Emotional (K-Ci and JoJo album)
Emotional is the fourth studio album by American R&B duo and brothers K-Ci & JoJo, released on November 26, 2002 on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place at K-Ci & JoJo's home in Los Angeles, California during 2002. Production was handled by JoJo and several other recording producers, including Babyface, Rodney Jerkins and Mike Smoov, including others. It produced two singles: "It's Me" and "This Very Moment", with the latter charting on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.Commercial performance
The album peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was the first K-Ci & JoJo album to not chart internationally nor be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. The second single, "This Very Moment", was featured in the 2003 movie Deliver Us From Eva.Critical response
Upon its release, Emotional has received average reviews from critics, claiming nothing "stands out" from other R&B albums.Track listing
- "Intro"
- "This Very Moment"
- "Special"
- "It's Me"
- "I Don't Want"
- "Say Yes"
- "Down for Life"
- "Goodbye"
- "So Emotional"
- "Love Me Carefully"
- "I Don't Mind"
- "How Can I Trust You?"
- "How Long"
- "Baby Yeah Yeah "
- Bonus Track "Can't Get Enough"
Personnel
Credits for Emotional adapted from Allmusic.
- Darrell "Delite" Allamby – Bass, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Vocals
- Merc Arceneaux – Groomer
- Babyface – Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals
- Mike Bell – Producer
- Paul Boutin – Engineer
- Stuart Brawley – Engineer
- Craig Brockman – Keyboards, Producer
- Lincoln Browder – Vocals
- Sekou Bunch – Bass
- Steven Carty – Photography
- Michael Chavez – A&R Assistance
- Rob Chiarelli – Mixing
- LaShawn Daniels – Producer
- Manuel J. Donayre – Art Direction, Design
- DeVere Duckett – Vocals
- Nathan East – Bass
- Paul Foley – Digital Editing
- Jeffery Freeman – Keyboards
- Jon Gass – Engineer, Mixing
- Serban Ghenea – Mixing
- Alicia Graham – A&R
- Gene Grimaldi – Mastering
- Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey – Executive Producer, Vocals, Vocals
- Kim Hansen – Keyboards
- Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing
- Rodney Jerkins – Producer
- Shawn Joseph – Digital Editing
- Chris Justice – Digital Editing, Drums, Editing, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar, Percussion, Programming
- Jolie Levine-Aller – Production Coordination
- Jud Mahoney – Vocals
- Manny Marroquin – Mixing
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – Producer
- Harvey Mason, Sr. – Percussion, Tympani
- Bill Meyers – Keyboards
- Emanuel Officer – Producer, Vocals
- Tim Owens – Producer, Vocals
- Tichina Arnold Vocals
- Dave Pensado – Engineer, Mixing
- Jeff Redd – A&R, Executive Producer
- Michael Ripoll – Guitar
- Tim Roberts – Mixing Assistant
- J. Peter Robinson – Design
- Ivy Skoff – Production Coordination
- Mike Smoov – Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
- Tangaray – Vocals
- Damon Thomas – Producer
- Michael Hart Thompson – Guitar
- Adrian Van Velsen – Sequencing
- Bill Wathen – Mixing
Charts