Nobody Does It Better (album)

Nobody Does It Better
Studio album by Gina Thompson
Released	August 13, 1996
Length	61:53
Label	Mercury
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs Fred Jerkins III Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Aaron Washington
Gina Thompson chronology
Nobody Does It Better (1996) If You Only Knew (1999)
Singles from Nobody Does It Better
"The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix)" Released: July 16, 1996

Nobody Does It Better is the debut studio album by American singer Gina Thompson. It was released by Mercury Records on August 13, 1996. Chiefly produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, the debut album peaked at 36 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ^[1] Nobody Does It Better was led by the hit single, "The Things That You Do". The Bad Boy Remix of the song, produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs and featuring rapper Missy Elliott, was released as the official lead single and peaked at number 12 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars. ^[2]

Track listing

Nobody Does It Better track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rodalude"	Rodney Jerkins	R. Jerkins	2:00
2.	"The Things That You Do"	R. Jerkins	R. Jerkins	4:36
3.	"Nobody Does It Better"	R. Jerkins Fred Jerkins III	R. Jerkins	4:25
4.	"Can't Go Another Minute"	Aaron Washington Joseph Stonestreet R. Jerkins Victor Williamson	R. Jerkins Washington	4:59
5.	"Angel"	Patrick Moten Richard Griffin Sandra Sully	F. Jerkins	4:50
6.	"Freak On"	Gina Thompson R. Jerkins	R. Jerkins	4:58
7.	"Can't Help Myself"	Ernest Tinsley R. Jerkins Stevie Wonder Susaye Greene Hodge	R. Jerkins	4:35
8.	"He'll Make a Way" (Interlude)	F. Jerkins	F. Jerkins	1:15
9.	"Put Me On"	R. Jerkins Tony Kurtis MC Lyte	R. Jerkins	4:24
10.	"Into You"	R. Jerkins F. Jerkins Marvin Winans	F. Jerkins	4:08
11.	"Strung Out"	Thompson R. Jerkins Sharene Jerkins	R. Jerkins	6:32
12.	"Without You"	Thompson F. Jerkins	F. Jerkins	5:26
13.	"He'll Make a Way" (Interlude 2)	F. Jerkins	F. Jerkins	1:06
14.	"I Can't Wait" (featuring Ill Al Skratch)	R. Jerkins Alphonse Constant Lorenzo Grooms	R. Jerkins	3:35
15.	"The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix)" (featuring Missy Elliott)	R. Jerkinsn Melissa Elliott	R. Jerkins Sean "Puffy" Combs [a]	3:52
Total length:				61:53

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes remix producer(s)

Sample credits

• "Can't Help Myself" contains a sample from "I Can't Help It" as written by Stevie Wonder and Susaye Greene.
• "Put Me On" contains a sample of MC Lyte rapping in the Brandy recording "I Wanna Be Down (Human Hip Hop Remix)" as co-written by Lyte.
• "Into You" contains portions of "Redeemed" as written by Marvin Winans and performed by The Winans.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Nobody Does It Better

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3]	26

References

1. "Gina Thompson". Billboard .
2. "Nobody Does It Better – Gina Thompson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
3. "Gina Thompson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2024.