Meant to Be Mint

Meant to Be Mint
Studio album by
Mint Condition
ReleasedJune 11, 1991 (1991-06-11)
Recorded1990–1991
StudioFlyte Tyme Studios
(Edina, Minnesota)
Genre
Length60:48
LabelPerspective
Producer
Mint Condition chronology
Meant to Be Mint
(1991) 		From the Mint Factory
(1993)
Singles from Meant to Be Mint
  1. "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)"
    Released: November 11, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Meant to Be Mint is the debut studio album of R&B band Mint Condition. The album was released on June 11, 1991, on Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' A&M imprint Perspective Records. Meant to Be Mint reached to no. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1][2]

Overview

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Released during the height of the new jack swing era, Mint Condition's debut was more in tune with the sounds of the time.[citation needed] The album was also produced by the Time drummer Jellybean Johnson.[1]

The album's first single, "Are You Free", reached number 55 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.[3] Their second single, "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)", reached nos. 3 & 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively.[4] Another album cut, "Forever in Your Eyes", reached no. 7 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.[5][1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."True to Thee"Stokley Williams5:57
2."Do U Wanna"Homer O'Dell, Williams4:20
3."Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)"Lawrence Waddell, Williams, Jeffrey Allen5:56
4."Are You Free"Williams4:32
5."Here We Go Again"Keri Lewis4:22
6."Try My Love"Lewis, Williams5:47
7."Forever in Your Eyes"Allen, Williams5:12
8."She's a Honey"Lewis, Williams5:21
9."Single to Mingle"O'Dell, Williams, James "Popeye" Greer4:21
10."Sensuous Appeal"Williams5:04
11."Outta Time, Outta Mind"Lewis, Williams, Allen4:58
12."I Wonder If She Likes Me"Ricky Kinchen, Williams, Greer4:55

Personnel

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  • Stokley Williams - lead vocals, drums, drum programming, keyboards, bass synth, rhythm & vocal arrangement
  • Keri Lewis - keyboards, drum programming, percussion, rhythm & vocal arrangement
  • O'Dell - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, vocal arrangement
  • Lawrence Waddell - grand piano, keyboards, keyboard solos
  • Jeffrey Allen - saxophone, keyboards, keyboard strings
  • Ricky Kinchen - bass guitar, electric bass, percussion

Additional personnel

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  • Terry Lewis - vocal arrangement
  • Jellybean Johnson - additional lead guitar
  • Lisa Keith - background vocals
  • James "Popeye" Greer - background vocals, record engineering
  • Dave Rideau - mixing
  • Steve Hodge - mixing
  • Keith Cohen - mixing
  • Brian Gardner - mastering
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - executive production
  • Todd Gray - photography
  • Rich Frankel - art direction, design
  • Rowan Moore - art direction, design

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mint Condition: Meant to Be Mint". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Mint Condition: Meant To Be Mint: (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.com.
  3. ^ "Mint Condition: Are You Free (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
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  5. ^ "Mint Condition: Forever In Your Eyes (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  6. ^ "Mint Condition Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mint Condition Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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