Tonight (Silk album)

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Tonight
Silk album tonight.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999
Recorded
Length74:32
Label Elektra
Producer
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby
  • Gary Jenkins
  • Steve "Million Dollar Man" Morales
  • Donald Parks
  • Maurice Wilcher
Silk chronology
Silk
(1995)
Tonight
(1999)
Love Session
(2001)
Singles from Tonight
  1. "If You (Lovin' Me)"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Meeting In My Bedroom"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Let's Make Love"
    Released: 1999

Tonight is the third studio album by American R&B group Silk, released on March 23, 1999 on Elektra Entertainment. [1] It was their first album in four years and the reason for the break was due to the group wanting to be more involved in the creative process. [2] Another reason for the hiatus was due to the lackluster performance of their previous album Silk (1995), which caused the group to seek new management after dealing with financial and legal issues. [3] [1] After severing ties with their former managers, they were managed by Sonja Norwood, mother of singer/actress Brandy Norwood. [1] They were soon given the green light to record a new album by Elektra's then-president Sylvia Rhone, who let them take their time to record the album until they had the right songs. [3]

Contents

Most of the production duties were split between group member Gary Jenkins and producer Darrell "Delite" Allamby. The latter was brought in due to his previous work with Gerald Levert, Busta Rhymes and LSG. [3] [1] Additional production was provided by Maurice Wilcher, Steve "Million Dollar Man" Morales, and Donald Parks. Tonight peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard 200 and number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned the hit single "If You", which peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their biggest hit since "Freak Me" (1993) and follow-up "Meeting In My Bedroom". Tonight proved to be their second most successful album, right behind their 1992 debut Lose Control . The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found Tonight "a little predictable. If you're at all familiar with the previous two records, you know what to expect lyrically and musically from every track on the record, and chances are, you won't be too disappointed by this slightly over-produced, ballad-heavy set. The uninitiated may find the constant sex talk a little ridiculous and monotonous, but they'll likely groove on Darrell "Delite" Allamby's production, which updates classic '70s soul and funk. It can be a little glossy and glib, as well as a little lightweight in the songwriting department, but that Allamby production makes Tonight fairly effective romantic mood music – even with Silk's vocal histrionics." [5]

Track listing

Tonight track listing [6] [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Return" (Interlude)
Jenkins2:35
2."Tonight"
Allamby3:45
3."Let's Make Love"
  • Roberson
  • Allamby
  • Browder
Allamby4:41
4."If You"
  • Kenneth "Kenny Flav" Dickerson
  • Roberson
  • Allamby
  • Browder
Allamby5:37
5."Meeting in My Bedroom"
  • Allamby
  • Browder
Allamby5:06
6."Satisfied"Jenkins
  • Jenkins
  • Reginald "Wizard" Jones [a]
2:17
7."Baby Check Your Friend"
  • Steven Morales
  • Raymond Basora
  • David Siegel
  • Allamby
  • Morales
5:01
8."I Wonder"
  • Jenkins
  • Rasboro
  • Mobley
  • Ben "Smooth" Howe
4:30
9."Sexcellent"
  • Allamby
  • Browder
Allamby3:51
10."Love You Down"
  • Maurice Wilcher
  • Rasboro
  • Jenkins
  • Glenn
  • Jimmy Gates, Jr.
  • Timothy Cameron
  • Allamby
  • Silk
  • Wilcher
4:13
11."Superstar"
Jenkins4:39
12."Playa Road"
  • Jenkins
  • Rasboro
  • Cameron
Jenkins5:12
13."Please Don't Go"Allamby5:06
14."Back In My Arms"
  • Wilcher
  • Valvin Roane II
Wilcher4:11
15."Turn-U-Out"
  • Jenkins
  • John Howcott
  • Donald Parks
  • Parks
  • Jenkins
4:50
16."If You" (2000 Watts Remix)
  • Dickerson
  • Roberson
  • Allamby
  • Browder
  • Allamby
  • Dickerson [b]
4:11
17."The Vaughn Harper Interview" 
  • Allamby
  • Silk
4:40

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tonight. [8] [7]

Performers and musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Tonight
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Tonight release history
RegionDateFormatLabelRef(s)
United StatesMarch 23, 1999 Elektra [5]

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