Kenny Lattimore (album)

Kenny Lattimore is the debut solo album of American singer Kenny Lattimore. It was released on May 14, 1996 by Columbia Records. The set was bolstered by the success of singles "Never Too Busy," "Just What It Takes" and "For You".

Kenny Lattimore
Studio album by Kenny Lattimore
Released	May 14, 1996
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	57:49
Label	Columbia
Producer	Matt "Matty J" Jones (exec.) Colin F. Gayle (co-exec.) Jimmy Abney Keith Crouch J. Dibbs Barry J. Eastmond Dave Hall Sam Kendrick Kenny Lattimore Kenny Lerum Herb Middleton Oji Pierce
Kenny Lattimore chronology
Kenny Lattimore (1996) From the Soul of Man (1998)
Singles from Kenny Lattimore
"Never Too Busy" Released: April 1996[2] "Just What It Takes" Released: 1996[3] "For You" Released: March 11, 1997[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-) [5]

Upon its release, critics hailed Kenny Lattimore as an album that hearkened back to the time of Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye when "R&B had more soul"[6]

Chart performance

The album reached a peak of number 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[7] It also reached number 92 on Billboard 200 chart on May 3, 1997.[8] "Never Too Busy" cracked the Top 20 of the R&B charts and helped the album reach gold certification.[9] "For You" made an even higher impact, reaching number six on the R&B charts.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Never Too Busy"	Dave "Jam" Hall Kipper Jones	Hall	5:31
2.	"Just What It Takes"	Keith Crouch Jones	Crouch	5:04
3.	"I Won't Let You Down"	Lattimore Hall Jones Cecil Womack Linda Womack Eddie Noble	Hall	4:59
4.	"All I Want"	Lattimore Herb Middleton	Middleton	4:53
5.	"Forever"	Lattimore Middleton	Middleton	4:48
6.	"For You"	Kenny Lerum	Barry J. Eastmond	3:57
7.	"Joy"	Lattimore Darren Jenkins	J. Dibbs	4:36
8.	"Where Did Love Go"	Lattimore Jenkins Sam Kendrick	J. Dibbs	4:13
9.	"Forgiveness"	Jones Crouch	Crouch	4:09
10.	"Always Remember"	Lattimore Jones Oji Pierce	Jones Pierce	5:42
11.	"Climb the Mountain"	Jimmy Abney	Abney	5:49
12.	"I Won't Forget (Whose I Am)"	Lattimore	Lattimore Sam Kendrick	4:05

Samples

• "I Won't Let You Down" contains a sample from "Love T.K.O." (1980).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position US Billboard 200[10] 92 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 19

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 98

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Kenny Lattimore at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
2. "Kenny Lattimore Discography: "Never Too Busy"". Billboard.com.
3. "Kenny Lattimore Discography: "Just What It Takes"". Billboard.com.
4. "Kenny Lattimore Discography: "For You"". Billboard.com.
5. Cheo Tyehimba (1996-05-17). "Never Too Busy Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
6. "Never Too Busy". Entertainment Weekly. May 17, 1996.
7. "Kenny Lattimore Chart History". Billboard.com.
8. "Kenny Lattimore Chart Position". Billboard.com.
9. Kenny Lattimore Biography at AllMusic
10. "Kenny Lattimore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
11. "Kenny Lattimore Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
12. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Best of 1996". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
13. "American album certifications – Kenny Lattimore – Kenny Lattimore". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Kenny Lattimore at AllMusic