Kiss the Sky is the only studio album by American singer and actress Tatyana Ali. The album was released on August 25, 1998, peaking at number 106 on the Billboard 200 and number 47 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album produced the top ten Billboard Hot 100 hit "Daydreamin'", as well as the UK hit single "Boy You Knock Me Out", and the ballad "Everytime". The album did not sell as well as expected, and as such, Ali was dropped from the label in late 1999. The album was made with the help of her Fresh Prince co-star and rapper Will Smith.
Kiss the Sky | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | August 25, 1998 |
Recorded | 1997–1998 |
Genre | R&B, soul, hip hop |
Length | 50:30 |
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Producer | Shawn Stockman, Rodney Jerkins, Narada Michael Walden, Fred Jerkins III, StoneBridge, Vincent Herbert & Rob Fusari, Keith Pelzer & Darren Henson, Marti Sharron & Danny Sembello, James "Jiff" Hinger, Joe "P" Cantrall, Alex "Cat" Cantrall, Shawn Stockman |
Singles from Kiss the Sky | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Shawn Stockman | 0:30 |
2. | "Boy You Knock Me Out" | Robert Bell; Ronald Bell; George Brown; Bobby Caldwell; Raymond Calhoun; Alfons Kettner; Robert Mickens; Kelly Price; Claydes Smith; Will Smith; Alton Taylor; Dennis Thomas; Richard Westfield | 4:10 |
3. | "If You Only Knew" | Mary Brown; Rob Fusari; Tatyana Ali; Vincent Herbert | 3:44 |
4. | "Everytime" | Alex Cantrall; Joe Priolo | 5:15 |
5. | "Daydreamin'" | Donald Fagen; Fred Jenkins III; LaShawn Daniels; Peter Pankey; Rodney Jerkins; Sean Hamilton; Walter Becker | 5:00 |
6. | "Love the Way You Love Me" | Narada Michael Walden; Sally Jo Dakota | 5:02 |
7. | "Interlude" | Shawn Stockman | 1:13 |
8. | "He Loves Me" | Darren "Limitless" Henson; Keith Pelzer; Tia Mintze | 4:45 |
9. | "Kiss the Sky" (featuring Marion) | Shawn Stockman | 5:04 |
10. | "If I Ever Love Again" | Danny Sembello; Marti Sharron | 4:44 |
11. | "Yesterday" (featuring Chico DeBarge) | Fred Jerkins III; Kelly Price | 5:06 |
12. | "Through Life Alone" | Shawn Stockman | 5:52 |
Total length: | 50:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Boy You Knock Me Out" (featuring Will Smith) | Robert Bell; Ronald Bell; George Brown; Bobby Caldwell; Raymond Calhoun; Alfons Kettner; Robert Mickens; Kelly Price; Claydes Smith; Will Smith; Alton Taylor; Dennis Thomas; Richard Westfield | 4:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Never Leave You Lonely" | Rob Fusari, Vincent Herbert | 4:23 |
14. | "Daydreamin' Part II" | Art Nevile, Fred Jerkins III, George Porter, Jr., Joseph Modeliste, Lashawn Daniels, Leo Nocentelli, Peter Pankey, Rodney Jerkins, Sean Hamilton | 4:24 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [7] |
US R&B [8] |
BEL [9] |
FRA [10] |
IRL [11] |
NL [12] |
NZ [13] |
UK [14] |
UK R&B [15] | ||||||
"Daydreamin'" | 1998 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
"Boy You Knock Me Out" (featuring Will Smith) |
— | 68 | 56 | 32 | 19 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||
"Everytime" | 1999 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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