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1990 studio album by Hi-Five
Hi-Five
Studio album by Hi-Five
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
RecordedNovember 1989–May 1990
GenreTeen pop, new jack swing, hip hop, R&B
Length51:39
LabelJive
ProducerTeddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Eric Foster White, Dave Way, Alvin Moody, Vincent Bell, Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Frankie Smith, William Walton
Hi-Five chronology
Hi-Five
(1990)
Keep It Goin' On
(1992)
Singles from Hi-Five
  1. "I Just Can't Handle It"
    Released: November 7, 1990
  2. "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"
    Released: January 2, 1991
  3. "I Can't Wait Another Minute"
    Released: June 1, 1991
  4. "Just Another Girlfriend"
    Released: July 16, 1991
  5. "Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"
    Released: October 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Hi-Five is the debut album by the American vocal group Hi-Five. Released on September 25, 1990, the album peaked at number thirty eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Driven by the hit singles "I Just Can't Handle It" (R&B #10), "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" (#1 R&B/Pop), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) and "Just Another Girlfriend" (R&B #41), the album received an RIAA platinum certification. Also, Hi-Five is the only album to feature original Hi-Five member Toriano Easley, who was arrested for first-degree murder and manslaughter after the album was recorded but just before it was released. Easley is heard sharing lead vocals on "The Way You Said Goodbye", "Rag Doll", "I Can't Wait Another Minute", and "I Know Love". In the video for "I Can't Wait Another Minute", Easley's replacement Treston Irby lip-syncs Easley's part.

Background

The song, "Too Young" (in a single edit version), also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1991 John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood. It is the first recorded appearance of Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, who was 15 when this song was released, which he revealed in his book My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy.

With the exception of the fourth single, "Just Another Girlfriend", all of the music videos for the singles from the album were directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Just Can't Handle It"Bernard Bell, Teddy RileyBell, Riley4:32
2."Just Another Girlfriend"Eric Foster WhiteWhite4:01
3."I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"Riley, Bell, Dave WayRiley, Bell, Way5:49
4."Rag Doll"Alvin MoodyMoody4:39
5."I Can't Wait Another Minute"WhiteWhite5:03
6."Too Young"Carl & Jean-Paul Bourelly, Roz DavisCarl & Jean-Paul Bourelly5:13
7."Merry-Go-Round"Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Sean RichardsC. Bourelly, Kevin Johnson5:11
8."The Way You Said Goodbye"WhiteWhite4:41
9."Sweetheart"Bourelly, Bourelly, Richards, Davis,C. Bourelly4:09
10."I Know Love"William WaltonWatson, Frankie Smith3:54
11."Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"WhiteWhite4:07
  • Note: "Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)" was added to later pressings.

Personnel

Hi-Five

  • Tony Thompson – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Roderick Clark – harmony and backing vocals
  • Marcus Sanders – harmony and backing vocals
  • Toriano Easley – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
  • Russell Neal – harmony and backing vocals

Additional singers

  • Bernard Bell – backing vocals
  • Tim Cashion – backing vocals
  • Roiz Davis – backing vocals
  • Gordon Dukes – backing vocals
  • LaGaylia Frazier – backing vocals
  • Frederick Gordon – backing vocals
  • Dave Hollister – backing vocals
  • John James – backing vocals
  • Alvin Moody – backing vocals
  • Teddy Riley – backing vocals
  • Sean LaBreeze – backing vocals

Musicians

  • Carl Bourelly – keyboards, drum programming
  • William Walton – keyboards, drum programming
  • Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars, keyboards
  • Fritz Cadet – guitar
  • Josh Grau – guitar
  • Frankie Smith – guitar
  • Patricia Halligan - guitar
  • Vincent Henry – harmonica, saxophone
  • Kevin Johnson – keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Sean Richards – drum programming
  • Eric Foster White – keyboards, drum programming, trombone
  • DeVante Swing – mixing

Charts

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 102
United States (Billboard 200) 30

References

  1. ^ "Hi-Five Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ Perkins, Ken Parish (September 23, 1990). "The Other New Kids". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  3. Gonzalez, John D. (Dec 31, 1990). "Hi-Five basks in its musical successes". The Grand Rapids Press. p. D8.
  4. Johnson, A.; Checkoway, L. (2012). My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Touchstone. p. 36. ISBN 9781439103197. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  5. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 30, 1991". Retrieved September 30, 2022.

External links

Hi-Five
  • Marcus Sanders
  • Treston Irby
  • Shannon Gill
  • Faruq Evans
  • Billy Covington
  • Tony Thompson
  • Terrence Murphy
  • Russell Neal
  • Roderick Clark
  • Toriano Easley
  • Deion Braxton
  • Darrell Payne
  • Dre Ramseur
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