Southern Gal

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Southern Gal
Terry Ellis - Southern Gal (Cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 1995
Genre R&B [1]
Length51:11
Label EastWest
Producer

Southern Gal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Terry Ellis. It was released by EastWest Records on November 14, 1995. Recorded and released during the time her band En Vogue were on a two-year hiatus, the album includes the R&B Top 40 hit singles, "Where Ever You Are" and "What Did I Do to You?".

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic rated the album two out of five stars and found that while Southern Gal "is a smooth, commercial-oriented, hip-hop-informed, contemporary R&B album with pop leanings [and] Ellis' voice is in fine form [...] the album is far from compelling. Even with all the production detail and Ellis'strong performance, it sinks from its lack of high quality songs." [1]

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."She's a Lady"Foster & McElroy4:04
2."It Ain't Over"
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy5:09
3."Where Ever You Are"
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:59
4."I Don't Want to Wait Till Tomorrow"Cam Wilson Somethin' for the People 4:01
5."What Did I Do to You?"
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:19
6."Slow Dance"
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:21
7."I Don't Mind"
  • Marlon McClain
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy5:18
8."You Make Me High"
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:40
9."Back Down Memory Lane"
  • McClain
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:00
10."It's You That I Need"
  • Verdell Lanier
  • Michael Stokes
Foster & McElroy4:19
11."Sista Sista"
  • McClain
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy4:43
12."Southern Gal Interlude"
  • Nate Phillips
  • McClain
  • Ellis
  • Foster
  • McElroy
Foster & McElroy1:20

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 27

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