Troop | ||||
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Released | June 7, 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
Length | 48:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Eddie Levert, Gerald LeVert & Marc Gordon Chuckii Booker Attala Zane Giles Brownmark Cliff Wright & Zack Harmon Dennis Nelson & Wayne Vaughn | |||
Troop chronology | ||||
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Singles from Troop | ||||
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Troop is the self-titled first album by new jack swing group Troop. Released on June 7, 1988, [2] the album charted at number nineteen on the US R&B albums chart.
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Pop Albums [3] | 133 |
US Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] | 19 |
Year | Single | Chart positions [4] |
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US R&B | ||
1988 | "Mamacita" | 2 |
"My Heart" | 9 | |
"Still in Love" | 19 |
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