The Show, the After Party, the Hotel
| The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel | ||||
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| Studio album by Jodeci | ||||
| Released | July 18, 1995 | |||
| Recorded |
1994-1995 Dajhelon Studios (Rochester, New York) | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul, soul | |||
| Length | 68:45 | |||
| Label | Uptown/MCA | |||
| Producer | Andre Harrell (exec.), Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing, Timbaland, Suge Knight (exec.), Stevie J. | |||
| Jodeci chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel | ||||
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The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel is the third studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released July 18, 1995 on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album was recorded at Dajhelon Studios in Rochester, New York.[1]
The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and was the third album from the group to reach number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By September 1995, it was certified platinum by the RIAA, and it has sold 1,570,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.[2]
Release and reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| The Village Voice | B–[6] |
The album was certified platinum by September 1995.[7]
Ron Wynn of Allmusic felt the album itself was poorly edited and sequenced, and though he was critical of the group's overindulgent tendencies and refusal to emphasize radio hits, still stated the album had enough good moments "to make it worthwhile for most urban contemporary listeners."[3] Dimitri Ehrlich of Entertainment Weekly gave note to the group's vocal harmonies and the album's production but felt the work lacked mature lyrics, taking away from Jodeci's authenticity.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Show" | Donald Earle DeGrate, Jr. | 1:24 | |
| 2. | "Bring on Da' Funk" | 3:56 | ||
| 3. | "Room 723" | DeGrate | 1:06 | |
| 4. | "Fun 2 Nite" |
| 3:52 | |
| 5. | "Room 577" | DeGrate | 1:12 | |
| 6. | "S-More" |
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| 3:42 |
| 7. | "The After-Party" | DeGrate | 0:16 | |
| 8. | "Get On Up" |
| Mr. Dalvin | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Room 499" | DeGrate | 1:05 | |
| 10. | "Can We Flo?" | DeGrate | 4:17 | |
| 11. | "Zipper" | DeGrate | 1:26 | |
| 12. | "Let's Do It All" | DeGrate | 5:51 | |
| 13. | "P.I.B. 4 Play" | DeGrate | 1:30 | |
| 14. | "Pump It Back" | DeGrate | 6:23 | |
| 15. | "D.J. Don Jeremy" | DeGrate | 1:37 | |
| 16. | "Freek'n You" | DeGrate | 6:19 | |
| 17. | "Room 454: DeVante's Inhermission" | DeGrate | 2:11 | |
| 18. | "Time & Place" |
| 6:00 | |
| 19. | "Fallin'" | DeGrate | 2:00 | |
| 20. | "Love U 4 Life" | DeGrate | 4:50 | |
| 21. | "4U" | DeGrate | 1:13 | |
| 22. | "Good Luv" | DeGrate | 4:48 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1995)[8] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | |||
| 1995 | "Freek'n You" | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | |
| "Love U 4 Life" | 31 | — | 15 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 1996 | "Get On Up" | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[10]
- Arranging: Dalvin DeGrate, Missy Elliott, Danger J
- Art Direction: Robert Reives
- Bass: Darryl Pearson
- Engineering: Jimmy Douglass, Steve Sola, DeVante Swing, Steve Young, Danger J
- Executive Producer: Andre Harrell, Suge Knight
- Guitar: Darryl Pearson
- Guitar (Acoustic): DeVante Swing
- Mastering: Roger Talkov
- Mixing: Jimmy Douglass, DeVante Swing
- Multi-Instruments: Darryl Pearson, DeVante Swing, Danger J, Stevie J
- Production: Dalvin DeGrate, DeVante Swing
- Production Coordination: Debra Young
- Vocal Arranging: DeVante Swing
- Vocals (Background): Playa, DeVante Swing, Ginuwine, Timbaland & Missy Elliott
- Writers: DeVante Swing, Static Major, Ginuwine,
Notes
- ↑ Credits as per liner notes for The Show, the After Party, the Hotel album
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- 1 2 Ehrlich, Dimitri (1995-06-30). "MUSIC REVIEW: The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel (1995) - Jodeci". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ↑ Johnson, Connie (July 16, 1995). "Raw Sibling Revelry by New Jodeci". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28). New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 12, 2010 : Search Results - Jodeci". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( The Show, the After Party, the Hotel > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-03-24.