Six (Whodini album)
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| Released | September 17, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
| Muzik | [3] |
| The Source |  [4] |
Six is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group Whodini. It was released on September 17, 1996 via So So Def/Columbia Records, making it the only album released for the label. Recording sessions took place at KrossWire Studio, Doppler Studios and Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Record One and at Mystic Studios. Production was handled by Jermaine Dupri, who also served as executive producer, Dave Atkinson and Ross "Spyda" Sloan, with co-producer Carl So-Lowe. It features guest appearances from the Lost Boyz, Mr. Black, Nicole Jackson, R. Kelly, Trey Lorenz and Trina Broussard.
Unlike other albums, this is the first album of Whodini with extensive use of expletives in lyrics due to changes of the rap industry growing. Also, the album doesn't continue the trend of '80s-esque synthesizer sounds and discarded with a hard-core edge style pioneered by LL Cool J, Onyx and Run-DMC among others.
Chart performance
[edit]In the United States, the album debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.[5] Its lead single, "Keep Running Back", peaked at No. 69 on the Hot R&B Singles[6] and No. 27 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brooklyn" (Intro) | 0:05 | ||
| 2. | "Runnin' Em" (featuring Lost Boyz) | Jermaine Dupri | 3:42 | |
| 3. | "Be My Lady" (featuring R. Kelly) |
| Jermaine Dupri | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Here He Comes" (Interlude) | 0:38 | ||
| 5. | "Can't Get Enough" |
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| 5:15 |
| 6. | "Keep Running Back" (featuring Trey Lorenz) |
| Jermaine Dupri | 3:34 |
| 7. | "If You Want It" (featuring Trina Broussard) |
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| 4:51 |
| 8. | "Turn the Whole World Around" (Interlude) | 0:18 | ||
| 9. | "Let Me Get Some" (featuring Nicole Jackson) |
| Jermaine Dupri | 3:36 |
| 10. | "VIP" (featuring Mr. Black) |
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| 3:30 |
| 11. | "Still Want More" |
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| 4:47 |
| 12. | "NBA" (Interlude) | 0:09 | ||
| 13. | "Keep Running Back" (Remix) |
| 3:52 | |
| Total length: | 38:10 | |||
- Sample credits
- Track 3 contains a replayed portion of "Your Body's Callin'" written by R. Kelly.
- Track 6 contains a replayed portion of "Everything I Miss at Home" written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
- Track 7 contains a replayed portion of "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" by Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington and a portion of "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" by Kim Miller, Scotty Miller, Raymond Earl and S. Henrey.
- Track 9 contains a portion of "The Finer Things in Life" by Chuck Stanley.
- Track 10 contains a replayed portion of "Kamurshol" written by Lorenzo Patterson, Andre Young and J. Starr.
Personnel
[edit]- Jalil Hutchins — main artist, vocals
- John "Ecstacy" Fletcher — main artist, vocals
- Drew "Grandmaster D" Carter — main artist
- The Lost Boyz — additional vocals (track 2)
- Robert Kelly — additional vocals (track 3)
- Lloyd "Trey Lorenz" Smith — additional vocals (track 6)
- Trina Broussard — additional vocals (track 7)
- Nicole Jackson — additional vocals (track 9)
- Altorre "Mr. Black" Randolph — additional vocals (track 10)
- LaMarquis Jefferson — bass (tracks: 3, 13), guitar (track 10)
- Jermaine Dupri — producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), mixing (tracks: 2-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13), executive producer
- Ross "Spyda" Sloan — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
- Dave Atkinson — producer & mixing (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
- Carl So-Lowe — producer (track 10), re-mixing (track 13)
- Phil Tan — mixing (tracks: 2, 3, 5-7, 9-11, 13), recording (tracks: 3, 10)
- Mike Wilson — recording (tracks: 5, 7)
- Dexter Simmons — recording (track 5)
- Mike Alvord — recording (track 11)
- Alex Lowe — engineering assistant (tracks: 2, 6, 13)
- Brian Frye — engineering assistant (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 10)
- Kevin Lively — engineering assistant (tracks: 9, 11)
- Brian Lee — mastering
- LaTanya Davis — art direction
- Danny Clinch — photography
- Frank Edwards — A&R
- Diane Makowski — A&R
- Shanique Hill — stylist
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[5] | 55 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Six - Whodini | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Eddy, Chuck (September 27, 1996). "Six". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Ashon, Will (December 1996). "Whodini: Six" (PDF). Muzik. No. 19. p. 136. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall (November 1996). "Record Report: Whodini – Six". The Source. No. 86. New York. pp. 130, 132.
- ^ a b "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 5, 1996. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 35. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 35. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Whodini – Six at Discogs (list of releases)
