Karyn White (album)

Karyn White

Studio album by

Karyn White

Released

September 6, 1988

Recorded

1987–1988

Genre

Length

44:35

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

Babyface
L.A. Reid
Jeff Lorber
Karyn White
Ian Prince
Steve Harvey^[1]

Karyn White chronology

Karyn White
(1988)

Ritual of Love
(1991)

Singles from Karyn White

"The Way You Love Me"
Released: August 15, 1988
"Superwoman"
Released: January 2, 1989
"Love Saw It"
Released: February 27, 1989
"Secret Rendezvous"
Released: May 14, 1989
"Slow Down"
Released: August 31, 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

Karyn White is the debut album by American R&B singer Karyn White. The album was released on September 6, 1988, by Warner Bros., and went to #1 on the R&B albums chart for seven weeks the following year. The album was certified Platinum^[2] by the RIAA on April 4, 1989. It gave her four hits, "The Way You Love Me", "Superwoman", "Love Saw It" and "Secret Rendezvous". The former three were #1 singles on the R&B chart, and all except "Love Saw It" were Top-10 successes on the Hot 100 ("Love Saw It" never appeared on the pop chart at all). A re-issue in late 1989 of "Secret Rendezvous" in the UK reached #22, as opposed to the original top 50 placing. "Superwoman" became her biggest hit there, reaching #11 in the UK Singles Chart.

White co-wrote two songs on the album.

YouTube Encyclopedic

1/3
Views:
3 432
449 373
2 199 386

Transcription

Track listing

All tracks are written by Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Way You Love Me"		Babyface, Reid	4:56
2.	"Secret Rendezvous"		Babyface, Reid	5:38
3.	"Slow Down"	Steve Harvey, Simmons, White	Harvey	4:35
4.	"Superwoman"		Babyface, Reid	5:49
5.	"Family Man"		Babyface, Reid	4:07
6.	"Love Saw It" (featuring Babyface)		Babyface, Reid	5:21
7.	"Don't Mess with Me"		Babyface, Reid	4:53
8.	"Tell Me Tomorrow"	Evan Rogers, Arnie Roman, White	Jeff Lorber, White	4:54
9.	"One Wish"	Ian Prince, Jimmy Scott	Lorber, Prince	4:22
Total length:				44:35

Personnel

Karyn White – lead and backing vocals
Babyface – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, backing and duet vocals
O'Bryan Burnette, Carmen Carter, Shaun Earl, Kim Eurisa, Niki Haris, Bunny Hull, Debra Hurd, Sharon Robinson, Evan Rogers – backing vocals
Steve Harvey, Jeff Lorber, Ian Prince – keyboards, programming
Donald Griffin, Dann Huff – guitars
Kayo – synthesized and electric bass, synth guitar
Gary Meek – sax
Daryl Simmons – drums, percussion, timbales

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *Karyn White*
Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	20
US Billboard 200^[4]	19
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Karyn White*
Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[6]	80
US Billboard 200^[7]	30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	4

Certifications

Certifications and sales for *Karyn White*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Karyn White – Karyn White (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. May 23, 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
^ "Gold & Platinum: Karyn White – RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
^ "Karyn White | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Karyn White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Karyn White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Top 100 Albums of 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Karyn White – Karyn White". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Karyn White – Karyn White". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

v t e Karyn White
Studio albums	Karyn White (1988) Ritual of Love (1991) Make Him Do Right (1994) Carpe Diem (2012)
Singles	"The Way You Love Me" "Superwoman" "Secret Rendezvous" "Romantic"
Related articles	Discography

This 1980s R&B/soul album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page was last edited on 1 July 2023, at 23:45

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia