Three Stripes (album)

Three Stripes is the fourth studio album by American R&B trio Bell Biv DeVoe. It was released on January 27, 2017 through Entertainment One. Recording sessions took place at 916 Music Studios, at Divine Mill Studios in New Jersey, at Hot Beats Studios and Studio Crib Zeno in Atlanta, at The Lab in New York City, at Nu Shoez Studios, at Forge Recording in Oreland, at Studio At The Palms in Las Vegas. Production was handled by several record producers, including Carvin & Ivan, Cyrus Deshield, DJ Battlecat, Doug E. Fresh, Erick Sermon, KayGee, Lil' Ronnie, LRoc, Rance, and BBD member Michael Bivins, with associate co-producer Gee Spin. It features guest appearances from Boyz II Men, Doug E. Fresh and SWV. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and topped the Independent Albums in the United States.

Three Stripes
Studio album by Bell Biv DeVoe
Released	January 27, 2017
Studio	916 Music Studios Divine Mill Studios (New Jersey) Hot Beats Studios (Atlanta, GA) The Lab (New York, NY) Nu Shoez Studios Forge Recording (Oreland, PA) Studio At The Palms (Las Vegas, NV) Studio Crib Zeno (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Contemporary R&B
Length	35:16
Label	eOne
Producer	B.A.M. Carvin & Ivan Cyrus Deshield DJ Battlecat DJ Ogee DJ Shakim Doug E. Fresh Eric Hall Erick Sermon G-One KayGee Lil' Ronnie LRoc Michael Bivins Quintin Gulledge Rance Rico Anderson Silent Killers Supa Nova Zach Brunson
Bell Biv DeVoe chronology
BBD (2001) Three Stripes (2017)
Singles from Three Stripes
"Run" Released: September 7, 2016 "Finally" Released: 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	5.5/10^[2]

The album was preceded by the lead single "Run",^[3] which reached number 40 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and number 7 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart in the US.^[4] Its second single, "Finally", peaked at number 18 on the Adult R&B Airplay. The album's third and final single, "I'm Betta" didn't chart.

The album is the combined effort of all three of the group's original members; Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The group continues to tour as part of New Edition.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready" (featuring Doug E. Fresh)	Douglas Davis	Doug E. Fresh Michael "DJ Shakim" Hicks	1:07
2.	"Find a Way"	Ricardo Bell George Archie Nikita Akasha V. Kunar Quinntin Brooks Smith Raquan Sammy Wagih Isaac	G-1	3:45
3.	"I'm Betta"	Bell Michael Bivins Ronnie DeVoe Kier Gist Gary S. Scott Eric Hall Cyrus Deshield Rafael Dewayne Ishman	KayGee DJ Ogee Eric Hall Cyrus Deshield (voc.)	3:50
4.	"Hot Damn"	Bell Bivins DeVoe Ocean Marciano Matthew Cash Aaron Gholar	Silent Killers Supa Nova G-1 (add.)	3:03
5.	"Run"	Bell Bivins DeVoe Erick Sermon Corey Penn Andy W. Armer Christopher Wallace Deric Michael Angelettie Randy C. Alpert Ronald Anthony Lawrence Sean John Combs	Erick Sermon	3:39
6.	"All Dat There"	Bell Bivins DeVoe Ishman Sean Johnson Isaac Hayes III	Zach Brunson Cyrus Deshield (co.)	3:53
7.	"Don't Go"	Bell Bivins DeVoe Quintin Ferbie Gulledge Larrance Dopson Kevin Gilliam Deshield	Quintin Gulledge Rance DJ BattleCat Cyrus Deshield (voc.)	3:47
8.	"Finally" (featuring SWV)	Bell Bivins DeVoe Deshield	LRoc Cyrus Deshield (co.)	3:40
9.	"One More Try" (featuring Boyz II Men)	Raquan Carvin Haggins Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Jerry Butler	Carvin & Ivan Rico Anderson Michael Bivins	4:32
10.	"Incredible"	Brandon Alexander Hodge Ronnie Jackson Aaron Sledge Marquis Foxx	B.A.M. Lil' Ronnie (voc.)	4:00
Total length:				35:16

Sample credits

• Track 5 includes an interpolation of "Hypnotize" by Notorious B.I.G., written by Randy Alpert, Andy Armer, Ronald Anthony Lawrence, Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs and Deric Angelettie.
• Track 9 includes an interpolation of "I Could Write a Book" by Jerry Butler, written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Jerry Butler.

Charts

Chart performance for Three Stripes

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Bell Biv DeVoe - Three Stripes Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
2. Leight, Elias (January 23, 2017). "Bell Biv Devoe: Three Stripes". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
3. Getz, Dana (September 12, 2016). "Bell Biv DeVoe return with first single in 15 years, 'Run'". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
4. "Bell Biv Devoe Reach the Top 10 At Urban A/C Radio With Latest Single "Run"". from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
5. "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
6. "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
7. "Bell Biv DeVoe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2023.