Tracie Spencer (album)
Tracie Spencer is the eponymous debut album of American singer Tracie Spencer, released in 1988 on Capitol Records.[2]
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| Released | January 16, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | June, 1987–November, 1987 at Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 44:21 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Overview
At the time of this release, Spencer was 11 years old and noted as the youngest female artist to sign a record deal with a major label. The single "Symptoms of True Love" peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. The singles "Hide and Seek" and "Imagine" also reached Nos. 32 and 31 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs charts.[3][4][5][6][7]
Track listing
- "Hide and Seek" (Lynn Davis) – 4:33
- "Symptoms of True Love" (Irmgard Klarman, Felix Weber) – 5:05
- "My Heart Beats Only 4 U" (James Allen, Cornelius Mims, John Bokowski) – 4:21
- "In My Dreams" (Larry M. Lee, Ike Stubblefield) – 4:07
- "Imagine" (Lennon) – 4:28
- "Cross My Heart" (Michael Jay, Emily Burton) – 4:41
- "Wanna Be" (Mims, Ollie E. Brown) – 5:20
- "My First Broken Heart" (Dorothy S. Gazeley, Allan Rich) – 4:23
- "Because of You" (Linda Creed, Dennis Matosky, John Lind, Leslie Hall) – 4:32
- "Lullaby Child" (Lisa Haynes, Tony Haynes, Michael O'Hara) – 3:08
Cover versions
"Imagine" is a cover of the John Lennon song. Eighth Wonder and Martika went on to cover her track "Cross My Heart" during the same year. The album track "My First Broken Heart" was covered by Filipina singer Iya Villania on her 2008 album Finally!.[8][9]
Personnel
- J. Allen - Composer
- James Allen - Programming
- Marva Barnes - Vocals (Background)
- Crystal Blake - Vocals (Background)
- John Bokowski - Composer, Programming, Synthesizer
- Eugene Booker - Synthesizer
- Bobby Brooks - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Alex Brown - Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Ollie E. Brown - Composer, Drums, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Remixing, Special Effects, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Carl Carwell - Vocals (Background)
- Leonard Caston - Vocal Arrangement
- Linda Creed - Composer
- Joseph Curiale - Programming, Synthesizer
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
- Lynn Davis - Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Wayne Edwards - Executive Producer, Producer
- Vonciele Fajjett - Vocals (Background)
- Bruce Gaitsch - Guitar
- Horatio Gordon - Assistant Engineer
- Bobbye Hall - Congas
- Leslie Hall - Composer
- Steve Hallquist - Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Recorder, Remixing
- James Harrah - Guitar
- Tony Haynes - Composer
- Mark Herman - Assistant Engineer
- Steve Hollquist - Mixing
- Natalie Jackson - Vocals (Background)
- Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
- Josie James - Vocals (Background)
- Michael Jay - Composer
- Jean Johnson - Vocals (Background)
- Bill Jones - Saxophone
- Tom Keane - Drums, Keyboards, Piano
- Dennis Keeley - Photography
- Ron Kersey - Keyboards, Producer
- Irmgard Klarmann - Composer
- Roy Kohara - Art Direction
- Larry Michael Lee - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- John Lennon - Composer
- Josh Leo - Guitar
- John Lind - Composer
- Dennis Matkosky - Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Recorder
- Johnny McGhee - Guitar
- Cornelius Mims - Composer, Synthesizer Bass, Vocals (Background)
- Greg Moore - Guitar
- Taavi Mote - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Michael OHara - Composer, Keyboards, Piano, Producer
- Gene Page - String Arrangements
- Josef Parson - Guitar
- Danny Pelfrey - Saxophone
- Darlene Perri - Vocals (Background)
- Laurie Perri - Vocals (Background)
- Sharon Perri - Vocals (Background)
- Stan Plesser - Executive Producer
- Allan Rich - Composer
- Angel Rogers - Vocals (Background)
- Jason Scheff - Bass
- Monty Seward - Piano, Programming, Synthesizer
- Alfie Silas - Vocals (Background)
- Aaron Smith - Programming
- Tracie Spencer - Primary Artist, Rap, Vocals
- Ike Stubblefield - Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
- Hill Swimmer - Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Engineer, Recorder
- Rob Weaver - Engineer, Recorder
- Felix Weber - Composer
- Cherri Wells - Vocals (Background)
- David Williams - Guitar
- Frank Wolf - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- Andrew Woolfolk - Saxophone
- Gregg Wright - Guitar
- Monalisa Young - Vocals (Background)
- Roland Young - Art Direction
- Shiffman Young - Design
- David Zeman - Synthesizer
Chart information
| Year | Billboard Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1988 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | #57[10] |
| 1988 | Billboard 200 | #146[11] |
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References
- "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer. Capitol Records. 1988.
- WFC Courier - Where Are They Now? - Tracie Spencer - June 26, 2004
- "Tracie Spencer: Symptoms Of True Love (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Tracie Spencer: Symptoms Of True Love (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Tracie Spencer: Imagine (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Tracie Spencer: Hide And Seek (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Tracie Spencer (Album)". Second Hand Songs.com.
- "Tracie Spencer: Cross My Heart". Second Hand Songs.com.
- "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
- "Tracie Spencer: Tracie Spencer (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
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