New Beginning (SWV album)
{{Infobox album
| name = New Beginning
| type = studio
| artist = SWV
| cover = Swv newbeginning.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1996|4|23}}
| recorded = November 1995 – February 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 66:41
| label = RCA
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Allen "Allstar" Gordon Jr.
- Herb Middleton
- Brian Alexander Morgan
- the Neptunes
- Genard Parker
- Erick Sermon
- Daryl Simmons
- Chucky Thompson
}}
| prev_title = The Remixes
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Release Some Tension
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = New Beginning
| type = studio
| single1 = You're the One
| single1date = March 29, 1996
| single2 = Use Your Heart
| single2date = July 23, 1996
| single3 = It's All About U
| single3date = November 12, 1996
}}
}}
New Beginning is the second studio album by American R&B female trio SWV. It was released by RCA Records on April 23, 1996, in the United States. The lead single, "You're the One", became one of their signature songs peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B Singles. The second single, "Use Your Heart", saw the debut of the producers the Neptunes. This song peaked at twenty-two on the Hot 100 and number six on the R&B chart. The last single, "It's All About U", found Taj taking most of the lead as opposed to Coko. New Beginning was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r233654 |tab=review |label=New Beginning review |first= Stephen Thomas |last= Erlewine|accessdate=June 9, 2013}}
| rev2 = Billboard
| rev2Score = (favorable){{cite magazine|first=J.R.|last=Reynolds|title=Reviews & Previews: Albums|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-04-27.pdf|magazine=Billboard|date=April 27, 1996|page=79|accessdate=November 24, 2022}}
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B{{cite magazine |last = Considine |first = J.D. |title = New Beginning Review |magazine = Entertainment Weekly |accessdate = June 9, 2013 |url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292223,00.html |date = April 26, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021084924/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292223,00.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}Sullivan, Caroline (April 26, 1996). "Music: This week's Pop CD releases". The Guardian.
| rev5 = Rolling Stone
| rev6 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
}}
AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "the group does take a different approach on New Beginning, backing away from the New Jack grooves that dominated their debut and exploring a more direct, organic R&B vibe. They haven't left hip-hop behind, but they've added a new array of sonic textures that gives their music added depth. But the true strength of New Beginning is the vocal capabilities of SWV [...] There may be a couple of weak spots on the album, but the trio's considerable talents make those moments easy to forgive."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = New Beginning track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
|title1 = New Beginning (Interlude)
|writer1 = {{hlist|Cheryl Gamble|Tamara Johnson|Leanne Lyons|Herb Middleton|Gordon Chambers}}
|extra1 = Middleton
|length1 = 1:53
|title2 = You're the One
|writer2 = {{hlist|Gamble|Johnson|Allen "Allstar" Gordon, Jr.|Ivan Matias|Andrea Martin}}
|extra2 = Gordon
|length2 = 4:39
|title3 = Whatcha Need
|writer3 = {{hlist|Gamble|Johnson|Gordon|Matias|Martin|Brian Alexander Morgan}}
|extra3 = Gordon
|length3 = 3:52
|title4 = On & On
|note4 = featuring Erick Sermon
|writer4 = {{hlist|Sermon|Matias|Martin|Leroy Burgess|James Calloway|Sonny Davenport}}
|extra4 = Sermon
|length4 = 3:52
|title5 = It's All About U
|writer5 = {{hlist|Gordon|Martin|Anthony Burroughs}}
|extra5 = Gordon
|length5 = 3:43
|title6 = Use Your Heart
|writer6 = {{hlist|Pharrell Williams|Chad Hugo}}
|extra6 = The Neptunes
|length6 = 4:49
|title7 = Where Is the Love (Interlude)
|writer7 = {{hlist|Herb Middleton|Gordon Chambers}}
|extra7 = Middleton
|length7 = 2:02
|title8 = Fine Time
|writer8 = {{hlist|Morgan|Hightower|Fowler}}
|extra8 = Morgan
|length8 = 4:32
|title9 = Love Is So Amazin{{'-}}
|writer9 = {{hlist|Johnson|Gordon|Carl Brown|Burroughs}}
|extra9 = Gordon
|length9 = 5:58
|title10 = Use Your Heart (Interlude)
|writer10 = {{hlist|Middleton|Williams|Hugo}}
|extra10 = {{hlist|The Neptunes|Middleton{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
|length10 = 1:34
|title11 = You Are My Love
|writer11 = Daryl Simmons
|extra11 = Simmons
|length11 = 4:56
|title12 = I'm So in Love
|writer12 = {{hlist|Gamble|Genard Parker}}
|extra12 = Parker
|length12 = 5:27
|title13 = When This Feeling
|writer13 = {{hlist|Williams|Hugo|David Nichtern}}
|extra13 = The Neptunes
|length13 = 4:20
|title14 = What's It Gonna Be
|writer14 = Morgan
|extra14 = Morgan
|length14 = 4:32
|title15 = That's What I'm Here For
|note15 = featuring Butterfly
|writer15 = {{hlist|Morgan|Brown}}
|extra15 = Morgan
|length15 = 4:48
|title16 = Don't Waste Your Time
|writer16 = {{hlist|Chucky Thompson|Faith Evans|Lyons}}
|extra16 = Thompson
|length16 = 3:56
|title17 = Soul Intact (Interlude)
|writer17 = Morgan
|extra17 = Morgan
|length17 = 1:47
}}
Notes
- {{small|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies a co-producer
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Weekly chart performance for New Beginning ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=273}}
| style="text-align:center;"|54 |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Canada|12|chartid=2975|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|62|artist=SWV|album=New Beginning|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 19, 2022}} |
| scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-05-11.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media|volume=13|issue=19|date=May 11, 1996|page=23|accessdate=April 16, 2023|via=World Radio History}}
|78 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=SWV|album=New Beginning|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|26|date=19960428|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|4|date=19960428|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 11, 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|9|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for New Beginning ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
| 114 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}
| 32 |
{{col-end}}
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for New Beginning}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=SWV|title=New Beginning|award=Gold|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|accessdate=November 20, 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|artist=SWV|title=New Beginning|award=Gold|relyear=1996|relmonth=05|certyear=1997|certmonth=02}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=S.W.V. |title=New Beginning|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|accessdate=November 20, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r233654|label=New Beginning}}
{{SWV}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes