston Ell Richey) 4:52
"Can He Love U Like This" (Daryl Simmons, Antonio "L.A." Reid) 5:19
"Truly Something Special" (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Boaz Watson) 5:01
"Baby, I'm for Real/Natural High" (Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, Charles McCormick) 5:08
"Takin' My Time" (Interlude) 0:53
"No Better Love" (Dallas Austin, H. Randall Davis) 4:15
"Takin' My Time" (H. Randall Davis, Danny Williams) 5:24
"G.S.T." (Toby Rivers, Kevin Roberson, Daryl Simmons, Antonio "L.A." Reid) 4:55
"Love By Day, Love By Night" (Daryl Simmons, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Kevin Roberson) 4:54
"He Said, She Said" (Dallas Austin, H. Randall Davis, Michael Weinstein) 4:05
"Takin' My Time" (Reprise) 2:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[5]

Lead and background vocals - After 7
Drum Programming - Dallas Austin, Daryl Simmons, Randy Ran, L.A. Reid, Donald Parks
Drums - L.A. Reid
Keyboards - Dallas Austin, Daryl Simmons, Randy Ran
Synthesizer - Babyface, Bo Watson, Vance Taylor
Synclavier Programming - Donald Parks
MIDI Programming & Fairlight Synthesizer - Rick Sheppard
Fender Bass Guitar & Moog Source Bass - Kayo
Violin - Sonya Robinson
Saxophone - Kirk Whalum
Recording engineer - Darin Prindle, Thom Kidd, Jim Zumpano
Mixing - Steve Hodge, Barney Perkins, Jim Zumpano, Alan Meyerson, Dallas Austin, Dave Way
Executive Producer - Gemma Corfield, After 7
Photography - Daniela Federici, Louise Obrien, Daniel Schridde
Art Direction - Mick Haggerty
Design - Tom Dolan

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	196
US Billboard 200^[7]	76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	74

References

^ ^a ^b AllMusic review
^ "Billboard Albums". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
^ Cripps, Peter (July 17, 2012). "Sir Richard Branson eyes Virgin Records deal". independent.co.uk. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
^ Hogan, Ed. "Kevon Edmonds". Music Biography. allmusic.som. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
^ After 7 - Takin' My Time (CD liner notes). Virgin Records America, Inc. 0777 7 86349 2 2
^ "After 7 ARIA chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 7, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "After 7, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "After 7, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

v t e After 7
Kevon Edmonds Melvin Edmonds Jason Edmonds Danny McClain Keith Mitchell
Albums	After 7 Takin' My Time Reflections
Singles	"Heat of the Moment" "Ready or Not" "Can't Stop" "Baby, I'm for Real/Natural High" "'Til You Do Me Right" "Sara Smile"
Related articles	Babyface L.A. Reid

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