Personal Conversation

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| rev1 = AllMusic

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Jose F. Promis of AllMusic said that Case is at his strongest "when the songs are mid- to up-tempo," and found the slow jams tending to meander towards the album's end and "a little less interesting than the others", noting how he comes across as "a sentimental and earnest singer, who delivers his sincere messages straight from the heart." He concludes that, "Perhaps this can explain this singer's enduring appeal, which has resulting in his being one of the most consistent and successful R&B singers to have emerged in the 1990s." Vibe contributor Craig Seymour was critical of Case's vocal performance throughout the record, saying his voice "lacks the soul pathos of an R. Kelly, nor does he have the dewy R&B feel of his buddy Joe" on the ballads and "isn't fluid enough to ignite the warmed-over samples he uses" on the upbeat tracks, concluding that "[T]he album might be a bit boring but, knowing Case, he's probably only another choice collaboration away from scoring a third hit."{{cite journal|last=Seymour|first=Craig|author-link=Craig Seymour|title=Case 'Personal Conversation'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA163|access-date=April 8, 2018|journal=Vibe|volume=7|issue=4|date=May 1999|publisher=Vibe Media|page=163|issn=1070-4701}} {{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Personal Conversation — {{nobold|Standard edition}}

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| title1 = Personal Conversation (Intro)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Case Woodard|Keith Winfield|Kenny Kornegay|Maduro Hill|L. Jean Pierre}}

| extra1 = Fats

| length1 = 1:15

| title2 = Happily Ever After

| writer2 = {{hlist|Woodard|Chris Henderson}}

| extra2 = Henderson

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = Think of You

| writer3 = {{hlist|Kowan Paul|Milton Thorton|Nathan Morris}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Paul|Thorton|Morris}}

| length3 = 3:30

| title4 = Faded Pictures

| note4 = featuring Joe

| writer4 = {{hlist|Joseph Thomas|Joshua Thompson}}

| extra4 = Joe

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Tell Me

| writer5 = {{hlist|Joseph "Jo-Jo" Brim|Woodard|Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels|Stevie Wonder}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Brim|Woodard|McDaniels}}

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = If

| writer6 = {{hlist|Anthony Dent|Woodard|Jeff Lorber}}

| extra6 = Dent

| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Can't Force Love (Interlude)

| writer7 = {{hlist|Brim|McDaniels}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Brim|McDaniels}}

| length7 = 0:39

| title8 = Caught You

| writer8 = {{hlist|Bernard Belle|Ray Watkins|Walter "Mucho" Scott}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Scott|Brim{{ref|a|[a]}}|Sprague "Doogie" Williams{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 4:39

| title9 = He Don't Love You

| writer9 = {{hlist|Woodard|Kornegay|Londell Smith|Watkins|Scott}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Scott|Kornegay{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length9 = 4:40

| title10 = Another Minute

| writer10 = {{hlist|Woodard|McDaniels|Williams}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|McDaniels|Williams}}

| length10 = 4:35

| title11 = Where Did Our Love Go

| writer11 = {{hlist|Andrew Noland|Darryl Young|Gregory Webster|Kornegay|Lee Drakeford|Leroy Bonner|Marshall Jones|Marvin Pierce|Norman Napier|Ralph Middlebrooks|Walter Morrison}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Young|Kornegay}}

| length11 = 4:23

| title12 = Faded Pictures

| note12 = Soul Central Version Remix

| writer12 = {{hlist|Joe Sample|Thomas|Thompson}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Darren Lighty|Eddie F}}

| length12 = 3:59

| title13 = Scandalous

| note13 = featuring Cam'ron

| writer13 = {{hlist|Cameron Giles|Woodard|Kornegay|Michael Small|Nathaniel Hall|Sammy Burwell|Tara Geter-Tillman}}

| extra13 = Kornegay

| length13 = 3:39

| title14 = Having My Baby

| writer14 = {{hlist|Woodard|Brim|McDaniels}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Brim|McDaniels}}

| length14 = 2:20

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scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Peak position
{{album chart|Billboard200|33|artist=Case|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=Case|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 23, 2020}}

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scope="col"| Chart (1999) ! scope="col"| Position
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 23, 2020}} | 142
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 23, 2020}} | 35

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Category:Def Jam Recordings albums

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