|
''The Revival'' is the second studio album by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, released on May 8, 1990, by Wing Records. It is the follow-up to their modestly successful debut album ''Who?'' (1988). The album was produced and arranged primarily by Tony! Toni! Toné!, with additional production by Foster & McElroy, who previously produced ''Who?''. The group recorded ''The Revival'' at several studios in California and used a Synclavier music workstation. A new jack swing album, ''The Revival'' features R&B music that draws on funk and older soul influences. Its songs incorporate eccentric sounds and stylistic elements from jazz and hip hop, including improvisational sounds, conversational vocals, and digital samples. The group's lyrics exhibit contemporary hip hop attitudes and traditional soul themes, with songs about unruly women, low-key ballads, and more danceable tracks. Upon its release, ''The Revival'' was well received by music critics, who praised the group's songwriting and appropriation of older sounds with contemporary R&B. It charted for 64 weeks and peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums. The album was promoted with four singles, including the top 40-hit "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" and the gold-certified "Feels Good". ''The Revival'' was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and, according to Nielsen SoundScan, had sold two million copies by 1992. == Background == ''The Revival'' is the follow-up to Tony! Toni! Toné!'s 1988 debut album ''Who?'', which was a modest success for the group and acquainted them with production and songwriting team Foster & McElroy.〔 Originally friends from Oakland, the group moved to Sacramento after finishing ''Who?'' with Foster & McElroy and began to record ''The Revival''. Recording sessions for the album took place at several studios in California—The Plant in San Francisco, Eve-Jims Studio and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Can-Am Studio in Tarzana, Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, and J-Jam Studio in Oakland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tony Toni Tone - Revival CD Album )〕 Tony! Toni! Toné! primarily produced and arranged ''The Revival'', with additional production by Foster & McElroy.〔 The group also worked with engineers Toby Wright and Gerry Brown, musician Keith Crouch, and singer Vanessa Williams, who sang on the song "Oakland Stroke".〔 They recorded the album by using a Synclavier music workstation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Revival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|