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:A2 <b>South Of The River</b> (5:10)<br>  
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:A4 <b>Just To Be With You</b> (4:05) <br>
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:A5 <b>Take Me Away</b> (4:34) <br>
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:A6 <b>Truth And Honesty</b> (5:40)<br>  
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:A7 <b>Deep Afrika</b> (1:41) <br>
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:B1 <b>More Love</b> (5:19) <br>
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:B2 <b>You Can Make A Wish</b> (4:46) <br>
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:B3 <b>Just Make Me The One</b> (5:06) <br>
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:B4 <b>I Can't Stop Loving You</b> (4:54) <br>
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:B6 <b>Who Can We Blame</b> (5:56) <br>
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:B6. <b>Who Can We Blame</b> (5:56) <br>
:B7 <b>One World</b> (1:21)<br>
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Revision as of 19:54, 1 September 2016

1991: Timessquared album.jpg Times Squared All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991: Hereitis album.jpg Here It Is

Contribution


Contribution (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: October 1990 (UK)

19 February 1991 (USA)

Length: 65:07
Label(s): Island Records
Studio(s): Studio information needed

Contribution is the second studio album by British soul singer Mica Paris, and was released in October 1990 in the UK and in February 1991 in the USA (on the same day as Times Squared by Eric Leeds, also featuring musical input by Prince).

The album contained one track written by Prince, If I Love U 2 Nite, although the album didn't contain any musical input by Prince, as the track was re-recorded by Paris' musicians (Prince later worked on a different version of the track with Mayte).

The album produced three singles, Contribution, South Of The River and If I Love U 2 Nite. The album did not enter the US Billboard Pop Chart, but reached number 58 on the Billboard R&B Chart. In her native country of the UK, the album reached number 26 on the Gallup Top 40 Album Chart.

Prince originally sent Mica Paris a cassette containing four songs to choose from for the album, but Paris chose only to record If I Love U 2 Nite (other songs titles included on the cassette are unknown).

Track listing

CD

  1. Contribution (5:19)
  2. South Of The River (5:10)
  3. If I Love U 2 Nite (5:38) *
  4. Just To Be With You (4:05)
  5. Take Me Away (4:34)
  6. Truth And Honesty (5:40)
  7. Deep Afrika (1:41)
  8. More Love (5:19)
  9. You Can Make A Wish (4:46)
  10. Just Make Me The One (5:06)
  11. I Can't Stop Loving You (4:54)
  12. I've Been Watching You (5:39)
  13. Who Can We Blame (5:56)
  14. One World (1:21)


* Written by Prince

LP/MC

Side A:

A1. Contribution (5:19)
A2. South Of The River (5:10)
A3. If I Love U 2 Nite (5:38) *
A4. Just To Be With You (4:05)
A5. Take Me Away (4:34)
A6. Truth And Honesty (5:40)
A7. Deep Afrika (1:41)


Side B:

B1. More Love (5:19)
B2. You Can Make A Wish (4:46)
B3. Just Make Me The One (5:06)
B4. I Can't Stop Loving You (4:54)
B5. I've Been Watching You (5:39)
B6. Who Can We Blame (5:56)
B7. One World (1:21)


Personnel

Musicians

  • Mica Paris – vocals, backing vocals
  • Camus Mare Celli - drum programming (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Andres Levin - drum programming (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Nile Rodgers - guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Chris Parks - guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Paul Pesco - guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Carl Carter - bass guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Deon Estus - bass guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Andy Hess - bass guitar (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • K.C. Filson - keyboards (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Eric Codee - keyboards (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Danny Wilensky - tenor and alto saxophone ("The Delta Horns") (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Chris Botti - trumpet and flugelhorn ("The Delta Horns") (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Birch Johnson - trombone ("The Delta Horns") (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Cindy Mizelle - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Fonzi Thonton - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Dennis Collins - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Marga Roman - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Tracey Amos - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Will Downing - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Craig Derry - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Michelle Cobbs - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Alisha Warren - backing vocals (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Marque Gilmore - percussion (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Siro Baptista - percussion (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)
  • Miguel Valdez - percussion (credited for whole album, specific track information uncertain)


Production


Singles released

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Charts

Year Chart Position Weeks in Chart
30 Mar. 1991 USA: Billboard R&B Albums 58 15
27 Oct. 1990 UK: Top 40 Album 26 3

Releases

Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

 

Album promotion

Time-of-release

  • Information needed.


Awards, nominations, and certifications

  • Information needed.

Trivia

  • None.


References

Timessquared album.jpg 1991
Times Squared
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1991
Here It Is
Hereitis album.jpg