Peaceful Journey

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Peaceful Journey
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Recorded1990 - 1991
Studio Unique Recording Studios, New York City [1]
Genre
Length66:41
Label Uptown Records
Producer DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Howie Tee, Dave Hall & Nevelle Hodge
Heavy D & the Boyz chronology
Big Tyme
(1989)
Peaceful Journey
(1991)
Blue Funk
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Baltimore Sun (favorable) [3]
Calgary Herald B [4]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Entertainment Weekly B [7]
Melody Maker (favorable) [8]
NME (favorable) [9]

Peaceful Journey is the third album by American rap group Heavy D & the Boyz. It was released on July 2, 1991, for Uptown Records and was produced by Pete Rock, DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Marley Marl and Howie Tee. This marked the group's first album since the death of member Trouble T Roy, who died almost a year before the album's release, and several songs on the album pay tribute to him. Though not as successful as the group's previous album, Big Tyme , the album was able to reach Platinum status and made it to number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

The following singles also charted: "Now That We Found Love" (UK #2, US #11), "Is It Good to You (Heavy D)" which sampled the beginning from Mama Used to Say by Junior, "Don't Curse" and "Peaceful Journey", which sampled the bass line from This Place Hotel by The Jacksons. Guests on the album include Aaron Hall, Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G. Rap, Q-Tip, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Daddy Freddy and K-Ci & JoJo. One of the songs, "Is It Good to You (Heavy D)", has since been remade by Teddy Riley and featured singer Tammy Lucas for the soundtrack to the movie Juice .

Critical reception

James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "Heavy D. lays down uplifting messages without getting wimpy, is sexual without becoming moronically macho. Combine that with hook-laden songs sampling from the likes of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and The Persuaders, as well as some riffs by The Boyz, and you`ve got rap with soul - in every sense of the word." [4] James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly commented, "His music in Peaceful Journey, softened by hummable bass lines, swings rather than stomps, and the ”Hevster” has nimble lyrics to match — a combination that should earn songs like ”Now That We Found Love”, a fast-paced hip-house jam, loads of club and airplay. There are too few surprises here, however, in part because Heavy D. sometimes leans too much on sampled tracks, as on the title cut, an ode to friendship that is far too friendly with the Jacksons’ ”This Place Hotel”." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Now That We Found Love" (feat. Aaron Hall) (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4:18
  2. "Let It Rain" (Dwight Meyers, Peter Phillips) - 4:15
  3. "I Can Make You Go Oooh" (Dwight Meyers, Howard Thompson) - 3:51
  4. "Sister Sister" (Dwight Meyers, Marlon Williams) - 4:39
  5. "Don't Curse" feat. Big Daddy Kane, Grand Puba, Kool G. Rap, Q-Tip & Pete Rock & CL Smooth (Dwight Meyers, Antonio Hardy, Maxwell Dixon, Nathaniel Wilson, Jonathan Davis, Peter Phillips, Corey Penn) - 5:53
  6. "Peaceful Journey" (Dwight Meyers, Edward Ferrell) - 6:05
  7. "The Lover's Got What U Need" (Dwight Meyers, Marlon Williams) - 4:02
  8. "Cuz He'z Alwayz Around" (Dwight Meyers, Peter Phillips) - 4:40
  9. "Is It Good to You" (Dwight Meyers, Teddy Riley) - 4:52
  10. "Letter to the Future" (Dwight Meyers, Peter Phillips) - 4:49
  11. "Swinging With Da Hevster" (Dwight Meyers, Marlon Williams) - 4:20
  12. "Body and Mind" feat. Daddy Freddy (Bunny Sigler, James Sigler, Cary Gilbert) - 4:20
  13. "Do Me, Do Me" (Dwight Meyers, Peter Phillips) - 4:11

Personnel

Samples

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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