11-20-79

{{short description|1996 studio album by Mona Lisa}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = 11-20-79

| type = studio

| artist = Mona Lisa

| cover = MonaLisa11-20-79Album.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1996|06|11}}

| recorded = 1995–1996

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B, hip hop soul

| length = {{Duration|m=52|s=51}}

| label = Island

| producer = Hiriam Hicks (exec.), Tim "Dawg" Patterson (exec.), Bob Antoine, Stanley Brown, Andre Evans, Reese Johnson, Clark Kent, Benjamin Love, Mr. Sexxx, David "Redhead" Guppy, Joe Wilson

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 11-20-79

| type = studio

| single1 = Can't Be Wasting My Time

| single1date = January 30, 1996

| single2 = You Said

| single2date = June 4, 1996

| single3 = Just Wanna Please U

| single3date = November 26, 1996

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|title=11-20-79 Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r238555|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-05-23}}

}}

11-20-79 is the only studio album by American R&B singer Mona Lisa, released via Island on June 11, 1996 in North America. The album is named after her date of birth. It serves as the artist's only studio album as of 2024.

The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. The album sold a modest 300,000 copies in the U.S. by June of 1998.

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = Sweet Memories

| note1 =

| music1 = music: David Guppy; lyrics: Mona Lisa

| extra1 =

| length1 = 4:35

| title2 = Just Wanna Please U

| note2 =

| music2 = Bobby Caldwell, Rodolfo Franklin, Alfonis Kettner, Mona Lisa

| length2 = 4:20

| title3 = Where I Wanna Be

| note3 =

| music3 = Garfield Duncan, Hubert Eaves III, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson

| length3 = 3:49

| title4 = Love U Enough

| note4 =

| music4 = Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Rachel Oden, Andre Robinson

| extra4 =

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = I'm Not Your Girl

| note5 =

| music5 = Garfield Duncan, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson

| length5 = 4:10

| title6 = Keep Fallin'

| note6 =

| music6 = music: Reese Johnson; lyrics: Mona Lisa

| extra6 =

| length6 = 4:34

| title7 = You Said

| note7 =

| music7 = The Flex, Rachel Oden, Samuel Sapp

| extra7 =

| length7 = 4:47

| title8 = Mom Lude

| note8 =

| music8 =

| extra8 =

| length8 = 0:57

| title9 = You Gave Me Love

| note9 =

| music9 = Rachel Oden, Darin Whittington

| extra9 =

| length9 = 4:14

| title10 = Crazy

| note10 =

| music10 = Darren Floyd, Rachel Oden, Andre Robinson

| extra10 =

| length10 = 4:13

| title11 = Can't Be Wasting My Time

| note11 =

| music11 = Bob Antoine, Johnta Austin, Duncan, Andre Evans, Lost Boyz, Tim Patterson

| length11 = 4:34

| title12 = You Keep Leading Me On

| note12 =

| music12 = William Bryant, David Guppy, Daryl Marshall

| length12 = 4:29

| title13 = Our Time to Shine

| note13 =

| music13 = David Guppy, Mona Lisa, Tim Patterson

| length13 = 4:03

}}

Charts

=Album=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1996){{cite web|last=|first=|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r238555/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}}|title=11-20-79 Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|format=|work=|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-05-23}}

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Heatseekers

|align="center"|15

align="left"|U.S. R&B Albums

|align="center"|38

=Singles=

class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Single

!colspan="3"|Peak chart positions

width="100"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100

!width="100"|U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales

!width="100"|U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks

align="center" rowspan="3"|1996

|align="left"|"Can't Be Wasting My Time"

|align="center"|65

|align="center"|12

|align="center"|20

align="left"|"You Said"

|align="center"|83

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|33

align="left"|"Just Wanna Please U"

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|—

|align="center"|65

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r238555/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=11-20-79 Credits|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-06-14}}

  • assistant engineering – Won Allen, Chris Habeck, Mark Nixdorf, Max Vargus
  • composing – G. Duncan, The Flex, Darren Floyd, D. Guppy, Reese Johnson, Tim "Dawg" Patterson, Darrin Whittington
  • engineering – Mike Anzelowitz, Chris Barnett, Louis Christian, Jim Janik, Kenny Ortiz, Kieran Walsh
  • executive production – Hiriam Hicks, Tim "Dawg" Patterson
  • mastering – Herb Powers
  • mixing – Chris Barnett, Louis Christian, Russell Elevado, Jim Janik, Kieran Walsh
  • photography – Eric Johnson
  • production – Bob Antoine, Stanley Brown, Clark Kent, Andre Evans, Reese Johnson, Benjamin Love, Mr. Sexxx, Tim "Dawg" Patterson, The Red Head, Joe Wilson
  • vocal arranging – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Rachel Oden, Trina Powell, Andre Robinson

References

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