Length 70:53 | Label Perspective | |
Released September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12) Recorded 1994-1995
Flyte Tyme Studios
Edina, Minnesota
Quad Recording Studios
Axis Recording
New York City, New York Genre R&B, hip hop soul, urban Producer James Harris III, Terry Lewis (exec.), Henley "Jr." Regisford (exec.), Alex Richbourg, McKinley Horton & Khiry Abdulsamad, Joseph Powell, The Characters | ||
Solo is the eponymous debut studio album by American R&B group Solo, released September 12, 1995 via Perspective Records. The album was executive produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and it peaked at #52 on the Billboard 200.
Four singles were released from the album: "Heaven", "Where Do U Want Me to Put It", "He's Not Good Enough" and "Blowin' My Mind". "Heaven" is the group's highest chart appearance to date on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #42. The album contains covers of five songs originally recorded by Sam Cooke: "Another Saturday Night", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" and "(What a) Wonderful World"; as well as a cover of "Under the Boardwalk", originally recorded by The Drifters.
The album was certified gold by the RIAA on February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06).