From the Mint Factory

From the Mint Factory is the second studio album by American R&B band Mint Condition.[1] The album was released on October 5, 1993 on Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' record label Perspective Records. The album peaked and charted at number 104 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

From the Mint Factory
Studio album by Mint Condition
Released	October 5, 1993
Recorded	Late 1992–Early 1993
Studio	Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota)
Genre	R&B
Length	62:28
Label	Perspective
Producer	Mint Condition
Mint Condition chronology
Meant to Be Mint (1991) From the Mint Factory (1993) Definition of a Band (1996)
Singles from From the Mint Factory
"Nobody Does It Betta" Released: October 5, 1993 "U Send Me Swingin'" Released: October 5, 1993

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes[2] and Allmusic.[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Welcome to the Mint Factory"	Stokley Williams, Christopher Dave	0:31
2.	"Nobody Does It Betta"	Williams	5:05
3.	"If the Feeling's Right"	Keri Lewis	4:53
4.	"Devotion"	Lawrence Waddell	0:54
5.	"Someone to Love"	Waddell	5:20
6.	"U Send Me Swingin'"	Lewis	5:15
7.	"10 Million Strong"	Williams	5:41
8.	"Gumbo"	Lewis	0:42
9.	"Good for Your Heart"	Lewis	4:31
10.	"Harmony"	Williams	4:57
11.	"So Fine"	Homer O'Dell, Williams	6:17
12.	"Back to Your Lovin'"	Waddell	4:53
13.	"Always"	O'Dell, Williams	5:31
14.	"Baile de Febrero (For Asher)"	Jeffrey Allen	0:24
15.	"My High"	Williams, Lewis, O'Dell, Ricky Kinchen, Waddell, Allen	2:03
16.	"Fidelity"	Kinchen, Williams	5:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes,[2] Discogs[4] and Allmusic.[5]

• Stokley Williams - drum programming, drums, keyboards, djembe drum, bass synth, steel pan, percussion, B-3 organ, clavinet, lead vocals, background vocals
• Keri Lewis - keyboards, drum programming, bass synth, background vocals
• Lawrence Waddell - piano, keyboards, B-3 Organ, background vocals
• Homer O'Dell - guitar, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals
• Ricky Kinchen - bass, background vocals
• Jeffrey Allen -saxophone, keyboards, fender rhodes, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Jellybean Johnson - guitar solo
• Chris "Daddy" Dave - drums
• Foley - guitar solo
• James "Popeye" Greer - background vocals
• Lisa Dixon - background vocals
• Chris "Daddy" Dave - background vocals
• Alice Paguyo - background vocals
• Heidi Valera - background vocals
• Cajun Joe - background vocals
• Mint Condition - record engineering
• Bradley Yost - record engineering
• Jeff Taylor - record engineering
• Steve Hodge - record engineering
• Steve Hodge - mixing
• Dave Rideau - mixing
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - executive production
• Jeff Katz - photography
• Rowan Moore - art direction and design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 104 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 67

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "From the Mint Factory - Mint Condition". Allmusic. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
2. Mint Condition - From The Mint Factory (CD liner notes). Perspective Records. 31454-9005-2
3. Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory". allmusic.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
4. Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory". discogs.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
5. Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory (album credits)". allmusic.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
6. "Mint Condition Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
7. "Mint Condition Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.