So Happy
So Happy is the second musical studio album by comedian/singer, Eddie Murphy. The album was released on March 29, 1989, on Columbia Records and was produced by Murphy, Nile Rodgers and Larry Blackmon.[1] It was not a critical or commercial success, but still managed to reach #70 on the Billboard 200 and #22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released: "Put Your Mouth on Me", which made it to #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and "Till the Money's Gone", which only made it to #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks. Put your Mouth on Me also squeaked into the top 40 in August 1989.
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| Robert Christgau | (B+)[2] |
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| Released | March 29, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Eddie Murphy, Nile Rodgers, Narada Michael Walden | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Put Your Mouth on Me" | Jeffrey Cohen, Eddie Murphy, Narada Michael Walden | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Till the Money's Gone" | Skyler Jett, Murphy, Narada Michael Walden | 5:16 |
| 3. | "I Got It" | Nile Rodgers | 4:09 |
| 4. | "So Happy" | David Allen Jones, Murphy | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Bubble Hill" | David Allen Jones, Murphy | 6:18 |
| 6. | "With All I Know" | David Allen Jones, Trenten Gumbs, Murphy | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Pretty Please" | David Allen Jones, Murphy | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Love Moans" | David Allen Jones, Murphy | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Let's Get with It" | Larry Blackmon, Murphy, Merv De Peyer | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Tonight" | David Dukes | 5:36 |
Production
- Produced by Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Eddie Murphy, Nile Rodgers and Narada Michael Walden
- Engineers: John Barnes, Knut Bohn, Dana Jon Chapelle, David Frazer, Daniel Lazerus, Jay Mark, Barney Perkins, Carmen Rizzo, Brad Sundberg, Ralph Sutton
- Assistant and Second Engineers: Paul Angelli, Ed Brooks, Dana Jon Chapelle, Mark Herman, Mike Strick
- Mixing: John Barnes, David Frazer, Barney Perkins, David Rideau
- Cecil Holmes - executive producer
- Tony Sellari - art direction
- Bonnie Schiffman - photography
Personnel
- Walter Afanasieff, David Allen Jones, Carmen Rizzo, Narada Michael Walden - drums
- Gigi Gonaway, Bongo Bob - percussion
- Lanar Brantley, Randy Jackson - bass
- Walter Afanasieff - synthesized bass
- Walter Afanasieff, John Barnes, Eric Daniels, Merv De Peyer, David Allen Jones, Kevin Kendricks, Eddie Murphy, Aaron Zigman - keyboards
- Vernon "Ice" Black, Johnny Gill, Paul Pesco, Dick Smith, Charlie Singleton, Marty Walsh - guitar
- Chip McNeill - saxophone
- Claytoven Richardson, Randy Jackson, Skyler Jett, Alfa Anderson, Briz, Christopher Max, Nile Rodgers, Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizelle, David Allen Jones, Dick Smith, Stacy McDonald, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins - backing vocals
References
- "So Happy - Eddie Murphy | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- "CG: Eddie Murphy". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
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