Contribution (album)

Contribution is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris, released on 20 October 1990 by 4th & B'way Records and Island Records. It includes three singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "Contribution" (No. 33), "South of the River" (No. 50) and "If I Love U 2 Nite" (No. 43).[4]

Contribution
Studio album by Mica Paris
Released	20 October 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	R&B freestyle pop adult contemporary
Length	50:40
Label	Island
Producer	Mica Paris Camus Mare Celli Andres Levin Mantronik
Mica Paris chronology
So Good (1988) Contribution (1990) Whisper a Prayer (1993)
Singles from Contribution
"Contribution" Released: 1990 "South of the River" Released: 1991 "If I Love U 2 Nite" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R & B and Soul	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Contribution"	Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli, Marga Roman, Michele Vice	3:59
2.	"South of the River"	M. Leeson, Mica Paris, Peter Vale	5:10
3.	"If I Love U 2 Nite"	Prince	5:38
4.	"Just to Be With You"	Jon E.D., Kurtis Mantronik	4:06
5.	"Take Me Away"	Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli	4:34
6.	"Truth And Honesty"	Mica Paris, Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli	5:40
7.	"Deep Afrika (Interlude)"	Mica Paris	1:42
8.	"More Love"	Smokey Robinson	4:54
9.	"You Can Make a Wish"	Mike Leeson, Peter Vale	4:47
10.	"Just Make Me The One"	Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli, Marga Roman	5:07
11.	"I Can't Stop Loving You"	Mike Leeson, Peter Vale	4:54
12.	"I've Been Watching You"	Mica Paris, Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli	5:40
13.	"Who Can We Blame"	Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli	5:46
14.	"One World (Outro)"	Andres Levin, Camus Mare Celli, Marga Roman, Michele Vice	1:21

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart[5]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6]	58

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	60,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Contribution at AllMusic
2. Farber, Jim (15 March 1991). "Contribution". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
3. Colin Larkin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R & B and Soul. Virgin Publishing. p. 253. ISBN 9780753502419. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
4. "MICA PARIS - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
5. "Official albums Chart results matching:contribution". OCC.
6. "Mica Paris – Chart History". Billboard.
7. "British album certifications – Mica Paris – Contribution". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 March 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Contribution in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.