Saturday Night (Zhané album)

Saturday Night is the second and final studio album from American R&B group Zhané, released April 22, 1997 on Motown Records. This was their final album as a duo amongst disbanding in 1999 to pursue solo efforts.

Saturday Night
Studio album by Zhané
Released	April 22, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Length	70:18
Label	Motown
Producer	Celestine (exec.), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (exec.), Andre Harrell (exec.), Kay Gee (exec.), Charm Warren (exec.), Zhané (exec.), Renee Neufville, Rex Rideout
Zhané chronology
Pronounced Jah-Nay (1994) Saturday Night (1997)
Singles from Saturday Night
"Request Line" Released: February 25, 1997 "Crush" Released: May 20, 1997 "For The Longest Time" Released: August 19, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album peaked at number forty-one on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release and reception

Leo Stanley of Allmusic called the album "infectious" and "more textured and funkier than [Zhané's] debut album."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Request Line"	Ashford, Gist, Lighty, Bolden, Neufville, Simpson	3:56
2.	"Saturday Night" (feat. The LOX)	Bowens, Harrison, Jacobs, Neufville, Philips, Styles	4:49
3.	"So Badd"	Brown, Gist, Lighty, Neufville, Redman, Simon	4:43
4.	"Crush"	Gist, Lighty, Neufville, Coleman	3:00
5.	"This Song Is for You"	Neufville, Swinga	4:25
6.	"Just Like That"	Ferrell, Neufville, Sparks	4:59
7.	"Last Dance"	Gist, Laws, Lighty, Neufville	4:42
8.	"Good Times"	Edwards, Rodgers	4:12
9.	"For the Longest Time"	Joel	4:16
10.	"Rendez-Vous"	Booker, Norris	4:59
11.	"My Word Is Bond"	Neufville	2:41
12.	"Kindness for Granted"	Neufville	4:55
13.	"Temporary Thing"	Norris	4:31
14.	"Confusion"	Neufville, Norris	4:12
15.	"Color"	Norris	4:59
16.	"Piece It Together"	Neufville	4:59

Chart history

Album

Chart (1997)[3]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	41
U.S. R&B Albums	8

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[4]
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1997	"Request Line"	39	4	9	19
	"Crush"	—	—	24	—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[5]

• art direction – Carol Friedman
• bass – Kirk Lyons
• composing – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Michael Harrison, Jean Norris, Gus Redman, Jeffrey Simon
• design – David Harley
• drums – Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens, Steve Williams
• engineering – Ben Arrindell, Mike Iverson
• executive production – Celestine, Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Andre Harrell, Kay Gee, Charm Warren, Zhané
• guitar – Norman Brown, Mike Campbell
• guitar (bass) – Tony Bridges, Freddie Cash
• keyboards – Scott Booker, Naheem "Pop Holiday" Bowens
• mastering – Chris Gehringer
• mixing – Daniel Abrahams
• multi-instruments – Scott Booker, Malik Pendleton, J.R. Swinga
• percussion – Peter Basil, Bashiri Johnson
• photography – Heidi Niemata
• piano – Renee Neufville, Jean Norris, Kenny Seymour
• production – Renee Neufville, Rex Rideout
• project coordinator – Tony Vanias
• rapping – The LOX
• synthesizer – Scott Booker, Jean Norris
• trumpet – Kevin Batcheler, Kenyatta Beasley, Mark Leadfoot
• vocal arranging – Malik Pendleton
• vocals (background) – Will Downing, Malik Pendleton, Zhané

Notes

1. Stanley, Leo. Saturday Night > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
2. Stanley, Leo. "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
3. "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
4. "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
5. "allmusic ((( Saturday Night > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-26.

External links

• Saturday Night at AllMusic
• Saturday Night at Discogs