Juicy Fruit (album)

Juicy Fruit
Studio album by Mtume
Released	May 15, 1983
Recorded	1982–1983
Studio	E.A.R.S. Recording Studios, New Jersey
Genre	R&B boogie
Label	Epic
Producer	James Mtume
Mtume chronology
In Search of the Rainbow Seekers (1980) Juicy Fruit (1983) You, Me and He (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B [2]

Juicy Fruit is a 1983 album by R&B group Mtume. It contains their No. 1 R&B hit, "Juicy Fruit". It was their third album for Epic Records.

Track listing

1. "Green Light" (Dean Cannon, James Mtume, Philip Field)
2. "Juicy Fruit" (Mtume)
3. "Hips" (Dean Cannon, Philip Field)
4. "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" (Mtume, Reggie Lucas)
5. "Your Love's Too Good (To Spread Around)" (Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Norman Dozier, Reggie Andrews)
6. "Hip Dip Skippedabeat" (Darlene Davis, David Foreman, Mtume)
7. "Ready for Your Love" (Ronald Sirois, Philip Field)
8. "The After 6 Mix (Juicy Fruit Part II)" (Mtume)

Personnel

Mtume

• James Mtume – keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Tawatha Agee – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
• Ed "Tree" Moore, Kevin Robinson, Michael Murphy – guitar
• Raymond Jackson – bass, backing vocals
• Philip Field – keyboards, synthesizers, synth programming, backing vocals
• Barry Eastman, Bernie Worrell, David Frank – keyboards
• Gary Bartz – saxophone

Technical

• Andy Wallace – engineer
• Steve Kahn – engineer

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Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape [4]	26
Top R&B Albums [4]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [5]
		US	US R&B	US Dance	UK Singles Chart [6]
1983	"Juicy Fruit"	45	1	30	34
1983	"Would You Like To (Fool Around)"	—	11	—	—
1984	"Green Light"	—	66	—	—

"Juicy Fruit"

The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip-hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:

• "Juicy" by Wrecks-N-Effect
• "Juicy" by Next
• "Talkin' All That Jazz" by Stetsasonic
• "Do You See" by Warren G
• "This D.J." by Warren G
• "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez
• "Faithfully" by Faith Evans
• "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
• "I Don't Care (Juiciest)"/"How Come You Don't Call Me Part 2" by Alicia Keys
• "The Ave" By Dre Dog
• "Game's Pain" Mega Remix by The Game Featuring Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Keyshia Cole, Queen Latifah, Bun B, Pusha T, and Young Buck
• "Dreaming Casually" by Rocky Padilla
• "East Side Love Story" by Johnny Boy
• "You Make It Easy" By Sharissa (Unreleased)
• "On the Blvd." by Lil Puppet
• "Joystick" by 213, and Snoop Dogg
• "Supastar" by Montell Jordan
• "No Soul" by Say Anything
• "No Question" by Allure ft. LL Cool J
• "Freak Tonight" by R. Kelly
• "The One" by Tamar Braxton
• "Leather and Wood" by AMG
• "Flashbacks" by The Warlocks
• "Your Love (Urban Noize Remix)" by Nicki Minaj

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
3. Mtume- Juicy Fruit. Discogs.com. Retrieved 1-7-2012.
4. "Mtume US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
5. "Mtume US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
6. "Juicy Fruit" (1983) - UK Charts. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020

External links

• Mtume-Juicy Fruit at Discogs