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Michel'le is the debut studio album by American singer Michel'le. It was released on October 23, 1989, on Ruthless Records, Atco Records and Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Dr. Dre of N.W.A. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America five weeks after its release.[4]

Michel'le

Studio album by

Michel'le

Released

October 23, 1989

Recorded

1989

Genre

New jack swing[1]

Length

45:28

Label

Ruthless
Atco
Atlantic

Producer

Eazy-E (exec.)
Dr. Dre
Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton

Michel'le chronology

Michel'le
(1989)

Hung Jury
(1998)

Singles from Michel'le

"No More Lies"
Released: October 13, 1989[2]
"Nicety"
Released: 1990
"Keep Watchin'"
Released: 1990
"Something in My Heart"
Released: 1990
"If?"
Released: 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

Commercial performance

Following its release, the record reached number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B Albums chart. Five singles were released, "No More Lies", "Nicety", "If?", "Something in My Heart" and "Keep Watchin'". The most successful of these was "No More Lies", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[5]

New York rapper Tim Dog sampled the song "No More Lies" in his track "Fuck Compton", a diss song towards West Coast hip hop, from his 1991 album Penicillin on Wax. In 2004, P-Dub sampled "Something in My Heart" in his song "4 Walls the After Effect". Song "If?" was sampled in Kehlani's 2014 song "As I Am".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No More Lies"	M. Toussaint L. Goodman A. Young	3:49
2.	"Nicety"	M. Toussaint A. Young	3:26
3.	"If?" (Duet With Michael Holmes)	L. Goodman A. Bolton	5:23
4.	"Keep Watchin'"	M. Toussaint A. Young L. Goodman T. Curry	4:24
5.	"Something in My Heart"	M. Toussaint A. Young	5:40
6.	"100% Woman"	A. Young	3:50
7.	"Silly Love Song"	E. Johnson M. Stokes	5:29
8.	"Never Been in Love"	M. Toussaint A. Young	3:41
9.	"Close to Me"	M. Toussaint L. Goodman A. Young	5:39
10.	"Special Thanks"	M. Toussaint A. Young L. Goodman	2:33
11.	"If?" (Reprise)	M. Toussaint A. Young	1:34

Notes[6]

"Silly Love Song" is a cover of "Silly Love Song" by Enchantment (1977)

Samples[6]

"No More Lies" sampled "Funky Drummer" by James Brown (1970)
"Nicety" sampled "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown (1974) and "Action" by Orange Krush (1982)
"Keep Watchin'" sampled "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins (1972)
"100% Woman" sampled "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s (1974)

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs[7]

Michel'le Toussaint - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 1, 8)
Michael Holmes - backing vocals (tracks 3, 11)
Denise West - backing vocals (track 7)
Karen Foster - backing vocals (track 7)
Vivien Jackson - backing vocals (track 7)
Andre "L.A. Dre" Bolton - keyboards, co-producer
Andre Young - keyboards (track 1), producer, mixing
Donald Tavie - keyboards (track 7)
Bruce "Mal" Malament - piano (tracks 3, 7, 11)
Stan Jones - bass & guitar (track 7)
Dennis Belfield - bass (tracks 3, 11)
Mike Sims - guitar, recording
Ron Krasinski - drums (tracks 3, 11)
Brian Kilgore - percussion
Michael Acosta - saxophone
William Zimmerman - saxophone
Brian Gardner - mastering
Antoine Carraby - mixing
Donovan "The Dirtbiker" Sound - recording
Eric Wright - executive producer
Jerry Heller - management
Elizabeth Barrett - design
David Roth - photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Billboard 200[8]	35
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard 200[10]	87
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	16

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	97

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Promis, Jose F.. Michel'le review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
"No More Lies". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
Christgau, Robert. "Michel'le review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
"Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. April 25, 1990.
Michel'le - Chart Singles history. Billboard
"Michel'le on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
"Michel'le - Michel'le". Discogs. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
"Michel'le Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Michel'le Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
"American album certifications – Michel'le – Michel'le". Recording Industry Association of America.

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