Lovers Lane (album)

Lovers Lane
Studio album by M.C. Brains
Released March 17, 1992
Recorded 1991 - 1992
Genre Hip hop
Length 38:05
Label Motown
Producer Rico Anderson, Finesse Flavor, Fred Jenkins, Nathan Morris, Radical Rob Onekea
M.C. Brains chronology
Lovers Lane
(1992)
Brainwashed
(1996)
Singles from Lovers Lane
  1. "Oochie Coochie"
    Released: December 3, 1991
  2. "Brainstorming"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Everybody's Talking About M.C. Brains"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Lovers Lane is the debut album by M.C. Brains, released on March 17, 1992 through Motown.

The album is perhaps best known for its lead single, "Oochie Coochie", which became the only top-40 hit in M.C. Brains short career, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album fared less well, only reaching number 47 on the Billboard 200. Brains' labelmates Boyz II Men were featured on the album's second single "Brainstorming", as well as the song entitled "Boyz II Men (The Sequel)".

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Oochie Coochie"  Rico Anderson 3:41
2. "Everybody's Talking About M.C. Brains"  Radical Rob Onekea 4:15
3. "Brainstorming" (Featuring Boyz II Men)Fred Jenkins, Nathan Morris 5:45
4. "Boyz II Men (The Sequel)" (Featuring Boyz II Men)Fred Jenkins, Nathan Morris 5:46
5. "G-String"  Finesse Flavor 3:33
6. "Brains Goin' Cra-Ze"  Finesse Flavor 3:46
7. "The "B" Is Dumb"  Finesse Flavor 3:13
8. "Don't Let Me Get Loose"  Rico Anderson 4:03
9. "Strawberry Lane"  Rico Anderson 4:03

Chart history

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Billboard 200 47
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 31

Personnel

  • Rico Anderson - Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
  • Marlene Battles - Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Bivins - Vocals (Background)
  • Boyz II Men - Vocals (Background)
  • James "Thunderbird" Davis - Vocals (Background)
  • Finesse Flavor - Engineer, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Gibson - Assistant Engineer
  • Johnny Gill - Vocals (Background)
  • Jim Hinger - Engineer
  • Fred Jenkins - Keyboards, Producer, Programming
  • Jay Lean - Engineer
  • M.C. Brains - Vocals, Vocals (Background)

  • Mike Melnick - Engineer
  • Nathan Morris - Keyboards, Producer, Programming
  • Radical Rob Onekea - Producer
  • Morris Rentie - Assistant Engineer, Bass
  • Todd Russaw - Vocals (Background)
  • Shawn Stockman - Drums, Percussion, Producer
  • Ralph Sutton - Engineer
  • Tam Rock - Rap, Vocals (Background)
  • Jerry Vines - Vocals (Background)
  • Kevin Wales - Vocals (Background)
  • Danny Clay Williams - Engineer
  • Val Young - Vocals (Background)

References

  1. Wynn, Ron . Review: Lovers Lane. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
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