Jade to the Max

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Jade to the Max
Jadetothemax.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 1992
Recorded19911992
StudioOasis Recording Studios
(Canoga Park, California)
The Post Complex
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length52:04
Label
Producer Vassal Benford
Ron Spearman
Alton "Wokie" Stewart
Jade chronology
Jade to the Max
(1992)
BET's Listening Party
(1993)
Singles from Jade to the Max
  1. "I Wanna Love You"
    Released: September 1, 1992
  2. "Don't Walk Away"
    Released: November 23, 1992
  3. "One Woman"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Looking for Mr. Do Right"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Jade to the Max is the debut album by American R&B group Jade, released in 1992. [2] The album produced the hit singles "I Wanna Love You" (U.S. No. 16), "Don't Walk Away" (U.S. No. 4), "One Woman" (U.S. No. 22), and "Looking for Mr. Do Right" (U.S. No. 69). It also contains covers of two songs by the 1970s R&B trio the Emotions – "Don't Ask My Neighbor" and "Blessed".

Contents

The album peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard 200, No. 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and No. 10 on the Top Heatseekers, and sold more than one million copies.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Walk Away"Vassal Benford, Ronald Spearman, Stevie Wonder 4:44
2."I Wanna Love You"Benford, Spearman4:31
3."I Want 'Cha Baby"Benford, Spearman4:30
4."That Boy"Benford, Carol Duboc4:03
5."Out with the Girls"Benford, Spearman4:03
6."Hold Me Close"Benford, Tony Haynes 4:26
7."One Woman"Benford, Spearman4:49
8."Give Me What I'm Missing"Joi Marshall, Myron McKinley, Angela Slates5:11
9."Looking for Mr. Do Right"Alton "Wokie" Stewart6:17
10."Don't Ask My Neighbors" Skip Scarborough 4:17
11."Blessed" Jerry Peters, Maurice White 5:10

Personnel

Jade

Personnel

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References

  1. Cooper, William. Jade to the Max > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  2. Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1990s. ABC-CLIO. p. 29.
  3. Jade - Jade To The Max (CD liner notes). Giant/Reprise Records 7599-24466-2