Definition of a Band | ||||
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Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
Recorded | December 1995 – June 1996 | |||
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Length | 66:08 | |||
Label | Perspective | |||
Producer | Mint Condition | |||
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Definition of a Band is the third studio album by the R&B band Mint Condition. It was released on September 24, 1996, on Perspective Records. Definition of a Band was Mint Condition's most successful recording to date, yielding two hit singles and a Gold certification from the RIAA. [3]
Before the release of the album, the band were faced with label troubles. Their mentors and label heads Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis severed ties with Perspective Records. [4] As a result, Mint Condition were moved to its parent company A&M Records, though the company kept the Perspective name for the release of Definition of a Band. This would be their final studio album released under Perspective Records. Another album released under the label was their greatest hits anthology The Collection (1991-1998)- an album that contained their hits alongside 12 inch versions, B-sides and remixes. They would move to Elektra Entertainment for their next album Life's Aquarium .
The album charted at number 76 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart.
Two singles were released from Definition of a Band. The first single, "What Kind of Man Would I Be", charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks. It sold 600,000 copies domestically and was certified gold by the RIAA. [5] [6] Its video was directed by art director Frank Kozik. [7] The second single, "You Don't Have To Hurt No More", charted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks. Its video was directed by Devo frontman Gerald Casale. [8] This album is their third studio album to be mastered by Brian Gardner- who also worked on their previous album, 1993's From the Mint Factory as well as their 1991 debut Meant to Be Mint. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Definition of a Band (Intro)" | Stokley Williams, Chris Dave, Jeffrey Allen | 1:05 |
2. | "Change Your Mind" | Williams, Keri Lewis | 4:51 |
3. | "You Don't Have To Hurt No More" | Lewis | 5:22 |
4. | "Gettin' It On" | Lewis, Williams | 4:52 |
5. | "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" | Lawrence Waddell | 4:24 |
6. | "Let Me Be the One" | Waddell, Williams | 5:01 |
7. | "Definition of a Band - Swing Version" | Dave, Williams | 1:00 |
8. | "Ain't Hookin' Me Up Enough" | Ricky Kinchen, Lewis, Waddell, Williams | 4:14 |
9. | "Funky Weekend" | Homer O'Dell, Williams | 4:55 |
10. | "I Want It Again" | Williams | 5:10 |
11. | "On & On" | Lewis, Williams | 4:40 |
12. | "The Never That You'll Never Know" | Lewis, Williams | 4:38 |
13. | "Asher in Rio (Interlude)" | Allen | 0:31 |
14. | "Raise Up" | O'Dell, Williams | 4:36 |
15. | "On & On (Reprise)" | Lewis, Williams | 0:59 |
16. | "Sometimes" | Kinchen | 4:16 |
17. | "Missing" | Allen | 4:15 |
18. | "If It Wasn't for Your Love" | Waddell | 1:19 |
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