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Karyn White (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Karyn White

| type = studio

| artist = Karyn White

| cover = Karyn White album.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 6, 1988

| recorded = 1987–1988

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = 44:35

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = {{hlist|Babyface|L.A. Reid|Jeff Lorber|Karyn White|Ian Prince|Steve Harvey}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Ritual of Love

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Karyn White

| type = studio

| single1 = The Way You Love Me

| single1date = August 15, 1988

| single2 = Superwoman

| single2date = January 2, 1989

| single3 = Love Saw It

| single3date = February 27, 1989

| single4 = Secret Rendezvous

| single4date = May 14, 1989

| single5 = Slow Down

| single5date = August 31, 1989

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |title=Karyn White Review by Jose F. Promis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/karyn-white-mw0000195520 |website=AllMusic |access-date=11 September 2024}}

}}

Karyn White is the debut album by American singer Karyn White. The album was released on September 6, 1988, by Warner Bros., and went to No. 1 on the R&B albums chart for seven weeks the following year. The album was certified Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22karyn%20white%22|title=Gold & Platinum: Karyn White – RIAA Searchable Database|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=August 22, 2015}} by the RIAA on April 4, 1989. It gave her four hits, "The Way You Love Me", "Superwoman", "Love Saw It" and "Secret Rendezvous". The former three were No. 1 singles on the R&B chart, and all except "Love Saw It" were Top-10 successes on the Hot 100 ("Love Saw It" never appeared on the pop chart). A re-issue in late 1989 of "Secret Rendezvous" in the UK reached No. 22, as opposed to the original top 50 placing. "Superwoman" became her biggest hit there, reaching No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

White co-wrote two songs on the album.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 44:35

| all_writing = Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons except where noted

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = The Way You Love Me

| note1 =

| writer1 =

| lyrics1 =

| music1 =

| extra1 = Babyface, Reid

| length1 = 4:56

| title2 = Secret Rendezvous

| note2 =

| writer2 =

| lyrics2 =

| music2 =

| extra2 = Babyface, Reid

| length2 = 5:38

| title3 = Slow Down

| note3 =

| writer3 = Steve Harvey, Simmons, White

| lyrics3 =

| music3 =

| extra3 = Harvey

| length3 = 4:35

| title4 = Superwoman

| note4 =

| writer4 =

| lyrics4 =

| music4 =

| extra4 = Babyface, Reid

| length4 = 5:49

| title5 = Family Man

| note5 =

| writer5 =

| lyrics5 =

| music5 =

| extra5 = Babyface, Reid

| length5 = 4:07

| title6 = Love Saw It

| note6 = featuring Babyface

| writer6 =

| lyrics6 =

| music6 =

| extra6 = Babyface, Reid

| length6 = 5:21

| title7 = Don't Mess with Me

| note7 =

| writer7 =

| lyrics7 =

| music7 =

| extra7 = Babyface, Reid

| length7 = 4:53

| title8 = Tell Me Tomorrow

| note8 =

| writer8 = Evan Rogers, Arnie Roman, White

| lyrics8 =

| music8 =

| extra8 = Jeff Lorber, White

| length8 = 4:54

| title9 = One Wish

| note9 =

| writer9 = Ian Prince, Jimmy Scott

| lyrics9 =

| music9 =

| extra9 = Lorber, Prince

| length9 = 4:22

}}

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Chart performance for Karyn White

scope="col"| Chart (1988–1989)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/Ep9N7Wk | title=Karyn White ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=July 14, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

|align="center"| 130

{{album chart|UK|20|artist=Karyn White|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2021}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|19|artist=Karyn White|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Karyn White|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Year-end chart performance for Karyn White

scope="col"| Chart (1989)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6625&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6625.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6625|title=Top 100 Albums of 1989|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=November 27, 2022}}

| 80

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|work=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2021}}

| 30

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989|work=Billboard|access-date=May 4, 2021}}

| 4

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Karyn White}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Karyn White|title=Karyn White|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|access-date=January 30, 2023|id=3586-3270-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Karyn White|title=Karyn White|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|access-date=January 30, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

See also

References

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{{Karyn White}}

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Category:1988 debut albums

Category:Karyn White albums

Category:Albums produced by L.A. Reid

Category:Albums produced by Babyface (musician)

Category:Warner Records albums

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