Juicy Fruit (album)

1983 studio album by Mtume

Juicy Fruit

Studio album by

Mtume

Released| May 15, 1983
Recorded| 1982–1983
Studio| E.A.R.S. Recording Studios, New Jersey
Genre|

* R&B
* boogie

Label| Epic
Producer| James Mtume
Mtume chronology
| In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
(1980)  | Juicy Fruit
(1983)  | You, Me and He
(1984)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| B[2]

Juicy Fruit is a 1983 album by R&B group Mtume. It contains their No. 1 R&B hit, "Juicy Fruit". It was their third album for Epic Records.

## Track listing

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1. "Green Light" (Dean Cannon, James Mtume, Philip Field)
2. "Juicy Fruit" (Mtume)
3. "Hips" (Dean Cannon, Philip Field)
4. "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" (Mtume, Reggie Lucas)
5. "Your Love's Too Good (To Spread Around)" (Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Norman Dozier, Reggie Andrews)
6. "Hip Dip Skippedabeat" (Darlene Davis, David Foreman, Mtume)
7. "Ready for Your Love" (Ronald Sirois, Philip Field)
8. "The After 6 Mix (Juicy Fruit Part II)" (Mtume)

## Personnel

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Mtume

* James Mtume – keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Tawatha Agee – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion
* Ed "Tree" Moore, Kevin Robinson, Michael Murphy – guitar
* Raymond Jackson – bass, backing vocals
* Philip Field - keyboards, synthesizers, synth programming, backing vocals
* Barry Eastman, Bernie Worrell, David Frank – keyboards
* Gary Bartz – saxophone

Technical

* Andy Wallace – engineer
* Steve Kahn – engineer

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## Charts

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Chart (1983)  | Peak
position

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Billboard Top LPs & Tape[4] | 26
Top R&B Albums[4] | 3

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Chart positions[5]

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US | US
R&B | US
Dance | UK Singles Chart[6]
1983  | "Juicy Fruit"  | 45  | 1  | 30  | 34
1983  | "Would You Like To (Fool Around)"  | -- | 11  | -- | --
1984  | "Green Light"  | -- | 66  | -- | --

## "Juicy Fruit"

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The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip-hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:

* "Juicy" by Wrecks-N-Effect
* "Juicy" by Next
* "Do You See" by Warren G
* "This D.J." by Warren G
* "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez
* "Faithfully" by Faith Evans
* "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
* "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
* "I Don't Care (Juiciest)"/"How Come You Don't Call Me Part 2" by Alicia Keys
* "The Ave" By Dre Dog
* "Game's Pain" Mega Remix by The Game Featuring Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Keyshia Cole, Queen Latifah, Bun B, Pusha T, and Young Buck
* "Dreaming Casually" by Rocky Padilla
* "East Side Love Story" by Johnny Boy
* "You Make It Easy" By Sharissa (Unreleased)
* "On the Blvd." by Lil Puppet
* "Joystick" by 213, and Snoop Dogg
* "Supastar" by Montell Jordan
* "No Soul" by Say Anything
* "No Question" by Allure ft. LL Cool J
* "Freak Tonight" by R. Kelly
* "The One" by Tamar Braxton
* "Leather and Wood" by AMG
* "Flashbacks" by The Warlocks
* "Your Love (Urban Noize Remix)" by Nicki Minaj

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 26, 1983). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
3. ^ Mtume- Juicy Fruit. Discogs.com. Retrieved 1-7-2012.
4. ^ a b "Mtume US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
5. ^ "Mtume US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
6. ^ "Juicy Fruit" (1983) - UK Charts. Officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020

## External links

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* Mtume-Juicy Fruit at Discogs

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* MusicBrainz release group

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