Express Yourself Clearly
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{{Infobox album
| name = Express Yourself Clearly
| type = studio
| artist = E.Y.C.
| cover = EYC_Express_Yourself_Clearly.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 45:50
| label = MCA
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Put It On ... E.Y.C.
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Express Yourself Clearly
| type = studio
| single1 = Get Some (US only)
| single1date = 1993
| single2 = Feelin' Alright
| single2date = 1993
| single3 = The Way You Work It
| single3date = 1994
| single4 = Number One
| single4date = 1994
| single5 = Black Book
| single5date = 1994
| single6 = One More Chance
| single6date = 1994
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = File:Official_cover_for_EYC's_Express_Yourself_Clearly_-_US_release.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = The US album cover which was completely repackaged to appeal to the US market.
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Music Week
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-04-09.pdf|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|magazine=Music Week|date=9 April 1994|page=15|access-date=28 April 2025}}
| rev2 = Select
| rev2score = {{rating|1|5|full=U+25A0.svg|empty=U+25A1.svg|rating=medal}}{{cite magazine|author=SP|url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2014/06/albums25.jpg|title=New Albums: Soundbites|magazine=Select|date=June 1994|page=87|access-date=20 December 2024}}
}}
Express Yourself Clearly is the debut studio album by American pop and R&B group E.Y.C.{{cite book |title=British Hit Singles and Albums |year=2005 |publisher=Guinness |page=4 |isbn=9781904994008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSI5AQAAIAAJ&q=EYC+Express+Yourself+Clearly+Album |accessdate=3 May 2019}}{{cite book |title=Billboard |date=18 Jun 1994 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_UQgEAAAAMBAJ/page/n41 42] |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_UQgEAAAAMBAJ |quote=EYC Express Yourself Clearly Album. |accessdate=3 May 2019}}{{cite book |last1=Betts |first1=Graham |title=Complete UK Hit Albums, 1956-2005 |year=2005 |publisher=Collins |page=140 |isbn=9780007205325 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ewdCAQAAIAAJ&q=EYC+Express+Yourself+Clearly+Album |accessdate=3 May 2019}}{{cite book |title=Vibe |date=Dec 1993 – Jan 1994 |publisher=Vibe Media Group. |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OygEAAAAMBAJ&q=eyc+express+yourself+clearly&pg=PT37 |accessdate=3 May 2019}} It was released in 1994 in Europe, Australia, Japan and the United States.{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. - Express Yourself Clearly Releases |url=https://www.discogs.com/EYC-Express-Yourself-Clearly/master/102898 |website=Discogs |accessdate=3 May 2019}} The album charted at No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. Full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29585/e-y-c/ |website=Official Charts Company |accessdate=3 May 2019}}
Album content
The album features the top 40 hits "Feelin' Alright", "The Way You Work It", "Black Book, "Number One" and "One More Chance".{{cite web |title=E.Y.C Full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29585/e-y-c/ |website=Official Charts Company |accessdate=3 May 2019}} The track "Get Some", featuring Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., was E.Y.C.'s debut single in the US{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. – Get Some |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/102896-EYC-Boo-Yaa-TRIBE-Get-Some |website=Discogs |access-date=31 March 2022}} before the band had success in Europe with their first international single "Feelin' Alright".{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. full official chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29585/e-y-c/ |website=Official charts |access-date=31 March 2022}}
The US version of the album had completely different artwork and a slightly different track listing{{cite web |title=Express Yourself Clearly - E.Y.C. Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/express-yourself-clearly-mw0000103792 |website=All Music |accessdate=3 May 2019}} to cater for the US market, including the track "Straight Mackin'" which replaced "Number One" ("Straight Mackin'" was the B-side to the international single "Number One"{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. - Number One (CD, Maxi Single) |url=https://www.discogs.com/EYC-Number-One/release/2049240 |website=Discogs |accessdate=3 May 2019}}). "The Way You Work It" was remixed for the US album.{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. - The Way You Work It |url=https://www.discogs.com/EYC-The-Way-You-Work-It/release/3152818 |website=Discogs |accessdate=3 May 2019}}
A limited edition 2-disc version was also released in the UK featuring additional tracks.{{cite web |title=E.Y.C. - Express Yourself Clearly (CD, Album) |url=https://www.discogs.com/EYC-Express-Yourself-Clearly/release/1572561 |website=Discogs |accessdate=3 May 2019}}
Track listing
=UK version=
{{Track listing
| title1 = Feelin' Alright
| writer1 = {{hlist|Damon Butler|David Loeffler|Trey Parker|Phillip Gordy|Darric Graham}}
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Nice and Slow
| writer2 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gina 'Go-Go' Gomez|Greg Lawson}}
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Black Book
| writer3 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Remembering You Girl
| writer4 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gomez|Nick Mundy|Donnell Spencer Jr.}}
| length4 = 4:41
| title5 = One More Chance
| writer5 = {{hlist|Howie Rice|Tony LeMans}}
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = The Way You Work It
| writer6 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length6 = 2:57
| title7 = Baby Don't You Know
| writer7 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gomez|Lawson}}
| length7 = 4:53
| title8 = Number One
| writer8 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Rice}}
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = You Are My Happiness
| writer9 = {{hlist|Rice|Joseph Stonestreet}}
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Swing My Way (Demo)
| writer10 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Bronek Wroblewski}}
| length10 = 4:25
| title11 = Get Some
| note11 = featuring Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
| writer11 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.}}
| length11 = 4:22
}}
Additional tracks on 2-disc version
{{Track listing
| title1 = Feelin' Alright
| note1 = Show Mix
| writer1 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length1 = 3:21
| title2 = The Way You Work It
| note2 = T. Reck Mix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = EYC-Ya
| writer3 =
| length3 = 2:04
}}
=US version=
{{Track listing
| title1 = Feelin' Alright
| writer1 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Nice and Slow
| writer2 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gomez|Lawson}}
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Black Book
| writer3 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Remembering You Girl
| writer4 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gomez|Mundy|Spencer}}
| length4 = 4:41
| title5 = One More Chance
| writer5 = {{hlist|Rice|LeMans}}
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = The Way You Work It
| writer6 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gordy|Graham}}
| length6 = 2:57
| title7 = Baby Don't You Know
| writer7 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Gomez|Lawson}}
| length7 = 4:53
| title8 = Swing My Way
| writer8 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Wroblewski}}
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = You Are My Happiness
| writer9 = {{hlist|Rice|Stonestreet}}
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Straight Mackin'
| writer10 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker}}
| length10 = 4:03
| title11 = Get Some
| note11 = featuring Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
| writer11 = {{hlist|Butler|Loeffler|Parker|Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.}}
| length11 = 4:22
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts){{cite Ryan|page=97}}
| 98 |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom (OCC)
| 14 |
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