True to Myself

True to Myself is the debut album of R&B singer Eric Benét, originally released on September 24, 1996 on Warner Bros. Records.[2] It was his first outing as a solo artist after the dissolution of his former group Benét, which he formed with his sister Lisa Jordan and cousin George Nash, Jr.[3] Benét received his deal with Warner Bros. Records from former EMI Records executive Alison Ball-Gabriel after corporate shakeups caused his former group to be dropped by the record label.[3]

True to Myself
Studio album by
Eric Benét
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1994–1996
The Crib
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Chapel
St. Louis, Missouri
The Enterprise
Burbank, California
Roger's Personal Palace
Dayton, Ohio
Genre
Length61:17
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerEric Benét, Demonte Posey, George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Christian Warren
Eric Benét chronology
True to Myself
(1996)		 A Day in the Life
(1999)
Singles from True to Myself
  1. "Let's Stay Together"
    Released: January 30, 1996
  2. "Spiritual Thang"
    Released: November 19, 1996
  3. "Femininity"
    Released: April 29, 1997
  4. "True to Myself"
    Released: June 20, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Benet produced most of his debut with Demonté Posey and George Nash, Jr.- who would work with him on his later recordings. In 1995, he released the song "Let's Stay Together", which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1996 Martin Lawrence film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.[4] The music video to the song was directed by Charles Stone III.[5] The second single released from True to Myself was the McG directed "Spiritual Thang".[6] The album's biggest hit was the third single "Femininity", which was directed by a then-unknown Francis Lawrence.[7] "Femininity" also featured an appearance from then-unknown rapper Tiye Phoenix, who played a pregnant woman in the music video.[8]

The title track was the fourth and final single released from the album with a video directed by Joseph Kahn.[9] The song was featured on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin, released on June 10, 1997.

Track listing
  • All songs are written by Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., except as noted.[10]
  1. "True To Myself" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
  2. "I'll Be There" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
  3. "If You Want Me to Stay" (Sylvester Stewart)
  4. "Let's Stay Together (Midnight Mix)"
  5. "Just Friends"
  6. "Femininity" (Eric Benét, Christian Warren)
  7. "While You Where Here"
  8. "Spiritual Thang"
  9. "Chains"
  10. "All in the Game"
  11. "More Than Just a Girlfriend" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
  12. "What If We Was Cool" (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Dale DeGroat)
  13. "Let's Stay Together"

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[10]

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Amazon.com
  3. "Eric Benet: Biography". answers.com. answers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  4. "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Music From The Motion Picture". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  5. Smalls, F. Romall (September 2000). Career At A Glance: He Knows "Whassup". Black Enterprise. p. 70. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  6. "Spiritual Thang". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  7. "Femininity". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  8. "TBT - throwback". instagram.com. Instagram. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  9. "True To Myself". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. Eric Benet - True To Myself (CD liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 46270-2
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