Storyteller (Crystal Waters album)

Storyteller
Studio album by Crystal Waters
Released	May 17, 1994
Recorded	1994; Basement Boys Studios (Baltimore, Maryland)
Genre	House dance electronica
Length	48:44
Label	Mercury
Producer	David Anthony The Basement Boys Teddy Douglass Easy Mo Bee Kenny Hicks The L. G. Greg Smith Jay Steinhour
Crystal Waters chronology
Surprise (1991) Storyteller (1994) Crystal Waters (1997)
Singles from Storyteller
"100% Pure Love" Released: May 10, 1994 "Ghetto Day" Released: August 4, 1994 "What I Need" Released: January 17, 1995 "Relax" Released: March 1, 1995

Storyteller is the second studio album from singer-songwriter Crystal Waters, released on May 17, 1994 by Mercury Records. Storyteller peaked at number 199 on the Billboard 200, number 73 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 8 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Four singles were released from the album: "What I Need", "Relax", "Ghetto Day", and the hit, "100% Pure Love". "Ghetto Day" samples The 5th Dimension's 1968 hit "Stoned Soul Picnic".

The album sold 284,000 copies and was certified gold in the United States.^[1] Upon release, Storyteller received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Billboard	(positive)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Spin	(positive)[7]
The Advocate	(positive)[8]

The album won Vibe's 1994 Music Poll for Best Club/Dance Album.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"100% Pure Love"	Tommy Davis, Theodore Douglas, Jay Steinhour, Crystal Waters	4:38
2.	"Ghetto Day"	Sean Spencer, Crystal Waters	3:32
3.	"Regardless"	Greg Smith, Crystal Waters	3:37
4.	"I Believe I Love You"	Greg Smith, Crystal Waters	3:42
5.	"Relax"	David Anthony, Crystal Waters	3:29
6.	"What I Need"	Richard Payton, Doug Smith, Crystal Waters	4:44
7.	"Storyteller"	Sean Spencer, Neal Conway, Crystal Waters	4:41
8.	"Is It For Me?"	David Bach, G. Mitchell, J. Selway, Crystal Waters	4:22
9.	"Listen for My Beep"	P. Harvey, Crystal Waters	3:59
10.	"Daddy Do"	Al Mack, Crystal Waters	6:12
11.	"Lover Lay Low"	Eric Kupper, Crystal Waters	5:48

Personnel

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion - Teddy Douglass, Maurice Fulton, Richard Payton, Doug Smith, Sean Spencer, Jay Steinhour
• Drum programming - Maurice Fulton, Sean Spencer
• Guitars - Wayne Cooper
• Keyboards and Programming - David Anthony, Hoza Clowney, Neal Conway, Charles Dockins, Maurice Fulton, Mark Harris, Richard Payton, Fruity Roberts, Doug Smith
• Vibraphone - David Bach
• Saxophone - Greg Thomas (also scatting)
• Horns - Greg Boyer, Benny Cowan
• Multi-Instruments - Eric Kupper
• Backing Vocals - Katreese Barnes, Kenny Hicks, Adrianne McDonald, Antionette Robertson, Novelair Thomas, Audrey Wheeler

References

1. Paoletta, Michael (2004-05-01) "Where Have All The Divas Gone?" Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.) Retrieved 2011-03-16
2. Wynn, Ron. "Storyteller - Crystal Waters : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
4. May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20). "Storyteller Review | News Reviews and News". EW.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
5. Ernest Hardy (1994-05-22). "CRYSTAL WATERS, "Storyteller"; Mercury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
6. "Crystal Waters". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 19, 2015.