Guy III (album)

Guy III is the third and most recent studio album from American R&B group Guy, released January 25, 2000 on MCA Records. The album reached number five on the R&B Albums chart and peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard 200 chart.

Guy III
Studio album by
Guy
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2000
Recorded1998-1999
StudioFuture Recording Studios
Virginia Beach, Virginia
GenreR&B, soul
Length61:46
LabelMCA
ProducerTeddy Riley (exec.), Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Aaron Hall, Damion Hall, Wesley Hodges, Darren Lighty, Rich Lightning, Darryl Marshall, Walter "Mucho" Scott, Leon F. Sylvers III, Eric Williams
Guy chronology
The Future
(1990)		 Guy III
(2000)
Singles from Guy III
  1. "Dancin'"
    Released: October 26, 1999
  2. "Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby"
    Released: March 22, 2000

Background

The origins of Guy III started as far back as 1995, when the trio reunited to record the song "Tell Me What You Like" for the soundtrack to the Fox television series New York Undercover. The recording prompted the group to record another album. While recording in Trinidad, the album plans came to a halt when lead singer Aaron Hall refused to record the song "No Diggity", which would end up becoming a huge hit for Teddy Riley's second group Blackstreet the following year.[1] The group reunited for a second time in 1999, recording the song "The Best" for the soundtrack to the Will Smith film Wild Wild West.

At the time of its release, not all of the members were on the same page for the release of Guy III. Founding member Teddy Riley remained hopeful that his group Blackstreet would record another album despite the friction between him and group member Chauncey Hannibal. Aaron Hall insisted on recording another solo album, while his brother Damion Hall was interested in an acting career.[2] However, in a 2012 interview with Vibe Magazine, Riley blamed the failure of the album on the label. In the interview, he said:

"We tried to do a Guy reunion album. But I don’t think the record company did the third album any justice. MCA didn’t really get us at that point. And they were promoting us like we were jazz artists. They took us everywhere else, but to our audience. You have to know your demographics for that group. They didn’t get us on BET like they were supposed to. They were trying to get us on VH-1, but they weren’t checking for us. We had our radio record, ‘Dancin’’, that couldn’t get on BET. It was just a failure."[3]

Their reunion turned out to be short-lived. By the time they released the second single "Why You Wanna Keep Me From My Baby", Riley left the group again. Only Aaron and Damion appeared in the video for the song.[4] In an ironic twist on the album, a few of the songs were co-produced by Walter "Mucho" Scott and Daryl "Dezo" Adams. The two men were former members of Basic Black, a group discovered by Riley's former mentor/manager Gene Griffin a decade earlier. Guy initially derided the group as being copycats on the song "Gotta Be A Leader"- a song from Guy's second album The Future.[5]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
NME8/10[7]

Guy III reached number five on the R&B Albums chart and peaked at number thirteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.[8]

Keith Farley of AllMusic stated that "Guy III equals the extraordinary expectations that any new material from Guy provokes, occasionally exceeding their work in the past."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Intro" 2:35
2."We're Comin'"Wesley Hogges, Teddy Riley, Eric Williams3:00
3."Dancin'"Delvis Damon, Edward Ferrell, Darren Lighty, Balewa Muhammad, Teddy Riley4:08
4."Rescue Me"Daryl Adams, James Brown, Aaron Hall, Betty Jean Newsome, Teddy Riley, Walter Scott, Jamaal Smith5:58
5."Teddy's Jam III"Teddy Riley, Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman4:48
6."Do It"Antwone Dickey, Todd Gaither, Teddy Riley4:24
7."Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby"Tony Rich, Teddy Riley5:01
8."Tellin' Me No"Kazual, Teddy Riley, Walter Scott4:33
9."Not a Day"Jacore Baptiste, Kandace Love, Teddy Riley3:17
10."Love Online"Ray Hopkins Jr., Teddy Riley, Leon Sylvers III, Leon Sylvers IV, Alston Williams5:13
11."Spend Time"Daryl Adams, Ricardo Brown, Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Reggie Griffin, Teddy Riley, Sylvia Robinson, Walter Scott4:39
12."Don't U Miss Me"Richard Fauntleroy, Julian Gilliam, Joi'e Chancellor, Teddy Riley4:20
13."2004"Tony Rich, Teddy Riley3:27
14."Fly Away"Terrell Burnside, Michael "Hype" Edwards, Daryl Marshall, Teddy Riley, Jamaal Smith3:17
15."Someday"Aaron Hall, Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard, Teddy Riley3:06

Chart history

Singles
Year Single Peak
positions[12]
US
Hot 100		 US
R&B
1999 "Dancin'" 22 4
2000 "Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby" — 50

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[13]

  • art direction – Drew FitzGerald
  • assistant engineering – Joe Woods
  • design – Drew FitzGerald
  • engineering – George Mayers, Julian McBrowne, Teddy Riley, Franz Verna
  • executive production – Teddy Riley
  • management - Life of Riley Entertainment & Erik "E Smooth" Hicks (Information taken from Billboard® magazine)[14]
  • guitar – Richard Williams
  • hair stylist – Karim Oarnge
  • make-up – Karim Oarnge
  • mastering – Herb Powers
  • mixing – George Mayers, Julian McBrowne, Teddy Riley, Franz Verna
  • photography – Norman Jean Roy
  • production – Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell, Aaron Hall, Damion Hall, Wesley Hodges, Darrin Lightly, Rich Lightning, Darryl Marshall, Walter "Mucho" Scott, Leon F. Sylvers III, Eric Williams
  • stylist – June Ambrose
  • vocals – Joi'e Chancellor, Aaron Hall, Damion Hall, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley
  • vocals (background) – Darryl Adams, Terrell Burnside, Delvis Damon, Guy, Aaron Hall, Damion Hall, Kazual, Clifton Lightly III, Veronica McKenzie, Balewa Muhammad, Terrell Phillips, Teddy Riley, Jaamal Smith, Leon F. Sylvers III, Eric Williams, Michael Woolard

Notes
  1. hampton, dream (February 2000). Hard Rock: Nas, Eve and Sisqo Take it to the New Millennium. Vibe Magazine.
  2. Hard Rock- Nas, Sisqo and Eve Take It To The New Millennium. Vibe Magazine. February 2000. pp. 100–101.
  3. Murphy, Keith. "Full Clip: Teddy Riley Runs Down His Entire Catalogue Ft. Keith Sweat, Guy, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson, Blackstreet, and Lady Gaga". Vibe Magazine. vibe.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  4. "Guy- Why You Wanna Keep Me From My Baby". music video. youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  5. "Guy- Gotta Be A Leader". audio. youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  6. Farley, Keith. "Guy – Guy III". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  7. "Guy III". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  8. "allmusic ((( Guy III > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  9. "Guy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  10. "Guy Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  12. "allmusic ((( Guy III > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  13. "allmusic ((( Guy III > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  14. Billboard - Google Books, Guy III Billboard Article: https://books.google.com/books?id=hggEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA81&vq=GUY&pg=PA80#v=onepage&q&f=false
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