Exposé (Exposé album)

Exposé is the third album by American vocal group Exposé, released in 1992. The album's music style is less Latin influenced than their previous albums, with more adult contemporary material. The album features more of Ann Curless on lead vocals; she sings lead on "I Think I'm in Trouble," "As Long as I Can Dream," "In Walked Love," and "Angel." This album marks the debut of Kelly Moneymaker as a member of the group.

Exposé
Studio album by Exposé
Released	October 9, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Genre	Freestyle dance adult contemporary
Length	53:55
Label	Arista
Producer	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero Lewis A. Martineé Guy Roche DNA Davidge
Exposé chronology
What You Don't Know (1989) Exposé (1992) Greatest Hits (1995)
Singles from Exposé
"I Wish the Phone Would Ring" Released: September 1992 "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" Released: February 1993 "As Long as I Can Dream" Released: July 1993 "In Walked Love" Released: January 1994 "I Specialize in Love" Released: November 17, 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]

For the track "I Specialize in Love," Jeanette Jurado (who provides the lead vocals for the majority of the album) sings co-lead with Curless, and then shares lead vocals with Curless and Moneymaker during the final bridge.

"I Specialize in Love", "Angel", and "The Same Love" are covers of previously recorded songs; "Angel" was written and recorded by Maria Vidal in 1987, "I Specialize in Love" was a dance hit for Sharon Brown in 1982, while "The Same Love" was a minor hit for the Jets in 1989.

The album was recorded at several studios in the United States—The Hit Factory, Home Boy Recording Studio, Right Track Studios, Sabella Recording Studios, River Sound, Sear Sound, Countdown Recording Studios, Criterion Studios, Conway Recording Studios, Music Grinder—as well as H'Appeny Bridge in the United Kingdom and Soundtrack Recording. The song "I Specialize in Love" was recorded at The Hit Factory, H'Appeny and Soundtrack Recording.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"I Think I'm in Trouble"	Kevin Calhoun, Matt Noble, Shelly Peiken	Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero	4:16
2.	"You Don't Know What You Got"	Lewis A. Martineé, Hector Almaguer, Enrique Garcia	Lewis A. Martineé	4:20
3.	"I Wish the Phone Would Ring"	Michael Jay, Marvin Morrow	Thompson and Barbiero	4:06
4.	"As Long as I Can Dream"	Diane Warren, Roy Orbison	Thompson and Barbiero	4:49
5.	"In Walked Love"	Warren	Thompson and Barbiero	4:51
6.	"I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me"	Warren	Guy Roche	3:49
7.	"Angel"	Robbie Seidman, Maria Vidal	Thompson and Barbiero	5:14
8.	"Face to Face"	Martineé	Martineé	4:22
9.	"I Specialize in Love"	Lotti Golden, Richard Scher	Thompson and Barbiero, DNA	3:53
10.	"Touch and Go"	Irmgard Klarmann, Felix Weber	Martineé	4:45
11.	"The Same Love"	Warren	Roche	3:59
12.	"Give Me All Your Love"	Martineé	Martineé	5:31
Total length:				53:55

German edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
13.	"I Wish the Phone Would Ring" (Exposed Mix)	Jay, Morrow	Thompson and Barbiero	5:04
Total length:				58:59

Personnel

Exposé

• Jeanette Jurado – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12), vocals (9), backing vocals
• Ann Curless – lead vocals (1, 4, 5, 7), vocals (9), backing vocals
• Kelly Moneymaker – vocals (9, 10), backing vocals

Musicians

Bobby Pruit – backing vocals (10) Victor Bailey – bass (4, 5) Seymour Barab, Richard Locker, Mark Schuman – cello (4) Omar Hakim – drums (4, 5) Lewis A. Martineé – drums (2, 8, 10, 12) Ben Stivers – drums (2, 8, 10, 12) John Clark, Peter Gordon – French Horn (4) Al Pitrelli – guitar (4, 5) Tim Mitchell – guitar (4, 11), guitar solo (6) Michael Thompson – guitar (6, 11) Paul Pesco – guitar (7) Gary King – guitar (8, 10) Fred McFarlane – instruments (1), rhythm programming (1, 3, 7), additional keyboards (9)

Lewis A. Martineé – keyboards (2, 8, 10, 12), percussion (2, 8, 10, 12) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (4, 5) Ben Stivers – keyboards (2, 8, 10, 12), percussion (2, 8, 10, 12) Dave LeBolt – additional keyboards (7) Robert Magnuson – oboe (4) Kenny The Man – rap (3) Tom Timko – saxophone (6) Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Olivia Koppell – viola (4) Lamar Alsop, Elena Barere, Regis Iandiorio, Charles Libove, Carmel Malin, Anthony Posk, Elliot Rosoff, Richard Sortomme, Gerald Tarack – violin (4)

Production

Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero – producer (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9) Lewis A. Martineé – producer (2, 8, 10, 12) Guy Roche – producer (6, 11) DNA – producer (9) Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) Lewis A. Martineé – arrangements (2, 8, 10, 12) Exposé – backing vocals arrangements (3, 6, 11) Eve Nelson – backing vocals arrangements (4, 5) Jesse Levy – string arrangement (4) Michael Barbiero – engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) Lewis A. Martineé – engineer (2, 8, 10, 12) Mario Luccy, Arthur Payson, Brett Swain, Frank Wolf – engineer (6, 11) Gary Tole, Lolly Grodner, Rich Travali – additional engineering (1, 3, 4, 5, 7)

Lee Anthony, David Michael Dill, Nathaniel Foster, Kenny Giola, Andy Grassi, Lolly Grodner, Fred Kevorkian, Gary Tole – assistant engineer (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) Lawrence Ethan, Mario Luccy, Brett Swain – assistant engineer (6, 11) Rique Alonso, Femio "1" Hernandez, Jason "Stop-Phonie" Roberts – assistant engineer (2, 8, 10, 12) Mike Couzzi – vocal engineering (2, 8, 12) Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero – mixing (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9) Chris Lord Alge, Lewis A. Martineé – mixing (2, 8, 10, 12) Brian Malouf – mixing (6, 11) Pat MacDougall – mixing assistant (6, 11) Clive Davis – executive producer Maude Gilman – art direction Calvin Lowery – design Daniel L. Miller – photography Pantera Group Enterprises, Inc. – direction

Charts

Chart performance for Exposé

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	135
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	93

Certifications

Certifications for Exposure

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Exposé at AllMusic
2. . EW.com. 1992-11-27. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
3. "CG: exposé". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
4. "Expose Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
5. "Expose Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
6. "American album certifications – Expose – Expose". Recording Industry Association of America. November 29, 1994. Retrieved May 12, 2022.