Come and Talk to Me
"Come and Talk to Me" is a song by American R&B group Jodeci from their debut album Forever My Lady (1991). The song was the fourth single released in promotion for the album in March 1992. As the third number one R&B hit for Jodeci, "Come and Talk to Me" spent number 1 on the R&B chart for two weeks and peaked just one position shy of the Top 10 as a pop hit. The song also topped the R&B year-end chart for 1992.
"Come and Talk to Me" | ||||
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Single by Jodeci | ||||
from the album Forever My Lady | ||||
Released | March 10, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
Length | 4:36 | |||
Label | Uptown/MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al B. Sure!, DeVante Swing | |||
Producer(s) | Al B. Sure!, DeVante Swing | |||
Jodeci singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written, produced and arranged by Al B Sure and fellow Jodeci member DeVante Swing. The song features K-Ci as the lead singer, and JoJo, Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing on the chorus. The music video was first seen in the spring of 1992. There are 3 different edited versions of the music video.[1][2][3] A 4th brand new music video was shot & released for the "Hip Hop Remix" (or Radio Remix)[4] which was produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs. The "Hip Hop Remix" features a rap verse from Fat Doug, but he doesn't appear in the music video. The "Hip Hop Remix" track is only available on the "Come & Talk to Me" single releases and the Bad Boy's R&B Hits compilation album.
Track listings
US Promo
- Come & Talk To Me (LP Edit) 4:02
- Come & Talk To Me (Radio Remix) 6:20
- Come & Talk To Me (Instrumental) 6:25
- Come & Talk To Me (Hip Hop Remix) 6:20
- Come & Talk To Me (Horny Mix) 5:30
- Come & Talk To Me (Dance Mix) 5:30
US Maxi-CD
- Come & Talk To Me (Album Edit) 4:02
- Come & Talk To Me (Radio Remix) 6:20
- Come & Talk To Me (Hip Hop Remix) 6:20
- Come & Talk To Me (Horny Mix) 5:30
- Gotta Love (New R&B Edit) 4:19
Chart performance
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 11 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) | 18 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] | 7 |
Personnel
Written and produced by DeVante Swing
- Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals
- Joel "JoJo" Hailey - Background vocals
- DeVante Swing - Background vocals
- Mr. Dalvin - Background vocals
Year-end charts
Chart (1992) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 31 |
Notes
- "Alternate version music video".
- "Performance version music video".
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-jCrbEobNM. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Hip Hop Remix music video".
- "Jodeci Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- "Jodeci Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- "Jodeci Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
- "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-07-30.