I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)

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I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 30, 1996 [1]
Recorded1995–1996
Genre R&B
Length67:41
Label RCA
Producer
Chantay Savage chronology
Here We Go...
(1993)
I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)
(1996)
This Time
(1999)
Singles from I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)
  1. "I Will Survive"
    Released: January 23, 1996
  2. "Baby: Drive Me Crazy"
    Released: May 21, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) is the second studio album by American R&B singer Chantay Savage. It was released by RCA Records on March 30, 1996, in the United States. Savage worked with several producers on the album, including Tim & Bob, Kay Fingers, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Grand Puba, Chucky Thompson, and others. [4] I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [4] The album's lead single, a downtempo cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", peaked at number 5 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alright" (Interlude)
  • Chantay Savage
  • Craig Simpkins
Kay Fingers1:15
2."I Will Survive"
Steve "Silk" Hurley 6:12
3."All Night All Day"
  • Eugene Hanes
  • Billy Nichols
  • Nicole Rene
  • Marc Valentine
  • Allen Williams
Mass Order3:58
4."Baby: Drive Me Crazy"Thompson4:55
5."Pillow Talk"
  • Aaron Pettigrew
  • Shabazz Curtis
Kay Fingers4:54
6."I'm Willing"
  • Andre Evans
  • Bob Antoine
  • Evans
  • Antoine
4:30
7."Love Need Want"
  • Bobby Sanders
  • Dorothea Joyce
  • Jay Lincoln
  • Wartell
5:05
8."All of My Love" Tim & Bob 4:48
9."90 In the Red" (Interlude)Fingers1:24
10."Turned Away"
  • Kelley
  • Robinson
Tim & Bob4:25
11."Brown Sugar"
  • Pettigrew
  • Franklin Williams, Jr.
  • Curtis
  • Shawn Lewis
Fingers4:10
12."Let's Do It Right"
  • Savage
  • Simpkins
  • Regina Charles
Fingers5:15
13."Body"
  • Savage
  • Carter
  • Hurley
Hurley4:54
14."Callin'"
  • Savage
  • Carter
  • Hurley
Hurley7:18
15."Do You My Way"
  • Savage
  • Simpkins
  • Charles
Fingers4:41

Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 106
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 14

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