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24/7 | ||||
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Studio album by Dino | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Pop, dance-pop, contemporary R&B, freestyle, new jack swing | |||
Length | 45:52 | |||
Label | 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records 444 011 | |||
Producer | Dino | |||
Dino chronology | ||||
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Singles from 24/7 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
24/7 is the debut album from pop singer-songwriter Dino. He wrote and arranged all the songs, as well as produced the album, played keyboards and handled drum programming.
Five singles were released from the album. The first, "Summer Girls" was put out in 1988 and managed to reach a peak of number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single, the title track, fared a bit better, peaking at number 42 on the Hot 100 while reaching number 12 on the R&B chart. The third single, "I Like It", got into the top ten (peaking at number 7) on the pop chart, while reaching number 3 on the dance chart. The single went gold. The fourth track to be released, "Sunshine", got as high as number 23 on the pop chart, while the last single, "Never 2 Much Of U" charted at number 61.[2] Because of his singles success, the album itself was certified gold by the RIAA.
Contents
1 Track listing
2 Production
3 Personnel
4 References
Track listing
All tracks written by Dino.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Opening/No More Heartbreak" | 6:14 |
2. | "I Like It" | 5:16 |
3. | "Never 2 Much of U" | 5:27 |
4. | "Summergirls" (Remix) | 4:45 |
5. | "Boyfriend-Girlfriend" | 4:21 |
6. | "Real Love" | 4:24 |
7. | "24/7" | 4:16 |
8. | "Sunshine" | 3:46 |
9. | "In the City" | 5:56 |
CD Edition
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Nighttime Lovekind" | 6:09 |
Production
- Produced By Dino
- Engineers: Liz Cluse, Chris Fuhrman
- Mixing: Alan Meyerson
- Re-mixing: Frankie Anoble, R.O.B.
- Mastering: Herb Powers Jr.
Personnel
- Dino – lead & backing vocals, keyboards, keyboard & drum programming
Buzz Feiten, Paul Jackson Jr., Paul Pesco – guitars- Jeff Lorber – keyboards, piano
- Keith Nelson – bass
- R.O.B. – scratching, drum programming
- Paul Taylor – saxophone
- Linda Brown, Brian Bywaters – backing vocals
References
^ Allmusic Review
^ 24/7 - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.