Eternal (Eternal album)

Eternal is the fourth and final studio album by the British R&B group Eternal, released in November 1999. It was the first album they recorded without former member Kelle Bryan who was sacked from the band in 1998.[1] The album had very little promotion, only peaking at #87 on the UK Albums Chart, but was praised for its more modern R&B sound.

Eternal
Studio album by Eternal
Released	2004 (Digital Version) & (Initial Release) 8 November 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	R&B neo soul hip hop
Label	EMI Parlophone
Producer	Stevie J Tim Kelley Bob Robinson Gordon Chambers J-Dub Easther Bennett Vernie Bennett
Eternal chronology
Greatest Hits (1997) Eternal (2004)
Singles from Eternal
"What'cha Gonna Do" Released: 18 October 1999

"What'cha Gonna Do" was the only single to be released from the album and it gave Eternal their last Top 20 hit. "I Cry Real Tears" was due to be the second single from the album, however its release was cancelled and they parted ways with EMI in early 2000. Eternal also recorded a Spanish version of "Free to live", called "Libre para vivir", which was released as a promotional single in Spain.

Track listing

1. "What'cha Gonna Do" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, Troy Taylor, Charles Farrar)
2. "Treat Me Like a Lady" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, David Anthony)
3. "Sunday Morning" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, Steven Jordan, Anthony Lowe, Kenny Greene, Tamara Powell, Trina Powell)
4. "I Cry Real Tears" (R. Vertelney, L. Thompson)
5. "Pillow Talk" (Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson)
6. "Missing You" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, Jeffrey Walker)
7. "Sensual Man" (Tracey Ackerman, Pam Sheyne, Jeff Preschetto)
8. "Free to Live" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, John O'Kane, Hawk Wolinski)
9. "Your Love Makes Me Weak" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, Andy Marvel)
10. "If She Breaks Your Heart" (Eddie Martin)
11. "Absent From You" (Easther and Vernie Bennett)
12. "Melody" (Easther and Vernie Bennett, Gordon Chambers)
13. "He Is" (Easther Bennett)
14. "You're Keepin' Me Down" (hidden track)
15. "Don't Let Go" (Japan Bonus track)

Personnel

Keith Andes – vocal & backing vocal production Alison Bailey – strings Zuille Bailey – strings The Beatmasters – remix, additional production Vernie Bennett – producer, vocal production Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Lawrence P. Dermer – mixing Emilio Estefan Jr. – Producer Charles Farrar – producer Ben Garrison – mix engineer J-Dub – producer Tim Kelley – producer Steven "Stevie J" Jordan – producer

Anthony Lowe – co-producer Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer Andy Marvel – producer Mike Mason – producer, co-producer Elizabeth Nielsen – strings Bob Robinson – producer Dexter Simmons – mixing Brian Smith – engineer Barry Stern – strings T-Money – scratches Chris Theis – engineer Troy Taylor – producer

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
scope="row"	Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	43
scope="row"	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[3]	33[4]
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)[5]	87
scope="row"	UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6]	15

References

1. Petty, Moira (October 9, 2015). "Eternal's Kelle Bryan reveals she rang 999 after lupus relapse". The Mirror. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
2. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: {{{date}}}" (in Japanese). Oricon.
3. "Spanishcharts.com – Eternal – Eternal". Hung Medien.
4. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
5. "Eternal | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
6. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.