My Melody (Queen Pen album)

My Melody
Studio album by Queen Pen
Released	December 16, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	51:58
Label	Lil' Man Interscope
Producer	Teddy Riley Knobody Kaseem "Mixture" Coleman William "Skylz" Stewart
Queen Pen chronology
My Melody (1997) Conversations with Queen (2001)
Singles from My Melody
"Man Behind the Music" Released: 1997 "All My Love" Released: January 20, 1998 "Party Ain't a Party" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Source	[2]

My Melody is the debut studio album by American rapper Queen Pen, released on December 16, 1997, by Lil' Man Records, a distribution by Interscope Records and was executive produced by Teddy Riley. The album went to number 78 on the Billboard 200, number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number one on the Top Heatseekers, and had three charting singles: "Man Behind the Music", "All My Love" and "Party Ain't a Party".

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			4:14
2.	"Queen of the Click"	Shawn Carter Teddy Riley Lynise Walters Kaseem Coleman	Teddy Riley Mixture (co.)	3:32
3.	"Man Behind the Music"	Riley Walters Todd Gaither Menton L. Smith	Riley	3:49
4.	"All My Love"	Carter Riley Walters	Riley	3:25
5.	"My Melody"	Walters Riley	Riley	3:47
6.	"Party Ain't a Party" (featuring Mr. Cheeks, Markell Riley & Nutta Butta)	Walters Riley Terrance Kelly Aqil Davidson Idris Davidson Smith	Riley	4:09
7.	"It's True"	Carter Riley Walters Gary Kemp	Riley	4:38
8.	"The Set Up"	Walters Riley Jerome Foster	Knobody Riley (co.)	4:21
9.	"Get Away" (featuring Phil Collins)	Walters Riley	Riley	4:05
10.	"I'm Gon Blow Up" (featuring Ronald Isley)	Walters Riley	Riley	4:02
11.	"Girlfriend" (featuring Me'Shell Ndegeocello)	Walters Riley Coleman	Riley Mixture (co).
12.	"No Hooks"	Walters Riley	Riley	3:18
13.	"So Many Ways"	Walters William Stewart	William "Skylz" Stewart	4:13

Sample credits ^[3]

• "Queen of the Click" contains an interpolation of "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is", written by Pete Wingfield and Jo Wright.
• "Man Behind the Music" contains interpolations of:
  • "I Know You Got Soul", written by Bobby Byrd, Charles Bobbit, and James Brown.
  • "Your Love", written by James Brown.
• "All My Love" contains a sample of "Never Too Much", written and performed by Luther Vandross.
• "My Melody" contains an interpolation of "'Cause You Love Me Baby", written by Deniece Williams.
• "Party Ain't a Party" contains a sample of "On Your Face", written by Maurice White, Charles Stepney, and Philip Bailey; as recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire.
• "It's True" contains an interpolation of "True", by Spandau Ballet.
• "The Set Up" contains a sample of "Let Me Love You", written by Ray Parker Jr. and Michael Henderson, as recorded by Michael Henderson.
• "Get Away" contains a sample of "In the Air Tonight", written and performed by Phil Collins.
• "I'm Gon Blow Up" contains an interpolation of "Hollywood", written by David Wolinski and Louis Fischer.
• "Girlfriend" contains interpolations of:
  • "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)", written by Michelle Johnson.
  • "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me", written by Ekundayo Paris and Nelson Pigford.
• "No Hooks" contains a sample of "My Friend in the Sky", written by Robert DeBarge and Bunny DeBarge, as recorded by Switch.

Personnel

• Keyboards and drum programming: Teddy Riley, Kaseem "Mixture" Coleman, Knobody, William "Skylz" Stewart
• Bass: Şerban Ghenea
• Background vocals: Richard Stites, Freaky Tah, Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal
• Recording engineers: George Mayers, Şerban Ghenea, Coleman Dagget, Earl Thomas
• Mixing: George Mayers, Şerban Ghenea
• Executive Producer: Teddy Riley
• Co-Executive Producer: Markell Riley, Madeline Nelson
• Mastering: Herb Powers
• Photography: Dorothy Low

Charts

Chart performance for My Melody

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	78
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	13

References

1. Bush, John. "My Melody – Queen Pen". AllMusic . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
2. Johnson, Elon D. (March 1998). "Queen Pen – My Melody". Record Report. The Source . No. 102. New York. p. 188.
3. My Melody (booklet). Lil' Man, Interscope. 1997.
4. "Queen Pen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Queen Pen Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.