A Day in the Life is the second studio album by American R&B singer Eric Benét. It was released on April 27, 1999, on Warner Bros. Records.Amazon.com Benet's follow-up to his debut album, True to Myself (1996), it has sold close to 900,000 copies in the United States.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Michael Gallucci wrote: "Benét scores with a series of mellow grooves and sizzling duets aimed at both the body and brain. A Day in the Life is sharper than contemporary R&B, keeping the arrangements and production simple, all the while nodding toward the genre's golden era of the '70s." Yahoo! Music UK called A Day in the Life "an appropriately polished package with collaborations from Wyclef Jean, DuPlaix and George Nash, Jr. amongst the collaborators. Fans [...] won't be disappointed." USA Today critic Steve Jones praised A Day in the Life for establishing Benét as a "soulful and thoughtful love man," highlighting duets like "Georgy Porgy" with Faith Evans, "Spend My Life With You" with Tamia, and the edgy "Ghetto Girl" with Me’shell NdegeOcello, while noting that although he "occasionally gets too smooth," he compensates with the jazzy "When You Think of Me" and the churchy "Love the Hurt Away."
Track listing Credits adapted from liner notes and Allmusic.Eric Benét - A Day In The Life. Warner Bros. Records. 47072-2
Notes denotes co-producer
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notesEric Benet - A Day In The Life. Warner Bros. Records. 47072-2 and Discogs.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – drums Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – guitar Curtis "Sauce" Wilson – drum and keyboard programming Eric "Kenya" Baker – drum and keyboard programming Demonte Posey – keyboards, B–3 organ, drum programming, synth bass, fender rhodes Leslie Butler – keyboards Roy Ayers – vibraphone James Poyser – keyboards, fender rhodes Isaac Phillips – guitar Brian Frazier Moore – drums, drum programming Jef Lee Johnson – 12 string guitar
Jazzy G – guitars Eric Benet – background vocals, lead vocals Jeff "Fuzzy" Young – background vocals Tamia – background vocals Shari Watson – background vocals Alison Ball–Gabriel – executive producer Me'Shell Ndegeocello – background vocals Brian Gardner – mastering Brad Hitz – photography Melanie Nissen – photography Stephen Walker – art direction and design
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 177 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 49 Chart (2000) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 95
Certifications
Release history + A Day in the Life release history Region Date Format Label United States April 27, 1999 Warner Bros.
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