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...If I Ever Fall in Love
''...If I Ever Fall in Love'' is the debut album of American R&B group Shai, released December 22, 1992, on MCA Records. It was produced by group members Carl "Groove" Martin and Darnell Van Rensalier.
The album produced three hit singles, "If I Ever Fall in Love", "Comforter", and "Baby I'm Yours". On January 13, 1994, ''...If I Ever Fall in Love'' was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of two million copies in the United States.〔(RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America ). Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕 Although it performed well commercially, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics.
== Reception ==
''Rolling Stone'' gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars and complimented its "crisp, precise harmonies that imply explosive vocal power but display few pyrotechnics", adding that "Shai joins the spiritual yearnings of Take Six with the secular pull of Boyz II Men".〔(Shai - ...If I Ever Fall In Love CD Album ). Muze. CD Universe. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕 David Browne of ''Entertainment Weekly'' found its hip hop and new jack swing-oriented songs "fussy () unconvincing", but praised the group's crooning and stated, "They wrap their voices like a thick shag carpet around the choruses of the album's languorous, starry-eyed ballads".〔Browne, David (January 29, 1993). (...If I Ever Fall in Love Review | Music Reviews and News ). ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕
However, in his consumer guide for ''The Village Voice'', critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B- rating and named it "dud of the month",〔Christgau, Robert (April 6, 1993). ( Consumer Guide Apr. 6, 1993 ). ''The Village Voice''. Village Voice Media. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕 indicating "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought".〔Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). (CG 90s: Key to Icons ). Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕 Christgau found the group's singing "indifferent" and panned them as having "no class and no sense of humor; they're too smarmy and too slow", adding that "They epitomize the difference between seduction and betrayal--between shared lie and imposed illusion, rascal and bounder, rogue and complete asshole. There's not a winning wink on the entire album".〔 In a retrospective review, Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and stated, "Apart from the gorgeous title track, most of the material on ''...If I Ever Fall in Love'' is underdeveloped; although Shai sound terrific, their material doesn't match their vocal talents".〔Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (August 1, 2003). (...If I Ever Fall in Love - Shai: Review ). Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-07-15.〕
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