11-20-79

Last updated
11-20-79
MonaLisa11-20-79Album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 1996 (1996-06-11)
Recorded1995–1996
Genre R&B, hip hop soul
Length52:51
Label Island
Producer Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Tim "Dawg" Patterson (exec.), Bob Antoine, Stanley Brown, Andre Evans, Reese Johnson, Clark Kent, Benjamin Love, Mr. Sexxx, David "Redhead" Guppy, Joe Wilson
Singles from 11-20-79
  1. "Can't Be Wasting My Time"
    Released: January 30, 1996
  2. "You Said"
    Released: June 4, 1996
  3. "Just Wanna Please U"
    Released: November 26, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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11-20-79 is the only studio album by American R&B singer Mona Lisa, released via Island on June 11, 1996 in North America. The album is named after her date of birth. It serves as the artist's only studio album as of 2024.

Contents

The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sweet Memories"music: David Guppy; lyrics: Mona Lisa4:35
2."Just Wanna Please U"Bobby Caldwell, Rodolfo Franklin, Alfonis Kettner, Mona Lisa4:20
3."Where I Wanna Be"Garfield Duncan, Hubert Eaves III, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson3:49
4."Love U Enough" Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Rachel Oden, Andre Robinson4:06
5."I'm Not Your Girl"Garfield Duncan, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson4:10
6."Keep Fallin'"music: Reese Johnson; lyrics: Mona Lisa4:34
7."You Said"The Flex, Rachel Oden, Samuel Sapp4:47
8."Mom Lude" 0:57
9."You Gave Me Love"Rachel Oden, Darin Whittington4:14
10."Crazy"Darren Floyd, Rachel Oden, Andre Robinson4:13
11."Can't Be Wasting My Time"Bob Antoine, Johnta Austin, Duncan, Andre Evans, Lost Boyz, Tim Patterson4:34
12."You Keep Leading Me On"William Bryant, David Guppy, Daryl Marshall4:29
13."Our Time to Shine"David Guppy, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson4:03

Charts

Album

Chart (1996) [2] Peak
position
U.S. Heatseekers 15
U.S. R&B Albums 38

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1996"Can't Be Wasting My Time"651220
"You Said"8333
"Just Wanna Please U"65

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "11-20-79 Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  3. "11-20-79 Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-14.