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All-4-One (All-4-One album)

{{Infobox album

| name = All-4-One

| type = studio

| artist = All-4-One

| cover = All-4-One - All-4-One.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1994|04|12}}

| recorded = 1993–1994

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B, pop, soul, new jack swing

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=04}}

| label = {{hlist|Atlantic|WEA}}

| producer = {{hlist|David Foster|Tim O'Brien|Gary St. Clair}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = And the Music Speaks

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Singles

| name = All-4-One

| type = studio

| single1 = So Much in Love

| single1date = December 20, 1993

| single2 = I Swear

| single2date = April 28, 1994

| single3 = Breathless

| single3date = September 6, 1994

| single4 = (She's Got) Skillz

| single4date = January 24, 1995

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-4-one-mw0000623557 |title=All-4-One - All-4-One |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=October 6, 2018}}

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2score = {{Rating|1|3}}{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Christgau|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=all-4-one|title=Robert Christgau: CG: All-4-One|publisher=robertchristgau.com|date=|access-date=January 6, 2023|author-link=Robert Christgau}}

| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|authorlink1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = B+{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/05/13/all-4-one/ |title=All-4-One |last=Jones |first=Anderson |date=May 13, 1994 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=October 6, 2018}}

| rev5 = Knoxville News Sentinel

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}Campbell, Chuck (May 20, 1994). "Basia Returns With 'Illusion' After Long Break". Knoxville News Sentinel.

| rev6 = Los Angeles Times

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|first=Dennis|last=Hunt|title=In Brief|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 29, 1994|page=|accessdate=January 21, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-29-ca-63396-story.html}}

| rev7 = Smash Hits

| rev7score = 3/5{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Sutherland|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/53977558031/in/album-72177720320155944/|title=New Albums|magazine=Smash Hits|date=July 6, 1994|page=50|access-date=October 4, 2024}}

}}

All-4-One is the debut album by All-4-One, released on April 12, 1994. It features the Grammy-award-winning hit single, "I Swear".{{cite web|url=http://www.all-4-one.com/music.html |title=Music|Hear Grammy Winning All4One's songs I SWEAR|WHEN I NEEDED AN ANGEL|MY CHILD |publisher=ALL-4-ONE |date=September 15, 2009 |accessdate=January 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112723/http://www.all-4-one.com/music.html |archivedate=July 7, 2011}}

Singles

  • "So Much in Love" – 1993
  • "I Swear" – April 28, 1994
  • "Something About You" – 1994
  • "Breathless" – September 6, 1994
  • "(She's Got) Skillz" – January 24, 1995
  • "A Better Man" – 1995

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = So Much in Love

| writer1 = Billy Jackson & the Citizen's Band, George Williams, Roy Stragis

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = Oh Girl

| writer2 = Gary St. Clair, Jamie Jones

| length2 = 5:45

| title3 = A Better Man

| note3 = ++

| writer3 = Kenny Nolan

| length3 = 4:04

| title4 = I Swear

| note4 = *

| writer4 = Frank J. Myers, Gary Baker

| length4 = 4:19

| title5 = Down to the Last Drop

| note5 = +

| writer5 = Kenny Nolan

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = Without You

| note6 = **

| writer6 = Delious Kennedy

| length6 = 5:11

| title7 = (She's Got) Skillz

| writer7 = Gary St. Clair, Tim O'Brien

| length7 = 4:05

| title8 = Breathless

| writer8 = Gary St. Clair, Jamie Jones

| length8 = 4:48

| title9 = Something About You

| writer9 = Gary St. Clair, Jamie Jones

| length9 = 5:06

| title10 = The Bomb

| writer10 = Gary St. Clair, Jamie Jones

| length10 = 4:41

| title11 = Here If You're Ready

| writer11 = Gary St. Clair, Jamie Jones

| length11 = 4:54

}}

The CD released by Atlantic Records had two versions of the song "So Much In Love". The version of "So Much in Love" that is included on the Atlantic Records version, but not on the version released by Blitzz Records, is an extended version with a runtime of 4:18.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1245946|pure_url=yes}}|title=All-4-One - bonus track |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=January 13, 2012}}

Personnel

Adapted from the All-4-One liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=All-4-One|others=All-4-One|year=1994|publisher=Atlantic|type=booklet}}

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All-4-One

  • Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, Tony Borowiak: All Vocals

Artwork

  • Julio Estrada: Photography

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Production

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for All-4-One

! scope="col"| Chart (1994–95)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|12|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|Canada|4|chartid=2522|rowheader=true|access-date=April 23, 2023}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|8|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
scope="row"| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)

| 14

{{album chart|Germany4|7|id=1882|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{Cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/50923/ranking/cd_album/|title=オール・フォー・ワンのアルバム売り上げランキング|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905213924/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/50923/ranking/cd_album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2014|accessdate=April 23, 2023}}

| 57

{{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|Scotland|81|date=19940724|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

| 18

{{album chart|Sweden|24|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|3|artist=All-4-One|album=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|25|date=19940718|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|12|artist=All-4-One|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2021}}
scope="row"| Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

| 6

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=Year-end charts=

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|+1994 year-end chart performance for All-4-One

! scope="col"| Chart (1994)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102014251/http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994 |url=http://i.imgur.com/3GuDxzg.jpg|archivedate=November 2, 2015 |accessdate=May 19, 2022 |publisher=Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.}}

| 95

{{albumchart|Canada|16|chartid=2686|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2022|refname="CANYE"}}
scope="row"|European Albums (European Top 100 Albums){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-12-24.pdf#page=24|title=1994 in Review: Sale Charts|magazine=Music & Media 1994 In Review|date=December 24, 1994|page=12|access-date=May 18, 2022|via=World Radio History}}

| 75

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=February 3, 2021}}

| 54

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1994/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=February 3, 2021}}

| 20

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2021}}

| 39

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2021}}

| 53

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|+1995 year-end chart performance for All-4-One

! scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2021}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sale certifications for All-4-One}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|access-date=25 July 2012|relyear=1994|award=Gold|certyear=1994|id=12|source=book}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=All-4-One|artist=All-4-One|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|access-date=July 15, 2012}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=All-4-One|title=All-4-One|relyear=1994|award=Gold|certyear=1995|certmonth=9|access-date=July 21, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=All-4-One|title=All-4-One|relyear=1994|award=Gold|id=1994-09-23|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1994}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|artist=All-4-One|title=All-4-One|relyear=1994|award=Gold|certref={{cite book|url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/vqzno2c0fe48zam|title=Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1990–1995|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|language=Spanish|isbn=8480486392}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|artist=All-4-One|title=All-4-One|access-date=July 25, 2012|relyear=1994|award=Gold}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=All 4 One|title=All-4-One|type=album|award=Platinum|number=4}}

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References

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Category:1994 debut albums

Category:All-4-One albums

Category:Atlantic Records albums

Category:Albums produced by David Foster