Lose Control (album)

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Lose Control
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Genre R&B, new jack swing
Length42:18
Label Elektra
Producer
  • Keith Sweat
  • Alton "Wokie" Stewart
  • Roy Murray/TH Production
Silk chronology
Lose Control
(1992)
Silk
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lose Control is the debut album by Silk. The album went to number-one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and includes the hit single "Freak Me", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was covered in 1998 by British band Another Level. Lose Control was certified double platinum by the RIAA in 1995.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Interlude" (Keith Sweat) (T.H Prod)– 1:23
  2. "Happy Days" (featuring Keith Sweat and rap by The Riddler) (Keith Sweat, Alton "Wokie" Stewart, Fred Wesley, James Brown, John Starks) – 5:19
  3. "Don't Keep Me Waiting" (featuring Gerald Levert and Sean Levert) (Keith Sweat, Alton "Wokie" Stewart) – 4:16
  4. "Girl U for Me" (Keith Sweat, Roy Murray, IRocc Williams) – 4:30
  5. "Freak Me" (Keith Sweat, Roy Murray, IRocc Williams ) featuring rap by Teno West – 4:35
  6. "When I Think About You" (Teno West, Gary Jenkins, Gary Glenn, Roy Murray IRocc Williams) featuring rap by Teno West – 3:55
  7. "Baby It's You" (Keith Sweat, IRocc Williams) – 4:05
  8. "Lose Control" (Keith Sweat, Roy Murray, IRocc Williams Gary Jenkins) – 5:16
  9. "It Had to Be You" (Keith Sweat, Roy Murray, IRocc Williams, Gary Jenkins) – 4:10
  10. "I Gave to You" (William Hart) – 4:49

Personnel

Singles

Charts

Chart performance for Lose Control
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 45
US Billboard 200 [4] 7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Lose Control
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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