My Dream (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = My Dream
| type = studio
| artist = Yvette Michele
| cover = MyDream.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|8|26}}
| recorded = 1995–1997
| studio = {{hlist|D&D Studios (New York, NY)|Stardust Recording Studio (Montclair, NJ)|Po' House Studios (New York, NY)|Funktional Productions|The Hit Factory (New York, NY)}}
| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=10}}
| label = {{hlist|Franchise|Loud|RCA|BMG}}
| producer = {{hlist|Chris Liggio|Dinky Bingham|Full Force|Funkmaster Flex|Ira Schickman|Rheji Burrell|Steve Ivory|Vincent Herbert}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = My Dream
| type = Studio
| single1 = Everyday & Everynight
| single1date = 1995
| single2 = I'm Not Feeling You
| single2date = 1997
| single3 = DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)
| single3date = 1997
| single4 = Crazy
| single4date = 1997
| single5 = All I Really Want
| single5date = 1998
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=Yvette Michele - My Dream Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-dream-mw0000025083 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = NME
| rev2score = 7/10{{Cite web |last=Willmott |first=Ben |date= |title=YVETTE MICHELE - My Dream - (Loud/All formats) |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001268reviews.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817103857/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101001268reviews.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=November 8, 2023 |website=NME |via=Wayback Machine}}
}}
My Dream is the only studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Yvette Michele. It was released on August 26, 1997, through Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios, Po' House Studios and The Hit Factory in New York, at Stardust Recording Studio in Montclair, and at Funktional Productions. Production was handled by Full Force, Funkmaster Flex, Steve Ivory, Chris Liggio, Dinky Bingham, Ira Schickman, Rheji Burrell and Vincent Herbert. In the United States, the album did not reach the Billboard 200, however, it made it to number 46 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 20 on the Heatseekers Albums. It also reached number 40 in France.
The album was supported with "Everyday & Everynight", "I'm Not Feeling You", "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)", "Crazy" and "All I Really Want".
Track listing
Credits adapted from liner notes.Yvette Michele - My Dream (CD liner notes). Loud/RCA Records. 07863-67487-2
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Way I Feel
| writer1 = {{hlist|Michele Bryant|Steve Ivory}}
| extra1 = Steve Ivory
| length1 = 4:23
| title2 = Summer Love
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bryant|Felicia Adams|Bob James}}
| extra2 = Funkmaster Flex
| length2 = 3:59
| title3 = All I Really Want
| writer3 = {{hlist|Reginald Burrell|Vincent Herbert}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Rheji Burrell|Vincent Herbert}}
| length3 = 5:51
| title4 = Crazy
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bryant|Adams|Kenneth Gamble|Leon Huff}}
| extra4 = Funkmaster Flex
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = Everyday & Everynight
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bryant|Aston Taylor}}
| extra5 = Funkmaster Flex
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Let's Stay Together
| writer6 = {{hlist|Bryant|Mashonda Tifrere|Shayisha Brown|Full Force|Ricky Walters}}
| extra6 = Full Force
| length6 = 3:36
| title7 = Only Wanna Be With You
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bryant|Ivory|Wright}}
| extra7 = Steve Ivory
| length7 = 5:08
| title8 = Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)
| writer8 = Angela Winbush
| extra8 = Chris Liggio
| length8 = 3:55
| title9 = My Dreams
| writer9 = {{hlist|Osborne Gould Bingham, Jr.|Ira Schickman|Raymond Calhoun|Charlie Wilson|Morris Kaplan|Rudy Taylor|Feldman}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Dinky Bingham|Ira Schickman}}
| length9 = 3:29
| title10 = The First Time
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bryant|Full Force|Taylor|Tifrere|Michelob}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Full Force|Funkmaster Flex}}
| length10 = 4:18
| title11 = So We Can Get Down (Yea Yea)
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bryant|Tifrere|Full Force|Darryl Ellis|Paul Richmond|Ruben Locke Jr.}}
| extra11 = Full Force
| length11 = 4:37
| title12 = I'm Not Feeling You
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bryant|Michelob|Sylvester James, Jr.|Harvey Fuqua}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Funkmaster Flex|Michelob ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}
| length12 = 3:25
| title13 = DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)
| writer13 = {{hlist|Brian George|Curtis Bedeau|Gerard Charles|Hugh Clarke|Lucien George|Paul George|Eddie Thomas}}
| extra13 = Full Force
| length13 = 4:46
| total_length = 55:10
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus track
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title14 = I'm Not Feeling You
| note14 = Reggae Mix
| writer14 = {{hlist|Bryant|James, Jr.|Fuqua}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|DJ Riz ({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})|DJ Sizzahandz ({{abbr|add.|additional producer}})}}
| length14 = 3:39
| total_length =
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for My Dream ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|France|40|artist=Yvette Michele|album=My Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|46|artist=Yvette Michele|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|20|artist=Yvette Michele|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|195013|Yvette Michele – My Dream}}
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Category:Albums produced by Full Force