So Intense

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So Intense
So Intense, Lisa Fischer album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 1991
Recorded19901991
Genre
Length50:14
Label Elektra
Producer Narada Michael Walden (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Luther Vandross (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 8), Attala Zane Giles/Cornelius Mims (track 7), Arif Mardin (track 9), Raymond Jones (track 10)
Singles from So Intense
  1. "How Can I Ease the Pain"
    Released: June 1, 1991
  2. "Save Me"
    Released: September 26, 1991
  3. "So Intense"
    Released: February 1992
Professional ratings
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So Intense is the only studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Lisa Fischer, released on April 30, 1991. Of the ten songs recorded for the album, "How Can I Ease the Pain", co-written by Fischer, was her biggest pop and R&B hit. It reached number 11 on the main US Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the US R&B chart. The only other single to make an impact was "Save Me", which, while failing to dent the Top 40 of the US Hot 100 (reaching number 74), came close to repeating the success of "How Can I Ease the Pain" on the R&B chart, where it peaked at number 7. The last single, the title track "So Intense", reached number 15 on the R&B chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save Me"4:44
2."Get Back to Love"4:32
3."How Can I Ease the Pain"
  • Fischer
  • Walden
5:25
4."So Intense"
4:50
5."Wildflower"
7:32
6."Some Girls"
  • Miller
  • Vandross
5:25
7."So Tender"
4:24
8."Send the Message of Love"5:56
9."Chain of Broken Hearts"
  • Karen Manno
  • Jan Rosen
4:40
10."Last Goodbye"
  • Raymond Jones
  • Sami McKinney
4:34
Total length:50:14

Production and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 100
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [4] 5

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