Systa is the debut album by female hip-hop duo, Terri & Monica. It is their second album overall as they released Love Me or Leave Me as members of The Gyrlz. It was released on September 21, 1993, for Epic Records and featured production from Horace Brown, Bryce Wilson and Grand Puba. The two singles that were released were "Intentions" and "Uh Huh". "I've Been Waiting" was featured on the soundtrack to Poetic Justice, a motion picture starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur.
Track listing Credits adapted from liner notes.Terri & Monica - Systa. Epic Records. EK 53436
"Uh-Huh" (Terri Robinson, Monica Payne, Tara Geter, Kevin Smith) - 3:35 "Over It" (Robinson, Payne, Geter, Maxwell Dixon) - 3:46 "Intentions" (Robinson, Payne, Geter, Kevin Smith) - 3:27 "Next Time" (Robinson, Payne, Bryce Wilson) - 3:58 "I've Been Waiting" (Robinson, Geter, Kevin Deane) - 4:20 "I Need Your Love" (Robinson, Gordon Chambers, James Alexander) - 4:58 "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Robinson, Payne, Geter, Horace Brown) - 5:07 "Temptation" (Robinson, Payne, Brown) - 4:53 "Where Are You Now" (Robinson, Payne, Geter, Brown) - 5:10 "When the Tables Turn" (Payne, Geter, Dennis Moorehead, Steven White) - 5:05
Samples "Uh-Huh" contains a sample of "Lisa Listen to Me", as performed by Blood, Sweat & Tears "Intentions" contains a sample of "Supernatural Thing", as performed by Ben E. King
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notesTerri & Monica - Systa. Epic Records. EK 53436 and Allmusic. Terri Robinson - lead and background vocals Monica Payne - lead and background vocals Tara Geter - background vocals, co-executive producer Horace Brown - background vocals Bernard Grobman - guitar Clyde Jones - guitar Jeff Andrews - bass Herman Crump - keyboards Gordon Chambers - keyboards, trumpet solo Oscar Cartaya - bass T-Marlow - recording engineer Eric "Ibo" Butler - recording engineer Charles Alexander - recording engineer, mixing Dave Kennedy - mixing Warren Woods - mixing Angela Piva - mixing Paris Davis - executive producer Nick Vacarro - photography Jennifer Roddle - design
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