Just Wanna Please U

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"Just Wanna Please U"
MonaLisaJWPUSingle.jpg
Single by Mona Lisa
from the album 11-20-79
ReleasedNovember 26, 1996
Genre R&B
Length4:20
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Mona Lisa, R. Franklin, B. Caldwell, A. Kettner
Producer(s) Clark Kent
Mona Lisa singles chronology
" You Said "
(1996)
"Just Wanna Please U"
(1996)
"You Gave Me Love"
(1996)

"Just Wanna Please U" is a song by American R&B artist Mona Lisa which was recorded for her debut album 11-20-79 (1996). The song was released as the album's third and final single in November 1996.

Contents

Track listings

12", Vinyl
  1. "Just Wanna Please U" (Album Version) - 4:20
  2. "Just Wanna Please U" (Stevie J. Version) - 4:07
    (feat. The LOX)
  3. "Just Wanna Please U" (Stevie J. Version w/o Rap) - 4:07
12", Vinyl
  1. "Just Wanna Please U" (Stevie J. version) - 4:07
    (feat. The LOX)
  2. "Just Wanna Please U" (Stevie J. version w/o rap) - 4:07
  3. "Just Wanna Please U" (Album version) - 4:20
  4. "Just Wanna Please U" (Stevie J. A cappella version) - 4:07
    (feat. The LOX)

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs. [1] [2]

Chart performance

Notes

  1. "Mona Lisa (2) - Just Wanna Please U (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. "Mona Lisa (2) - Just Wanna Please U (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  3. "allmusic ((( 11-20-79 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-07-30.

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