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The album contained two tracks co-written, recorded and produced by [[Prince]], titled [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] and [[In A Word Or 2]]. | The album contained two tracks co-written, recorded and produced by [[Prince]], titled [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] and [[In A Word Or 2]]. | ||
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+ | [[Prince]] approached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] in 1992 as he wanted her to write lyrics for [[Carmen Electra]]’s [[Album: Carmen Electra|album]] he was working on. In exchange, he would offer her some songs for her second album. | ||
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+ | In a 2019 interview, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] discussed the songs recording:<br> | ||
+ | ''"The second album was when I actually got to work with Prince. I was on Warner Bros., and so was he at the time. The exchange was he wanted me to write raps for Carmen Electra, who was his protégé. I would write her album, and he would produce about three or four songs for my album. An even exchange, [plus I would] get a little dough for it"'' | ||
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+ | In return of [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] (co-written with [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]) and [[In A Word Or 2]] for her own album, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] co-wrote [[Step To The Mic]] and [[Everybody Get On Up]] for [[Carmen Electra]]. She also added backing vocals and [[Go Go Dancer]] and appeared on the [[video : Go Go Dancer|video]] of the song. | ||
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+ | '''Promotion''' | ||
The album produced four singles, ''Full Term Love'', [[Single: Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.|Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[Single: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]] and ''Never Give Up On A Good Thing''. It reached number 75 on the US Billboard R&B Chart. | The album produced four singles, ''Full Term Love'', [[Single: Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.|Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]], [[Single: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]] and ''Never Give Up On A Good Thing''. It reached number 75 on the US Billboard R&B Chart. | ||
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# <b>[[In A Word Or 2]]</b> (3:36) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[In A Word Or 2]]</b> (3:36) <sup>2</sup> | ||
# <b>Never Give Up On A Good Thing</b> | # <b>Never Give Up On A Good Thing</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>There’s A Better Way</b> |
# <b>4 Da Children</b> | # <b>4 Da Children</b> | ||
# <b>Wheel Of Fortune</b> | # <b>Wheel Of Fortune</b> | ||
# <b>Greasy</b> | # <b>Greasy</b> | ||
# <b>Sex U All</b> | # <b>Sex U All</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>Mo’ Monie</b> |
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’m A Believer</b> |
# <b>Let A Woman B A Woman</b> | # <b>Let A Woman B A Woman</b> | ||
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# <b>Greasy</b> | # <b>Greasy</b> | ||
# <b>Sex U All</b> | # <b>Sex U All</b> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>Mo’ Monie</b> |
− | # <b> | + | # <b>I’m A Believer</b> |
# <b>Let A Woman B A Woman</b> | # <b>Let A Woman B A Woman</b> | ||
# <b>Full Term Love</b> | # <b>Full Term Love</b> | ||
# <b>[[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup> | # <b>[[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]]</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup> | ||
# <b>[[In A Word Or 2]]</b> (3:36) <sup>2</sup> | # <b>[[In A Word Or 2]]</b> (3:36) <sup>2</sup> | ||
− | # <b> | + | # <b>There’s A Better Way</b> |
# <b>4 Da Children</b> | # <b>4 Da Children</b> | ||
# <b>[[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] (Hip-Hop Mix)</b> (4:13) <sup>1</sup> | # <b>[[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] (Hip-Hop Mix)</b> (4:13) <sup>1</sup> | ||
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*[[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] - additional production, mixing engineer on [[In A Word Or 2]] | *[[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] - additional production, mixing engineer on [[In A Word Or 2]] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Marl Marley Marl] - remix on [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] (Hip-Hop Mix) | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Marl Marley Marl] - remix on [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] (Hip-Hop Mix) | ||
− | *[[Steve Noonan]] - recording engineer on [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] | + | *[[Steve Noonan]] - recording engineer on [[Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.]] and [[In A Word Or 2]] |
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|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] '' | ||
*[http://www.discogs.com/Monie-Love-In-A-Word-Or-2/master/76515 http://www.discogs.com/Monie-Love-In-A-Word-Or-2] | *[http://www.discogs.com/Monie-Love-In-A-Word-Or-2/master/76515 http://www.discogs.com/Monie-Love-In-A-Word-Or-2] | ||
+ | *<b>Podcast</b>: [https://anchor.fm/fatherhoodspod/episodes/Episode-34---The-Education-of-Father-Hoods-feat--Monie-Love-e3sol1 '''Episode 34 - The Education of Father Hoods feat. Monie Love''' on ''Father Hoods'' by DJ EFN, KGB and Manny Digital (30 April 2019)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]] | |categories = [[Category:1993]][[Category:Albums (Related Artists)]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]] | ||
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