Tara Kemp (album)

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Tara Kemp
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1991
Genre Pop, R&B
Length47:41
Label Giant/Warner Bros.
Producer Jake Smith and Tuhin Roy for One Two Productions
Singles from Tara Kemp
  1. "Hold You Tight"
    Released: January 10, 1991
  2. "Piece of My Heart"
    Released: May 13, 1991
  3. "Too Much"
    Released: 1991
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Entertainment Weekly D [2]

Tara Kemp is the only studio album by U.S. singer/songwriter Tara Kemp. It was released on January 16, 1991 by Warner Bros. Records/Giant Records. It spawned two Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Hold You Tight" (No. 2, 1991) and "Piece of My Heart" (No. 7, 1991). A third single, "Too Much", peaked at No. 95. Both of the album's Top 10 singles appeared on Billboard's Year-End chart for 1991: "Hold You Tight" at No. 25, "Piece of My Heart" at No. 84.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Prologue" 0:57
  2. "Hold You Tight" (Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy, William Hammond) 4:44
  3. "Be My Lover" (Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy) 5:05
  4. "Too Much" (Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy) 4:57
  5. "One Love" (Tara Kemp, William Hammond) 4:38
  6. "Tara By The Way" (Hosh Gurelli, John London) 4:03
  7. "Piece of My Heart" (Jake Smith, Tara Kemp, Tuhin Roy) 4:51
  8. "Together" (Jake Smith, Tara Kemp, Tuhin Roy, William Hammond) 5:07
  9. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Jennifer Jones) 4:21
  10. "Something To Groove To" (Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy) 2:50
  11. "Monday Love" (Jake Smith, Tara Kemp, Tuhin Roy, William Hammond) 5:04
  12. "Epilogue" 1:08

Singles

  1. Hold You Tight October 31, 1990
  2. Piece of My Heart May 13, 1991
  3. Too Much July 1991

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References

  1. "Tara Kemp > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. Farber, Jim. "Tara Kemp > Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2012-03-19.