The Best Of (CeCe Peniston album)

0000 compilation album by CeCe Peniston

The Best Of

Compilation album by

CeCe Peniston

Released|

* March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
* March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18) (JP)[1]

Recorded| 1991–98
Genre| Dance, R&B
Length| 73:36
Label| A&M (#540 880)[2]
Producer| Manny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti, Damon Jones, CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston chronology
| I'm Movin' On
(1996)  | The Best Of
(00000001)  | Desert Funk Soundtrack
(1998)

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Singles from  The Best of CeCe Peniston

1. "Somebody Else's Guy"
Released: 19 January 1998[3]

The Best Of is the first compilation album by American recording artist CeCe Peniston, released on March 2, 1998, by A&M Records in the overseas. It contains thirteen versions of her hit singles from 1991 to 1997. As the compilation was the singer's closing release under her contract with A&M, it didn't feature any new material. To increase the appeal of the product, the label included alternate, dancefloor remixed takes of Peniston's popular songs from her previous studio albums. Finally (1992), Thought 'Ya Knew (1994) and I'm Movin' On (1996).

The concept of the project was to focus on Peniston's music career as exclusively a dance artist. For that reason, three tracks were omitted from her singles chronology. Ballad "Inside That I Cried", R&B/soul fest "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" with featuring JoJo Hailey, and "I'm Not Over You", which was earlier released on short play only in the United States. Surprisingly, the album contains in addition an original version of "If It Should Rain" — a moody, though groove-oriented composition that was released on her last full-length record.

Two songs were promoted on import singles. "Finally (Classic Funk Mix)", also known as "Finally 1997", and "Somebody Else's Guy". The first, however, was primarily issued in support of the 1997 re-release of the singer's debut Finally (from 1992), also made for sale exclusively in Europe, UK and Japan. The second cut was a 1983's hit by/of Jocelyn Brown, which A&M didn't approve for its 1996 release to boost the sale of the singer's fiasco album I'm Movin' On.

Despite a successful chart performance of both singles ("Finally" at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart, while "Somebody Else's Guy" at number thirteen), the compilation failed to enter the albums music charts. All retro black and white photographs for the album's booklet, as well as covers, provided Daniela Federici who collaborated with the artist also on the I'm Movin' On session. A video equivalent of the compilation, with music videos of her singles, was not released.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Finally (Classic Funk Mix)"| CeCe Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linnear| 7:13
2.| "Keep On Walkin'"| Steve Hurley, Marc Williams, Kym Sims| 4:31
3.| "Crazy Love (KenLou 12-inch)"| George Lyter, Michael O'Hara, Denise Rich| 7:41
4.| "I'm in the Mood (East 87th St. Mix)"| Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather| 4:11
5.| "We Got a Love Thang"| Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister, Chantay Savage| 5:28
6.| "Somebody Else's Guy (David Morales Classic Old School Radio Edit)"| Jocelyn Brown, Annette E. Brown| 3:27
7.| "Looking for a Love That’s Real"| Darren Clowers, Romany Malco| 3:54
8.| "Keep Givin' Me Your Love"| Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather| 6:13
9.| "Movin' On"| Dave Hall, CeCe Peniston, Gordon Chambers| 3:46
10.| "Hit by Love (Def Classic 12-inch Mix)"| Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather| 8:16
11.| "If It Should Rain"| Darren Clowers, Romany Malco| 3:48
12.| "Finally (12-inch Choice Mix)"| CeCe Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linnear| 7:02
13.| "Somebody Else's Guy (Tuff Jam’s Classic Garage)"| Jocelyn Brown, Annette E. Brown| 7:26
Total length:| 73:36

## Credits and personnel

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## Promo release

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A promo release of the album was issued by dance promotional department of A&M on compact cassette in United Kingdom. Simply entitled only as Best Of, this edition also included all thirteen, mostly remixed tracks. However, it is featuring a unique insert, with a slightly different track list.[4]

## Charts

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### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Peak positions

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75[5] | GfK[6]
1998  | "Somebody Else's Guy"  | 13  | 6

## References

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General

* "CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
* "CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

Specific

1. ^ "シー・シー・ペニストン". オリコン (in Japanese). Oricon. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved March 21, 2015. "ベスト・オブ・シー・シー・ペニストン ▪ 発売日 1998年03月18日 ▪ POCM-1235"
2. ^ Peniston, CeCe (1998). The Best Of (Compact Disc). UK: A&M. (#540 880-2). Retrieved March 21, 2015.
3. ^ "Somebody Else's Guy (promotional press release)". Retrieved September 2, 2021.
4. ^ "CeCe Peniston - Best Of \- UK, Promo, CS 540 880-4". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
5. ^ For peak positions of Peniston's singles in UK, choose the singles link, or a Official Charts link depending on a release and/or peak date to view full runs of the single(s) in England.
* "CeCe Peniston - Singles - UK". The Official Charts Company. Music Week. theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011. "#13"
* "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK". Official Charts Company. February 7, 1998. Official Charts.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011. "#13"
6. ^ "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK Chart-Track". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. February 2, 1998. p. 60. Retrieved March 20, 2011.

## External links

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* CeCe Peniston at AllMusic

* v
* t
* e

CeCe Peniston

* Discography
* Awards

Studio albums|

* Finally
* Thought 'Ya Knew
* Good News in Hard Times (with The Sisters of Glory)
* I'm Movin' On

Remix albums|

* Finally / We Got a Love Thang: Remix Collection
* Remix Collection

Compilations|

* The Best Of
* Essential

EPs|

CeCe Peniston

Singles|

* "Finally"
* "I Like It"
* "We Got a Love Thang"
* "Keep On Walkin'"
* "Crazy Love"
* "Inside That I Cried"
* "I'm in the Mood"
* "Keep Givin' Me Your Love"
* "I'm Not Over You"
* "Hit by Love"
* "Movin' On"
* "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)"
* "Somebody Else's Guy"
* "I Know You Want Me"
* "Nobody Else"
* "He Loves Me 2"
* "Lifetime to Love"
* "My Boo"
* "Reminiscin"
* "For My Baby"
* "Deeper Love"
* "You Are the Universe"
* "I'm Feelin' U"
* "Shame Shame Shame"
* "Above Horizons"
* "Nothing Can Stop Me"
* "Believe"
* "Purple Funk"

Download|

* "Still I"
* "In Love with a DJ"
* "Stoopid!"
* "Celebrate"
* "You've Never Seen"
* "All My Love"
* "Get to Steppin"
* "Let's Go All Night"
* "Without You"
* "Love Don't Take Over"
* "Oh Happy Day" (live)

Promotional singles|

* "Hitmix"
* "Searchin'"
* "I Can't Go for That"

Other songs|

* "How I Got Over"
* "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
* "Precious Memories"
* "Oh Happy Day"
* "Christmas Song"
* "What a Wonderful World"
* "Runnin' Away"
* "Last Dance"

Related|

Divas of Disco

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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