Sir Benji
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Post by Sir Benji on Jul 11, 2011 16:43:54 GMT -5
This was Alexander's debut single. It was produced and written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
It debuted on the R&B chart in mid-February of 1985 and went on to peak at #11 there. It also reached #1 on the Bubbling Under hot 100.
This one is definitely my favorite single by him it has that classic Minneapolis sound to it. Cherrelle is also featured (although uncredited) on this one. This is also very similar in sound to her single (which hit the previous year) "Didn't Mean to Turn You On".
There are also some hints of The Time's debut single ("Get it Up").
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Post by Soulsista on Jul 11, 2011 19:10:46 GMT -5
Not quite my favorite from him, but I still like it.
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Jul 11, 2011 19:16:25 GMT -5
"Fake" is far, far superior ...
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Post by horchata on Jul 15, 2011 21:43:38 GMT -5
The video makes him seem like a dirtbag lmao, it's one of my least favorite songs by him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 21:59:07 GMT -5
LMFAO, I JUST heard this on the radio! Random. I love my UAC station, LOL. Nice song.
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Jul 23, 2011 16:37:36 GMT -5
There are also some hints of The Time's debut single ("Get it Up"). Yes, (as a kid anyway couldn't ID the song) I knew what this sounded like way back in the Spring of 1985. |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2012 20:42:55 GMT -5
His first two albums are both excellent from beginning to end. Great song.
Yarbrough & Peoples' "Guilty," which was an answer record to this one, performed even better going to #2 R&B the following year.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 22, 2018 8:15:45 GMT -5
Love this, definitely prefer the long ass album version to the single edit though. His first three albums were all pretty flawless IMO. JJ and TL consistently provided him great material.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Apr 13, 2019 0:44:12 GMT -5
I really like this one. It's very Prince/Sheila E.ish
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Post by Sounds from the Other Side on Aug 14, 2020 18:48:31 GMT -5
I love this song.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Oct 8, 2023 21:31:11 GMT -5
Full length:
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