Dru Hill is the debut studio album from American boy band Dru Hill, released November 19, 1996, on Island Records. The album featured four singles "Tell Me", "In My Bed", "Never Make A Promise" and "5 Steps". All of the singles had music videos released. The album also features the So So Def remix of "In My Bed", which features Jermaine Dupri and Da Brat, as a bonus track, which also had a music video released.
The album peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard 200 chart. By June 1997 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Overview All of the songs on the album are performed by Sisqó, Nokio, Jazz and Woody. Sisqó sings solo on the tracks "In My Bed", "Love's Train" and "Share My World", Jazz sings solo on "Never Make A Promise" and Woody sings solo on "April Showers". Nokio has no solos and is featured on "Satisfied" & "All Alone" which all of the members perform on both.
Release and reception
The album peaked at twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifth spot on the R&B Albums chart. The album was certified gold in February 1997 and platinum by June of the same year. Rob Theakston of AllMusic called the album "an impressive debut and a razor-sharp clue of the great things to come."
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1996–1998) Peakposition scope="row"
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 60 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 16 Chart (1998) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 78
Certifications
Personnel assistant engineering – Jim Carliana, Chris Habeck, Kevin Lively, Steven Rhodes, Brian Thomas, Bernasky Wall, Won B., Luke Yeager assistant mixing – Steve Jones, Mike Rew, Gordon Rice, Paul Smith associate production – A. Islam Haqq, Ralph Stacy bass – Ronnie Garrett, Lance Hiesman, Zachary Scott, Nate Clemons drum programming – Michael Aharon, Big Mike Clemons, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith drums – Nathaniel Townsley engineering – Won Allen, Mike Anzel, Brian Frye, Larry Gold, Karl Heilbron, David Kennedy, Thom "TK" Kidd, Chris Lighty, Alex Nesmith, Jon Smeltz, Mike Tarsia executive production – Hiriam Hicks, Haqq Islam, Kevin Peck grooming – William Marshall guitar – Fred Campbell keyboard programming – Bobby Crawford, Allen "Grip" Smith keyboards – Stanley Brown, Kim Jordan, Benjamin Love, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith mastering – Chris Gehringer mixing – John Anthony, Chris Barnett, Russell Elevado, Jon Gass, Gerhard Joost, Darryl Pearson, Mike Tarsia multi-instruments – Nate "Phenomenal" Clemons, Ralph Stacy overdubs – Anthony Duino, Russell Elevado percussion – Spike photography – Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock) production – Andre Bell, Stanley Brown, Terence Dudley, A. Islam Haqq, Benjamin Love, Nokio the N-Tity, Tim Dawg, Darryl Pearson, Daryl Simmons, Allen "Grip" Smith, Keith Sweat, Janice Upchurch production coordination – Ivy Skoff programming – Tom Salta rapping – Triip string arranging – Michael Aharon stylist – Nadia Bartos vocal arranging – Darryl Pearson, Sisqó vocals (background) – James "Woody" Green
Notes
External links Dru Hill at Discogs