Yo Baby

Yo baby is the third studio album of South African singer Brenda Fassie released on November 6, 1990 by CCP Records. Lyrically, the album, is composed of songs about love, dancing, getto life and relationships. The album became Fassie highest-selling album, it spawned successful singles such as "Istraight Lendaba", "Boipatong",

Yho baby
Studio album by
Brenda Fassie
ReleasedNovember 6, 1992
RecordedNovember 1990–August 1991
Genre
Length53:51
LabelCCP Records
Producer
Brenda Fassie chronology
I Am Not a Bad Girl
(2001)		 Yho baby
(1992)		 Brenda Fassie
(1992)

In lyrics of the song "Boipatong", Fassie respond to the Boipatong massacre (June 14, 1992), which saw 42 township residents killed, in the song she sends condolences to those who lost their love ones.[1]

Production

The album had a more pop songs than the first album which incorporated Afropop. The album was produced by Selwyn Shandel , who also produced the second albums. Fassie served as executive producers of the album.[2][3]

Release

The album was first released in South Africa on July 27, 1993 by CCP Records.[4][5] On 20 October 2009, the album was re-released by EMI Music South Africa (Pty) in digital form.

Track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yo Baby"
04:51
2."Istraight Lendaba"
  • B. Fassie
  • S. Shandel
07:10
3."Call Me Up"
  • S. Shandel
04:45
4."Boipatong"
  • B. Fassie
  • S. Shandel
04:04
5."Buti Lo"
  • B. Fassie
  • S. Shandel
00:05
6."Give Love to the World"
  • B. Fassie
  • S. Shandel
04:45
7."Natural Instinct"
  • S. Shandel
04:19
8."Istraight Le Ndaba (Remix)"
  • B. Fassie
  • S. Shandel
03:53
Total length:39:48

Personnel

Musicians
  • Brenda Fassie - Vocals
  • Tshepo Tshola - Additional Vocals (Track 4)

Production
  • Brenda Fassie – producer (all tracks), executive producer
  • Selwyn Shandel - producer

References
  1. "Why are we not branding our local music? Part II". www.bizcommunity.com.
  2. "Brenda Fassie 1964 2004". News24. May 10, 2004.
  3. "Yo Baby - Brenda Fassie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "Yo Baby por Brenda" – via music.apple.com.
  5. "Yo Baby" – via open.spotify.com.


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