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After 7 is the debut album by After 7.[4][5] Released in 1989, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 27, 1990,[6] and spawned two #1 R&B hits, "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop." Those songs also reached #7 and #6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.

After 7
Studio album by After 7
Released	August 22, 1989
Recorded	1988–1989
Studio	Elumba Studios, Studio Masters, Soundscape Studios, Galaxy Sound Studios
Genre	R&B, new jack swing
Length	35:24
Label	Virgin[1]
Producer	Gemma Corfield (executive) L.A. Reid & Babyface De'Rock & Kayo
After 7 chronology
After 7 (1989) Takin' My Time (1992)
Singles from After 7
"Heat of the Moment" Released: 1989 "Ready or Not" Released: February 20, 1990 "Can't Stop" Released: May 16, 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album "benefits more from the ingenuity of producers L.A. Reid and BabyFace than from the skill of singers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds."[3]

Track listing

1. "Don't Cha' Think" – 3:59 (Don Parks, Daryl Simmons, Kayo)
2. "Heat of the Moment" – 4:27 (Babyface, L.A. Reid)
3. "Can't Stop" – 4:07 (Babyface, Reid)
4. "My Only Woman" – 4:41 (Kayo, Reid, Simmons)
5. "Love's Been So Nice" – 4:27 (Babyface, Parks)
6. "One Night" – 5:00 (Babyface, Reid)
7. "Ready or Not" – 4:35 (Babyface, Reid)
8. "Sayonara" – 4:03 (Babyface, Reid)

Personnel

• Keith Mitchell, Kevon Edmonds, Melvin Edmonds: Vocals
• L.A. Reid: Drums, Percussion
• Babyface: Keyboards, Bass
• Kayo: Moog Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
• Daryl Simmons: Keyboards, Drums, Percussion
• Donald Parks: Synthesizer Programming (Fairlight CMI, Oberheim OB-8, Emulator II, Yamaha DX7)
• Dee Bristol, Kathy Hazzard, Lynn Mabry: Additional Vocal Backing

Production

• Tracks 1 and 4 arranged, produced and mixed by De'rock and Kayo. Recorded by David Rideau.
• Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 arranged and produced by L.A. & Babyface; tracks 2, 6 and 7 co-produced by De'rock and Kayo. Track 2 recorded by David Rideau and Tim Jacquette; mixed by Keith Cohen and L.A. Reid. Track 3 recorded by Jon Gass, Jon Gaggenheim and Keith Cohen; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 5 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins, De'rock and Kayo. Track 6 recorded by David Rideau, Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Keith Cohen. Track 7 recorded by Donnell Sullivan and Jon Gass; mixed by Barney Perkins. Track 8 recorded by Jon Gass; mixed by De'rock, Kayo and Keith Cohen.
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

Charts

Notes

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