Three Stripes (album)

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Three Stripes
Bell Biv DeVoe - Three Stripes.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2017
Studio
Genre Contemporary R&B
Length35:16
Label eOne
Producer
Bell Biv DeVoe chronology
BBD
(2001)
Three Stripes
(2017)
Singles from Three Stripes
  1. "Run"
    Released: September 7, 2016
  2. "Finally"
    Released: 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 5.5/10 [2]

Three Stripes is the fourth studio album by American R&B trio Bell Biv DeVoe. It was released on January 27, 2017 through Entertainment One. Recording sessions took place at 916 Music Studios, at Divine Mill Studios in New Jersey, at Hot Beats Studios and Studio Crib Zeno in Atlanta, at The Lab in New York City, at Nu Shoez Studios, at Forge Recording in Oreland, at Studio At The Palms in Las Vegas. Production was handled by several record producers, including Carvin & Ivan, Cyrus Deshield, DJ Battlecat, Doug E. Fresh, Erick Sermon, KayGee, Lil' Ronnie, LRoc, Rance, and BBD member Michael Bivins, with associate co-producer Gee Spin. It features guest appearances from Boyz II Men, Doug E. Fresh and SWV. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Independent Albums in the United States.

Contents

The album was preceded by the lead single "Run", [3] which reached number 40 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and number 7 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart in the US. [4] Its second single, "Finally", peaked at number 18 on the Adult R&B Airplay. The album's third and final single, "I'm Betta" didn't chart.

The album is the combined effort of all three of the group's original members; Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The group continues to tour as part of New Edition.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ready" (featuring Doug E. Fresh) Douglas Davis
1:07
2."Find a Way"
  • Ricardo Bell
  • George Archie
  • Nikita Akasha V. Kunar
  • Quinntin Brooks Smith
  • Raquan
  • Sammy Wagih Isaac
G-13:45
3."I'm Betta"
  • KayGee
  • DJ Ogee
  • Eric Hall
  • Cyrus Deshield (voc.)
3:50
4."Hot Damn"
  • Bell
  • Bivins
  • DeVoe
  • Ocean Marciano
  • Matthew Cash
  • Aaron Gholar
  • Silent Killers
  • Supa Nova
  • G-1 (add.)
3:03
5."Run" Erick Sermon 3:39
6."All Dat There"
  • Zach Brunson
  • Cyrus Deshield (co.)
3:53
7."Don't Go"
3:47
8."Finally" (featuring SWV)
  • Bell
  • Bivins
  • DeVoe
  • Deshield
  • LRoc
  • Cyrus Deshield (co.)
3:40
9."One More Try" (featuring Boyz II Men)4:32
10."Incredible"
4:00
Total length:35:16
Sample credits

Charts

Chart performance for Three Stripes
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 1

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