Fragile (Cherrelle album)

Fragile is the debut album by American singer Cherrelle. It was released on April 8, 1984 by Tabu Records and was the first of four records for the label (she would leave Tabu after the release of 1991's "The Woman I Am").

Fragile
Studio album by
Cherrelle
ReleasedApril 8, 1984
Recorded1983-1984
StudioCreation Audio
(Minneapolis)
Larabee Sound & Studio Masters
(Los Angeles)
III Mile-John Lodge Studios & Fiddler Studios
(Los Angeles)[1]
Genre
Length43:22
Label
Producer
Cherrelle chronology
Fragile
(1984)		 High Priority
(1985)
Singles from Fragile
  1. "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
    Released: April 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[2]

The album was mostly written, arranged and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (a/k/a Flyte Time Productions), and, under their guidance, she scored a smash R&B hit with "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On". The song reached number eight on the US R&B chart and number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Release history
Label Cat. No. Format Date
TabuPZ 39144USVinyl, Cassette1984
TabuTBU 26064UKVinyl1984
TabuZK 39144USCD1986
Tabu25DP 5368JPCD1989
Tabu, The Right Stuff72435-41819-2-4EU USCD2002
SolidCDSOL-5207JPCD2013
TabuTABU1003UKCD2013

Track listing
Fragile – Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fragile...Handle With Care"
5:58
2."I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
7:00
3."Like I Will"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
7:19
4."I Will Wait For You"
  • Maxi Anderson
  • Isaac Suthers
  • Michael Dunlap
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
3:40
5."Who's It Gonna Be"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
4:38
6."Stay With Me"
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
4:00
7."When You Look In My Eyes"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
4:48
8."I Need You Now"
  • Champlin
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
4:35

Personnel and production[3]

Tracks 1-3, 5 & 7
  • Arranged & Produced By Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis For Flyte Tyme Productions
  • Engineered & Mixed By Steve Wiese & Taavi Mote
  • Additional Recording Engineers: Judy Clapp & Steve Hodge
  • Jimmy Jam: Synthesizers, Synth Programming, Acoustic Piano, Drum Programming, Percussion, Backing Vocal
  • Terry Lewis: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Electric Bass, Drum Programming, Backing Vocal
  • Monte Moir: Synthesizers, Percussion, Backing Vocal
  • David Eiland: Tuba, Saxophone
  • Randy Jenkins, Lucia Newell, Gwendolyn Traylor: Backing Vocals

Tracks 4, 6 & 8
  • Arranged & Produced By Michael Everitt Dunlap & Isaac Suthers, with additional vocal arrangements by Maxi Anderson
  • Engineered By Robert Biles
  • Assistant Engineers: Michael Gilbert, Dennis Woods & Kelvin Dixon
  • Mixed By Mike Evans & Taavi Mote
  • Michael Everitt Dunlap: Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars, Acoustic Piano, Drums, Backing Vocal
  • Isaac Suthers: Synthesizers
  • Eric Sylvester Daniels: Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
  • Ellis Smith: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
  • Terry Santiel: Percussion
  • Maxi Anderson, Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Phyllis St. James, Randall Jenkins, Gwenche Macho: Backing Vocals

References
  1. "Fragile" recording details
  2. allmusic review
  3. "Fragile" at discogs
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