Long Time No See (album)

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Long Time No See
Long Time No See (Chico Debarge) album coverat.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 1997
Length54:45
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Producer
Chico DeBarge chronology
Kiss Serious
(1987)
Long Time No See
(1997)
The Game
(1999)

Long Time No See is the third studio album by American singer Chico DeBarge. It was released by Kedar Entertainment and Universal Records on November 18, 1997 in the United States. [1] Chielfy produced by DeBarge, it peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg 12/97, p.194 [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three out of five stars. He found that Long Time No See "tries desperately to fit into the trends of the '90s, adding street-level, bass-heavy rhythms and hip-hop beats to his productions [...] Chico weathers the changes quite well, but he can't make the mediocre tracks (and there are too many of them) convincing, and that prevents Long Time No See from being completely successful. Even so, it's a solid, respectable comeback that suggests DeBarge may be able to regain some of the ground he lost in the early '90s." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Chico DeBargeC. DeBarge1:23
2."Love Still Good"C. DeBargeC. DeBarge4:53
3."Iggin' Me"
  • C. DeBarge
  • E. DeBarge [a]
5:03
4."Virgin"
  • C. DeBarge
  • Knight [a]
4:58
5."No Guarantee"C. DeBarge
  • C. DeBarge
  • E. DeBarge [a]
5:06
6."Ms. Wonderful"
  • C. DeBarge
  • Anthony Scott
C. DeBarge4:34
7."Was It Good"C. DeBargeC. DeBarge1:57
8."Physical Train"
  • C. DeBarge
  • James Henderson
C. DeBarge5:53
9."Trouble Man" Marvin Gaye C. DeBarge3:58
10."Love Jones"
  • C. DeBarge
  • Henderson
C. DeBarge4:43
11."Superman"C. DeBargeC. DeBarge4:11
12."One Love"
  • C. DeBarge
  • E. DeBarge
C. DeBarge3:26
13."Long Time No See"
  • C. DeBarge
  • Henderson
C. DeBarge4:10
14."Outro"C. DeBargeC. DeBarge0:31
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."No Guarantee" (Remix) (featuring Joe)
  • C. DeBarge
  • E. DeBarge
  • C. DeBarge
  • E. DeBarge [a]
4:04
Total length:54:45

Notes

Charts

Release history

Long Time No See release history
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
United StatesNovember 18, 1997 [3]

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