Mista (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Mista
| type = studio
| artist = Mista
| cover = Mista album cover.jpg
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| released = July 30, 1996
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| genre = R&B
| length = 48:13
| label = EastWest
| producer = Sylvia Rhone, Eric Johnston, Organized Noize (Co-exec), Eric McCaine, Colin England, Tomi Martin, Marqueze Etheridge, Brandon Bennett, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Sean "Sep" Hall
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mista
| type = studio
| single1 = Blackberry Molasses
| single1date = June 18, 1996{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Blackberry-Molasses-Mista/dp/B000002HYK|title=Mista - Blackberry Molasses - Amazon.com Music|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}
| single2 = Lady
| single2date = September 11, 1996
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r238083|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Mista is the only studio album by Atlanta-based R&B youth quartet, Mista, released on July 30, 1996 via East West Records. Produced entirely by super-producers Organized Noize (TLC's "Waterfalls"), Mista was fueled by the release of the album's first single "Blackberry Molasses". According to Organized Noize producer Rico Wade:
{{cquote|[Blackberry Molasses is] innovative. It starts out with almost a medieval feel. It's one of the most visual songs on the album with strong harmonies and a great melody.{{cite web |url=http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/m/mista/ |title=Mista |publisher=Hip Online |date=2008-02-17 |accessdate=2008-09-29}}}}
"Blackberry Molasses" peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's second single, "Lady" performed less well, peaking at number 61 in December 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58717/ask-billboard |title=Ask Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |date=2006-04-18 |accessdate=2008-09-29}} Despite the success of "Blackberry Molasses", Mista peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1996-10-19/r-b-hip-hop-albums |title=Mista: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |publisher=Billboard |date=1996-10-19 |accessdate=2008-09-29}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and has sold just over 100,000 copies since its 1996 release.
Track listing
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| title1 = Blackberry Molasses
| length1 = 4:13
| note1 = #53 U.S., #13 U.S. R&B
| writer1 = Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize
| title2 = Fresh Groove
| length2 = 4:48
| writer2 = Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize
| title3 = Things You Do
| length3 = 3:58
| writer3 = Brandon Bennett, Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize
| title4 = If My Baby
| length4 = 4:19
| writer4 = Preston Crump, Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize, Erik Nuri
| title5 = I Think That I Should Be
| length5 = 5:16
| writer5 = Brandon Bennett, Kandi Burruss, Marqueze Etheridge, McKinley Horton, Organized Noize
| title6 = Lady
| length6 = 3:42
| note6 = #90 U.S., #61 U.S. R&B
| writer6 = Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize
| title7 = ? ♥ Is
| length7 = 4:46
| writer7 = Colin England, Eric McCaine
| title8 = Tears, Scars & Lies
| length8 = 4:16
| writer8 = Brandon Bennett, Marqueze Etheridge, Tomi Martin
| title9 = Everything Must Change (Interlude)
| length9 = 1:36
| writer9 = Benard Ighner
| title10 = What About Us
| length10 = 4:12
| writer10 = Brandon Bennett, Thomas Burton, Organized Noize
| title11 = Crossroads
| length11 = 4:55
| writer11 = Ruben Bailey, Preston Crump, Marqueze Etheridge, Organized Noize
| title12 = I'll Sweat You
| length12 = 4:13
| writer12 = Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Thabiso Nkhereanye, Sean Hall
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