Father's Day is the debut studio album by American rapper Father MC.[1][2] It released in October 1990 through Uptown/MCA Records. The album was produced by Cory Rooney, Prince Markie Dee, Fresh Gordon, and Howie Tee, with Andre Harrell and Sean "Puffy" Combs serving as executive producers. It features guest appearance from Lady Kazan and contributions from K-Ci & JoJo, Cory Rooney, Dave Hollister, and Mary J. Blige.
The album peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, and number 24 in New Zealand. It was supported with four singles: "Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated", "I'll Do 4 U", "Lisa Baby" and "I've Been Watching You".
Critical reception
While AllMusic's Rob Theakston felt some of the material on the album could be considered formulaic, he acknowledged the importance of the work, stating that "the impact of Father's Day's tone and textures would be felt for years to come".[3] Chris Wilder of The Source criticized Father MC for using a ghostwriter, and was also dissatisfied with his vocal performance, saying that on the first half of the album his rhyming felt worse than background vocals.[4]
Track listing
Personnel
- Timothy "Father MC" Brown – vocals
- Dave Hollister – background vocals (track 1)
- Mary J. Blige – background vocals (track 1)
- Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey – background vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
- Joel "Jo Jo" Hailey – background vocals (tracks: 2, 10)
- Mark Cory Rooney – background vocals & background arrangements (track 2), keyboards & producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7, 10), drum programming (track 1)
- Lady Kazan – vocals (track 6)
- Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales – drum programming & producer (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7, 10), background arrangements (track 2)
- Gordon "Fresh Gordon" Pickett – recording, mixing & producer (tracks: 4, 6)
- Howard "Howie Tee" Thompson – programming, producer, recording & mixing (tracks: 8, 9)
- John Pace – recording (tracks: 1, 3, 7), mixing (tracks: 3, 7)
- Steven Ett – recording (track 2), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 10)
- Chuck Valle – recording (track 2)
- Franklyn Grant – recording (tracks: 5, 10)
- José Rodriguez – mastering
- Andre Harrell – executive producer
- Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs – executive producer
- Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
- Patrick Roques – design
- Eloise Bryan – production coordinator
Chart history
Album
Singles
References
- ^ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1990s. ABC-CLIO. p. 21.
- ^ "Father MC Debuts with 'Father's Day'". New Journal and Guide. Norfolk. January 2, 1991. p. B10.
- ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Father's Day Father MC". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Wilder, Chris "Cee Wild" (January 1991). "Father MC – Father's Day". Record Report. The Source. No. 17. New York. p. 59.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Father MC – Father's Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 2, 1991. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 16, 1991. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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