Dru Hill (album)

Dru Hill

Studio album by

Dru Hill

Released

November 19, 1996

Genre

R&B^[1]

Length

59:29

Label

Island

Producer

Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Hitman, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Tim Dawg, Janice Upchurch

Dru Hill chronology

Dru Hill
(1996)

Enter the Dru
(1998)

Singles from Dru Hill

"Tell Me"
Released: August 20, 1996
"In My Bed"
Released: December 17, 1996
"Never Make a Promise"
Released: July 28, 1997
"5 Steps"
Released: 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Muzik	8/10^[2]
Robert Christgau	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
Vibe	(favourable)^[4]

Dru Hill is the debut studio album from American boy band Dru Hill, released November 19, 1996, on Island Records. The album featured four singles "Tell Me", "In My Bed", "Never Make A Promise" and "5 Steps". All of the singles had music videos released. The album also features the So So Def remix of "In My Bed", which features Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat, as a bonus track, which also had a music video released.

The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By June 1997 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

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Overview

All of the songs on the album are performed by Sisqó, Nokio, Jazz and Woody. Sisqó sings solo on the tracks "In My Bed", "Love's Train" and "Share My World", Jazz sings solo on "Never Make A Promise" and Woody sings solo on "April Showers". Nokio has no solos and is featured on "Satisfied" & "All Alone" which all of the members perform on both.

Release and reception

The album peaked at twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifth spot on the R&B Albums chart.^[5] The album was certified gold in February 1997 and platinum by June of the same year.^[6] Rob Theakston of Allmusic called the album "an impressive debut and a razor-sharp clue of the great things to come."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Anthem"	Janice Upchurch; Andre Bell	Stanley Brown, Janice Upchurch, Andre Bell	1:00
2.	"Nothing To Prove"	Tim Patterson; Terence Dudley; F. Rovira; M. Ellis	Tim Dawg, Terence Dudley	4:06
3.	"Tell Me"	Stanley Brown; Myron; Alex Cantrall	Stanley Brown, Benjamin Love	4:13
4.	"Do U Believe?"	Tim Patterson; Terence Dudley	Tim Dawg, Terence Dudley	4:12
5.	"Whatever U Want"	Stanley Brown; Mark Andrews; Larry Anthony; Myron; Saeida Hall	Stanley Brown	3:58
6.	"Satisfied"	Nate "Phenomenal" Clemons; Tamir Ruffin; Mark Andrews; James Green	The Clemons Brothers, Nokio the N-Tity	4:44
7.	"April Showers"	James Green; Larry Anthony; Tamir Ruffin	A. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity	3:34
8.	"All Alone"	Tamir Ruffin; James Green; Mark Andrews; Larry Anthony; Gregory Jones	A. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity	3:35
9.	"Never Make a Promise"	Daryl Simmons	Daryl Simmons	5:27
10.	"So Special"	Tamir Ruffin; Darryl Pearson; James Green; Larry Anthony; Mark Andrews	Darryl Pearson, A. Haqq Islam, Nokio The N-Tity	5:24
11.	"In My Bed"	Raphael Brown; Ralph Stacy; Daryl Simmons	Daryl Simmons	4:45
12.	"Love's Train"	Michael Cooper; Felton Pilate	Keith Sweat, Allen Smith	4:20
13.	"Share My World"	Keith Sweat; Bobby Crawford; Jerome Lane	Keith Sweat	4:28
14.	"5 Steps"	Tamir Ruffin; James Green; Wendi Miller	Stanley Brown, Nokio The N-Tity	5:43
15.	"In My Bed (So So Def Mix) [EU Bonus Track]" (featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat)		Jermaine Dupri	4:02
16.	"Tell Me (Bounce Version) [JP Bonus Track]" (featuring Big Dex)		Stanley Brown & Benjamin Love	4:16
17.	"This Christmas [JP Bonus Track]"		Stanley Brown	4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–1998)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	33
US Billboard 200^[9]	23
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	60
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	16
Chart (1998)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[14]	78

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[15]

assistant engineering – Jim Carliana, Chris Habeck, Kevin Lively, Steven Rhodes, Brian Thomas, Bernasky Wall, Won B., Luke Yeager
assistant mixing – Steve Jones, Mike Rew, Gordon Rice, Paul Smith
associate production – A. Islam Haqq, Ralph Stacy
bass – Ronnie Garrett, Lance Hiesman, Zachary Scott, Nate Clemons
drum programming – Michael Aharon, Big Mike Clemons, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith
drums – Nathaniel Townsley
engineering – Won Allen, Mike Anzel, Brian Frye, Larry Gold, Karl Heilbron, David Kennedy, Thom "TK" Kidd, Chris Lighty, Alex Nesmith, Jon Smeltz, Mike Tarsia
executive production – Hiriam Hicks, Haqq Islam, Kevin Peck
grooming – William Marshall
guitar – Fred Campbell
keyboard programming – Bobby Crawford, Allen "Grip" Smith
keyboards – Stanley Brown, Kim Jordan, Benjamin Love, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith
mastering – Chris Gehringer
mixing – John Anthony, Chris Barnett, Russell Elevado, Jon Gass, Gerhard Joost, Darryl Pearson, Mike Tarsia
multi-instruments – Nate "Phenomenal" Clemons, Ralph Stacy
overdubs – Anthony Duino, Russell Elevado
percussion – Spike
photography – Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock)
production – Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Tim Dawg, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Janice Upchurch
production coordination – Ivy Skoff
programming – Tom Salta
rapping – Triip
string arranging – Michael Aharon
stylist – Nadia Bartos
vocal arranging – Darryl Pearson, Sisqó
vocals (background) – James "Woody" Green

Notes

^ ^a ^b link
^ Jones, Bob (February 1997). "Dru Hill: Dru Hill" (PDF). Muzik. No. 21. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 260. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone dru hill album guide.
^ Mayo, Kierna (February 1997). "Dru Hill: Dru Hill". Vibe. p. 105 – via Google Books.
^ "Dru Hill: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Dru Hill – Dru Hill". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ Theakston, Rob. "Dru Hill: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Dru Hill – Dru Hill" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Dru Hill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Dru Hill: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

External links

Dru Hill at AllMusic
Dru Hill at Discogs

v t e Dru Hill
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Studio albums	Dru Hill Enter the Dru Dru World Order InDRUpendence Day
EP	Christmas in Baltimore
Compilation albums	Hits
Singles	"Tell Me" "In My Bed" "Never Make a Promise" "We're Not Making Love No More" "How Deep Is Your Love" "These Are the Times" "You Are Everything" "I Should Be..." "I Love You" "Love MD"
Related articles	Discography LovHer

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