Carpe Diem (Karyn White album)

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Carpe Diem
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre R&B
Length40:31
Label KW Entertainment, Lightyear, EMI
Producer Derek "D.O.A." Allen
Karyn White chronology
Make Him Do Right
(1994)
Carpe Diem
(2012)
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Carpe Diem is Karyn White's fourth album, released in 2012, and is the first album she has released in nearly twenty years. [1] Notable songs on the album include the lead single, "Sista Sista", and a cover of Cyndi Lauper's hit song "True Colors". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sista Sista"Derek "D.O.A." Allen, Kymberli Armstrong, Karyn White, Juanita Wynn 3:53
2."Dance Floor"Allen, J-Ali, Jay King, White4:06
3."This Hot"Allen, J-Ali, Eligha "Eknok" Jones, Jeremy "J-Syl" Sylvers, White3:23
4."Sooo Weak"Allen, Bobby G., J-Ali, White3:52
5."Unbreakable"Branden "B-Lew" Lewis, Sheven Morris, White4:52
6."Interlude (Costine & Lee)"Allen1:04
7."My Heart Cries"Bobby G.4:28
8."True Colors" Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg 3:13
9."Carpe Diem (Seize The Day)"Allen, Bobby G., Jerry White, White3:49
10."Heaven"Allen, Bobby G., Maryann Mason, Vanetta Thompson, White3:31
11."Sista Sista (Acoustic)"Allen, Armstrong, White, Wynn4:20
Total length:40:31

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