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So Happy

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Released
  
March 29, 1989

Genre
  
R&B, pop

Label
  
Columbia Records

Recorded
  
1988–1989

Length
  
48:26

Producer
  
Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Eddie Murphy, Nile Rodgers, Narada Michael Walden

So Happy is the second musical studio album by comedian/singer, Eddie Murphy. The album was released on March 29, 1989, on Columbia Records and was produced by Murphy, Nile Rodgers and Larry Blackmon. It was not a critical or commercial success, but still managed to reach #70 on the Billboard 200 and #22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Put Your Mouth on Me", which made it to #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and "Till the Money's Gone", which only made it to #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks.

Contents

Production

  • Produced by Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Eddie Murphy, Nile Rodgers and Narada Michael Walden
  • Engineers: John Barnes, Knut Bohn, Dana Jon Chapelle, David Frazer, Daniel Lazerus, Jay Mark, Barney Perkins, Carmen Rizzo, Brad Sundberg, Ralph Sutton
  • Assistant and Second Engineers: Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks, Dana Jon Chapelle, Mark Herman, Mike Strick
  • Mixing: John Barnes, David Frazer, Barney Perkins, David Rideau
  • Cecil Holmes - executive producer
  • Tony Sellari - art direction
  • Bonnie Schiffman - photography

    • Personnel

  • Drums: Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Narada Michael Walden
  • Percussion: Greg "Gigi" Gonaway, Bob Smith
  • Bass: Lanar Brantley, Randy Jackson
  • Synthesized Bass: Walter Afanasieff
  • Keyboards: Walter Afanasieff, John Barnes, Eric Daniels, Merv De Peyer, David Allen Jones, Kevin Kendricks, Eddie Murphy, Aaron Zigman
  • Guitars: Vernon "Ice" Black, Johnny Gill, Paul Pesco, Charlie Singleton, Marty Walsh
  • Saxophone: Chip McNeill
  • Backing vocals: Claytoven Richardson, Randy Jackson, Skyler Jett, Alfa Anderson, Briz, Christopher Max, Nile Rodgers, Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizelle, David Allen Jones, Stacy McDonald, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins

    • References

    So Happy Wikipedia
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