00-zhane-pronounced_jah-nay-1994-gcp.nfo
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Title | Pronounced Jah-Nay
Genre | R&B
Source | CDDA
Format | Album
Label | Motown
Catalog | 530 283-2
Released | 1994
Ripped | 2015
Given a high-profile spot on the all-star compilation "Roll Wit Tha
Flava" as their first recording opportunity, Zhane lived up to the
pressure and came away with one of the R&B party anthems of the 90s,
"Hey, Mr. DJ". Jean Norris and Renee Neufville met while both were
studying music at Philadelphia's Temple University (Norris is
originally from Rhode Island, Neufville from Jamaica but
Brooklyn-raised). After meeting Naughty By Nature's Kay Gee, Zhane
impressed the producer enough to go right into the studio to record
for "Roll Wit Tha Flava". When "Hey, Mr. DJ" was released as a
single, it hit number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the
group a contract with Motown in 1994...
Months after the smash single "Hey, Mr. DJ" was released, Zhane
issued their highly anticipated debut, "Pronounced Jah-Nay", on
Motown, and the album yielded hit single after hit single for the
better part of a year. Melding classic soul with honey-sweet vocals,
hip-hop beats, jazz, disco, and pop, the duo stood out from the
onslaught of manufactured R&B acts that dominated the airwaves and
pop charts in the early to mid-90s. The duo scored a Top 20 pop hit
with its follow-up single, "Groove Thang", which, although still
smooth and infectious, sounds like "Hey Mr. DJ" part two. Other
singles included the glorious, elegant, and sleek "Sending My Love",
which also managed to crack the pop Top 40, the funky R&B hit
"Vibe", and the ballad "You're Sorry Now." The duo seems to shine
brightest when tackling jazz ballads, such as the Sade-ish "La, La,
La" and "Off My Mind", two songs that were never hits but easily
rank as the album's overlooked treasures. "Pronounced Jah-Nay" is
definitely one of the better R&B albums of the 90s - unfortunately,
this album's success was never repeated, and that was most likely
due to lousy marketing and single choices for the duo's sophomore
outing, "Saturday Night".
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01. Hey Mr. D.J. 4:12
02. Intro (Interlude) 0:36
03. Vibe 3:31
04. Sending My Love 3:41
05. Sweet Taste Of Love 3:50
06. Changes 4:43
07. You're Sorry Now 4:43
08. Love Me Today 5:26
09. Off My Mind 4:26
10. La, La, La 5:30
11. Groove Thang 3:56
12. For A Reason 6:57
13. Hey Mr. D.J. (Remix) 5:12
14. Groove Thang (Remix) 3:57
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