Released September 7, 1990 Length 68:40 Artist Teena Marie Producer Teena Marie | Recorded 1990 Ivory
(1990) Passion Play
(1994) Release date 7 September 1990 Label Epic Records | |
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Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B, New jack swing Similar Robbery, Starchild, Passion Play, Sapphire, Naked to the World | ||
Teena marie ivory a tone poem
Ivory is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released in 1990. It was her last album for Epic Records and was a commercial failure, only reaching #27 on the US Black Albums chart and #132 on the Billboard Albums chart (her lowest-placing album on both charts up to that date). Marie's use of hip hop elements on some tracks was considered jarring by many fans and critics.
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Two singles from the album, "If I Were a Bell" and "Here's Looking at You", performed respectably on the Black Singles chart, peaking at #8 and #11 respectively. The track "Since Day One" was produced and co-written by Jazzie B of British group Soul II Soul and reached #69 in the UK, Marie's highest charting single in that country since "I Need Your Lovin'" ten years previously.
Track listing
All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted.
- "Here's Looking at You" - 6:13
- "The Sugar Shack Prelude" (Marie, Penny "P.J." Johnson) - 1:05
- "The Sugar Shack" (Marie, James Stewart) - 5:47
- "If I Were a Bell" - 6:40
- "Just Us Two" - 6:07
- "Mr. Icecream" - 6:05
- "Ivory (A Tone Poem)" - 1:21
- "Snap Your Fingers" (James Allen, Marie) - 5:07
- "Cupid Is a Real Straight Shooter" - 5:45
- "How Can You Resist It" (Marie, Johnson) - 5:28
- "Since Day One" (Jazzie B, Marie, Michael J McEvoy) - 6:43
- "Miracles Need Wings to Fly" - 5:11
- "The Red Zone" - 8:01
Songs
1Here's Looking at You6:14
2The Sugar Shack Prelude1:05
3The Sugar Shack5:48