Pronounced Jah-Nay

Pronounced Jah-Nay is the debut studio album by American R&B group Zhané, released on February 15, 1994 on Motown Records. The album features songs produced and co-written by members of hip hop band Naughty by Nature.

Pronounced Jah-Nay
Studio album by
Zhané
ReleasedFebruary 15, 1994[1]
Recorded1993
Genre
Length56:34
LabelMotown
ProducerKay Gee (exec.), Steve McKeever (exec.), Zhané (exec.), David Bellochio, Craig King, Naughty by Nature, Renee Neufville, Jean Norris
Zhané chronology
Pronounced Jah-Nay
(1994)		 Saturday Night
(1997)
Singles from Pronounced Jah-Nay
  1. "Hey Mr. D.J."
    Released: August 12, 1993
  2. "Groove Thang"
    Released: March 25, 1994
  3. "Sending My Love"
    Released: May 23, 1994
  4. "Vibe"
    Released: August 30, 1994
  5. "You're Sorry Now"
    Released: September 27, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard 200 chart. By October 1996 it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding one million copies in the United States.

Release and reception

The album peaked at number thirty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached number eight on the R&B Albums chart.[2] The album was certified gold in April 1994 and platinum by October 1996.[3]

Jose F. Promis at AllMusic considered the work to be "definitely one of the better R&B albums of the '90s."[4]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hey Mr. D.J."Kaygee Gist, Zane Grey, Neufville, Ware4:11
2."Intro (Interlude)"Kay Gee0:35
3."Vibe"Naughty by Nature, Neufville, Temperton3:30
4."Sending My Love"Naughty by Nature, Neufville3:41
5."Sweet Taste of Love"Neufville3:50
6."Changes"Neufville4:44
7."You're Sorry Now"Naughty by Nature, Neufville4:41
8."Love Me Today"Neufville5:25
9."Off My Mind"Neufville4:24
10."La, La, La"Neufville, Norris5:29
11."Groove Thang"Brown, Mims, Naughty by Nature, Neufville, Rushen3:55
12."For a Reason"Norris6:56
13."Hey Mr. D.J. (Remix)"Grey, Kay Gee, Neufville, Ware5:13

Chart history

Album
Chart (1994)[2][5] Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 50
UK Albums Chart 89
U.S. Billboard 200 37
U.S. R&B Albums 8

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[7]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1993 "Hey Mr. D.J." 6 2 1 3 2 16
1994 "Groove Thang" 17 13 1 2 4 33
"Sending My Love" 40 — 16 5 26 —
"Vibe" 119 — 14 33 — —
1995 "You're Sorry Now" — — — 38 — —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from AllMusic.[8]

  • art direction – Jonathan Clark
  • assistant engineering – Scott Blockland, John Buttigieg, Scott Canto, Fred Kelly, Ed Miller, Mufi, Rob Polhemus
  • bass – Alan Goldsher, Frank Gravis
  • design – Shauna Woods
  • drum programmer – Kay Gee
  • drums – Steve Williams
  • engineering – David Bellochio, Frank Fagnano, Angela Piva
  • executive production – Kay Gee, Steve McKeever, Zhané
  • guitar – Paul Levante
  • keyboards – David Bellochio, Hitmen, Voe Hitmen, Craig King, Jean Norris, Suga Pop
  • liner notes – Steve McKeever
  • mixing – Angela Piva, John VanNes
  • photography – James Minchin
  • piano – David Bellochio, Jean Norris
  • production – David Bellochio, Craig King, Naughty by Nature, Renee Neufville, Jean Norris, Zhané
  • programming – Kay Gee
  • strings – Renee Neufville
  • trumpet – Kevin Batchelor
  • vocals – Babyface, Kay Gee, Wendell & Face
  • vocals (background) – Les?

Notes
  1. Promis, Jose F.. Pronounced Jah-Nay > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. "allmusic ((( Pronounced Jah-Nay > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  3. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - April 12, 2010 : Search Results - Zhane". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  4. Promis, Jose F. "allmusic ((( Pronounced Jah-Nay > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  5. "zhane - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. "australian-charts.com > Zhane (albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  7. "allmusic ((( Pronounced Jah-Nay > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
  8. "allmusic ((( Pronounced Jah-Nay > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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