Basic Black

by Basic Black

Overview

When producers Teddy Riley and Gene Griffin parted company, one of Griffin's first moves was producing this self-titled debut album by new jack swing quartet Basic Black. Griffin was obviously hoping to duplicate the success of Guy, and in doing so produced a CD with very few traces of originality. There are a few worthwhile songs on the disc, including the sociopolitical "Stupid" (a commentary on drugs, inner-city violence and other issues) and the 1970s-influenced ballad "Special Kind of Fool." But most of the material isn't the least bit memorable. Faceless and contrived, tracks like "Nothing But a Party," "Don't Make Me Fall In Love" and "She's Mine" expose Basic Black for the shameless, knee-jerk Guy clones they were. Artistic integrity clearly wasn't a high priority for Griffin when he produced this embarassing release. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031557785
Rank:	90024

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Basic Black   Primary Artist
C.L. Smooth   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
X-Calibur   Primary Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Pete Rock   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Timmy "Artie" Arthur   Vocals (Background)
Theophilus (Chip) "Maniac" Glass   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Lloyd Turner   Keyboards
William Aquart   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Gene Griffin   Producer,Recording Arranger,Composer,Vocal Arrangement
The Untouchables   Remix Engineer
Darryl "Dezo" Adams   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Thom "TK" Kidd   Engineer,Recording
Walter Scott   Composer
Bill Esses   Engineer
Kelvin Bradshaw   Composer
Alan Gregorie   Engineer
Timmy Regisford   Remix Engineer
Timmy "Artie" Arthur   Composer
Brett Richardson   Engineer
Darrell Adams   Composer
Lloyd Turner   Composer
William Aquart   Composer