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"Can We Talk" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was written and produced by Babyface and Daryl Simmons and served as the first single to be released from Campbell's second studio album I'm Ready (1993). The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and spent a total of three weeks at number one on the US R&B chart.[2] It sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and won the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male.

For the album by Sanchez, see Can We Talk?
"Can We Talk"
Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album I'm Ready
Released1993
GenreFunk, R&B, Soul
Length4:45
LabelQwest
Songwriter(s)
  • Babyface
  • Daryl Simmons
Producer(s)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"One Song"
(1993)		 "Can We Talk"
(1993)		 "I'm Ready"
(1994)

Track listings


US single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can We Talk" (Edit)
  • Babyface
  • Daryl Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
4:21
2."Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)"
Walden4:40
US promo CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can We Talk" (Remix Radio Version)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Def Def[a]
  • Meech Wells[a]
3:53
2."Can We Talk" (Full Remix)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Def Def[a]
  • Wells[a]
4:55
3."Can We Talk" (Let's Talkstramental Mix)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Def Def[a]
  • Wells[a]
4:26
4."Can We Talk" (Backward Beats Mix)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Def Def[a]
  • Wells[a]
4:21
5."Can We Talk" (Album Radio Edit)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Def Def[a]
  • Wells[a]
4:21
European CD maxi-single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can We Talk" (Edit)
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
  • Babyface
  • Simmons
4:21
2."Strawberry Letter" (Club Mix)Shuggie Otis
6:28
3."Strawberry Letter" (LP Version)Otis
  • Jones
  • Quincy D III[a]
4:07
4."Strawberry Letter" (QD III Mix With Rap)Otis
  • Jones
  • Quincy D III[a]
4:12

Notes


Credits and personnel


Credits adapted from liner notes.[5]


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Cover versions


The song was covered by many other artists, most successfully by British boyband Code Red in 1996 for their debut album Scarlet and was released as a single in 1997, reaching number 29 on the UK Singles Chart.[19]


See also



References


  1. www.billboard.com Chart History (website has changed layout, link needs updating)
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 99.
  3. "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. "American certifications – Campbell, Tevin – Can We Talk". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready (CD liner notes) - Qwest/Warner Bros 9362-45388-2
  6. "Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2354." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. "Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk". Top 40 Singles.
  9. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  12. "Tevin Campbell Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  13. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  14. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  15. "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  16. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  17. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
  18. "American single certifications – Tevin Campbell – Can We Talk". Recording Industry Association of America.
  19. "Music Video". Youtube.com. 2006-02-02. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-12-26.


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