Life's Aquarium is the fourth studio album by American R&B group Mint Condition. The album was released on November 16, 1999, and it is their first album released for Elektra Records.
Life's Aquarium is their first studio recording after their departure from Perspective Records, the record company that produced their three previous albums.[1] They made their debut as Elektra artists on the soundtrack to the motion picture Why Do Fools Fall in Love with the song "Love is for Fools".[2] They were originally signed to Elektra subsidiary East West Records,[3] but were later moved to Elektra proper for the release of Life's Aquarium.
Released in November 1999, the album was originally scheduled for release in October of that year. The month-long pushback was due to the label's waiting for the reception to the album's first single "If You Love Me". The song originally appeared as a solo track by Stokley Williams on the soundtrack to the 1998 Jada Pinkett Smith film Woo.[4] The song was re-recorded with the band and featured a string section that was arranged and composed by conductor Clare Fischer.[5] The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff.[6] "If You Love Me" peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. A second single was released, "Is This Pain Our Pleasure" and peaked at number 42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The low charting of the song was due primarily to a music video never being made for the song.
Upon release, Life's Aquarium charted at number 64 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the R&B album charts. To date, it is the lowest-selling Mint Condition album released on a major label. Life's Aquarium is notable for being their last album as a sextet. One year after its release, keyboardist Keri Lewis would leave the band, reducing the band to a quintet.[1] It is also notable for being their last album released on a major label, as they went independent for their subsequent releases.[1]
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Life s Aquarium is the fourth studio album by American R amp B group Mint Condition The album was released on November 16 1999 and it is their first album released for Elektra Records Life s AquariumStudio album by Mint ConditionReleasedNovember 16 1999 1999 11 16 StudioSoul Studios The Point Studios Lex Labs Minnesota O Henry Sound California GenreR amp B neo soulLength64 01LabelElektraProducerMint ConditionMint Condition chronologyDefinition of a Band 1996 Life s Aquarium 1999 Livin the Luxury Brown 2005 Singles from Life s Aquarium If You Love Me Released October 19 1999 Is This Pain Our Pleasure Released October 22 1999 Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 References 6 Further readingBackground editLife s Aquarium is their first studio recording after their departure from Perspective Records the record company that produced their three previous albums 1 They made their debut as Elektra artists on the soundtrack to the motion picture Why Do Fools Fall in Love with the song Love is for Fools 2 They were originally signed to Elektra subsidiary East West Records 3 but were later moved to Elektra proper for the release of Life s Aquarium Released in November 1999 the album was originally scheduled for release in October of that year The month long pushback was due to the label s waiting for the reception to the album s first single If You Love Me The song originally appeared as a solo track by Stokley Williams on the soundtrack to the 1998 Jada Pinkett Smith film Woo 4 The song was re recorded with the band and featured a string section that was arranged and composed by conductor Clare Fischer 5 The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff 6 If You Love Me peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks A second single was released Is This Pain Our Pleasure and peaked at number 42 on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks chart The low charting of the song was due primarily to a music video never being made for the song Upon release Life s Aquarium charted at number 64 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the R amp B album charts To date it is the lowest selling Mint Condition album released on a major label Life s Aquarium is notable for being their last album as a sextet One year after its release keyboardist Keri Lewis would leave the band reducing the band to a quintet 1 It is also notable for being their last album released on a major label as they went independent for their subsequent releases 1 Track listing edit 7 All music is composed by Mint ConditionNo TitleWriter s Length1 Touch That Body Ricky Kinchen Stokley Williams4 522 Be Like That Sometimes Keri Lewis4 483 Pretty Lady featuring Charlie Wilson Kinchen Williams4 164 Who Can You Trust Lewis5 005 If You Love Me Lewis6 266 Spanish Eyes Chris Daddy Dave Jeffrey Allen Williams5 107 Is This Pain Our Pleasure Lewis Williams4 348 Call Me Lawrence Waddell Williams5 179 This Day This Minute Right Now Waddell5 1710 Just the Man for You Lewis Williams2 4211 Tonight Lewis4 0912 Leave Me Alone Williams14 11Total length 64 01 Note The hidden tracks DeCuervo s Revenge and If We Play Cards appear at the end of the song Leave Me Alone 8 Personnel editCredits adapted from liner notes 9 Stokley Williams lead and background vocals bass synth drums keyboards guitar bass Keri Lewis piano keyboards guitar drum programming moog keyboard background vocals O Dell drum programming keyboards guitar background vocals Lawrence El keyboards fender rhodes accordion background vocals Jeffrey Allen saxophone fender rhodes keyboards background vocals Ricky Kinchen bass background vocals Chris Daddy Dave drums Dei Dei Dionne Esther Godinez additional vocals Clare Fischer string arrangement Prince Charles Alexander record engineering Jeff Madjef Taylor record engineering Xavier Smith record engineering Tony Maserati mixing Steve Hodge mixing Prince Charles Alexander mixing Jeff Madjef Taylor mixing Warren Riker mixing Herb Powers mastering Scott Schafer photography Ricky Kinchen photography Jim deBarros designCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 Peak position US Billboard 200 10 64 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 11 7 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 Position US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 12 98References edit a b c Lewis Pete Mint Condition The Real McCoy interview bluesandsoul com Retrieved 2014 05 16 Original Soundtrack Why Do Fools Fall In Love soundtrack album allmusic com Retrieved 2013 04 03 Music Inspired By The Motion Picture Why Do Fools Fall In Love CD liner notes EastWest Records America 7559 62265 2 Woo 1998 Soundtracks imdb com Retrieved 2013 04 03 Mint Condition If You Love Me single credits discogs Retrieved 2013 04 02 Mint Condition If You Love Me music video mvdbase com Retrieved 2013 04 03 Mint Condition Life s Aquarium CD Album at Discogs Discogs Retrieved April 20 2014 Mint Condition Life s Aquarium studio album discogs com Retrieved 2014 05 16 Mint Condition Life s Aquarium Elektra Entertainment Group Inc 7559 62353 2 Mint Condition Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Mint Condition Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2000 Billboard Retrieved August 13 2020 Further reading editBillboard article Billboard review Allmusic review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Life 27s Aquarium amp oldid 1192920522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
