Personal Conversation
Personal Conversation | ||||
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Studio album by Case | ||||
Released | April 20, 1999 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 49:57 | |||
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Producer | Fats, Joe, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Anthony Dent, JoJo Brim & Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels, Nathan Morris, Kowan Paul & Milton Thornton, Walter "Mucho" Scott, Kenny "Smoove" Konegay, Sprague "Doogie" Williams, Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell | |||
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Singles from Personal Conversation | ||||
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Personal Conversation is the second studio album by American R&B singer Case. It was released by the Def Soul subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings on April 20, 1999. It features the hit single "Happily Ever After". The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Jose F. Promis of AllMusic said that Case is at his strongest "when the songs are mid- to up-tempo," and found the slow jams tending to meander towards the album's end and "a little less interesting than the others", noting how he comes across as "a sentimental and earnest singer, who delivers his sincere messages straight from the heart." He concludes that, "Perhaps this can explain this singer's enduring appeal, which has resulting in his being one of the most consistent and successful R&B singers to have emerged in the 1990s."[2] Vibe contributor Craig Seymour was critical of Case's vocal performance throughout the record, saying his voice "lacks the soul pathos of an R. Kelly, nor does he have the dewy R&B feel of his buddy Joe" on the ballads and "isn't fluid enough to ignite the warmed-over samples he uses" on the upbeat tracks, concluding that "[T]he album might be a bit boring but, knowing Case, he's probably only another choice collaboration away from scoring a third hit."[3]
Track listing
- Case Woodard
- Keith Winfield
- Kenny Kornegay
- Maduro Hill
- L. Jean Pierre
- Woodard
- Chris Henderson
- Kowan Paul
- Milton Thorton
- Nathan Morris
- Paul
- Thorton
- Morris
- Joseph Thomas
- Joshua Thompson
- Joseph "Jo-Jo" Brim
- Woodard
- Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels
- Stevie Wonder
- Brim
- Woodard
- McDaniels
- Anthony Dent
- Woodard
- Jeff Lorber
- Brim
- McDaniels
- Brim
- McDaniels
- Bernrd Belle
- Ray Watkins
- Walter "Mucho" Scott
- Woodard
- Kornegay
- Londell Smith
- Watkins
- Scott
- Scott
- Kornegay[a]
- Woodard
- McDaniels
- Williams
- McDaniels
- Williams
- Andrew Noland
- Darryl Young
- Gregory Webster
- Kornegay
- Lee Drakeford
- Leroy Bonner
- Marshall Jones
- Marvin Pierce
- Norman Napier
- Ralph Middlebrooks
- Walter Morrison
- Young
- Kornegay
- Joe Sample
- Thomas
- Thompson
- Cameron Giles
- Woodard
- Kornegay
- Michael Small
- Nathaniel Hall
- Sammy Burwell
- Tara Geter-Tillman
- Woodard
- Brim
- McDaniels
- Brim
- McDaniels
Notes
- ^a denotes co-producer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[1] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Case – Personal Conversation". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b Promis, Jose F. "Personal Conversation - Case". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ Seymour, Craig (May 1999). "Case 'Personal Conversation'". Vibe. 7 (4). Vibe Media: 163. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Case Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Case Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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