Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Too Close
3. Butta Love
4. My Place (Interlude)
5. Cozy
6. Penetration
7. You Are My High (Interlude)
8. I Still Love You
9. Stop, Drop and Roll
10. Represent Me
11. Next Experience - (featuring Adina Howard/Castro)
12. Problems - (featuring Coffey Brown)
13. Do You Think About Me
14. Admit the Rat (Interlude)
15. Sexitude
16. Taste So Good
17. Phone Sex
18. Rock On
| Details | | Playing Time: | 72 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Adina Howard, Castro, Coffee Brown, Mike Campbell, Naughty By Nature | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Next: R.L., Tweety, T-Low (vocals).
Additional personnel: Coffee Brown (vocals); Duganz Shalont (rap); Mike Campbell, Kevin Pierce (guitar); Lamar Kronick (vocoder); Next, Prof T. (background vocals); Naughty By Nature, Adina Howard, Castro.
Producers include: KayGee, Darren Lighty, Lance Alexander, Prof T., Eddie Berkley.
Engineers include: KayGee, Darren Lighty, Ken Johnston, Prof T., Sheldon "So" Goode.
Next: R.L., Tweety, T-Low (vocals).
Additional personnel: Coffee Brown (vocals); Duganz Shalont (rap vocals); Mike Campbell, Kevin Pierce (guitar); Lamar Kronick (vocoder); Prof T. (background vocals); Naughty By Nature, Adina Howard.
Producers include: KayGee, Darren Lighty, Lance Alexander, Prof T., Eddie Berkley.
Engineers include: KayGee, Darren Lighty, Ken Johnston.
Personnel: Next (background vocals); Coffey Brown (vocals, background vocals); Duganz Shaloni (rap vocals); Kevin Pierce, Mike Campbell (guitar); Lamar Kronick (vocoder); Vernell Sales, Prof. T. (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Kaygee Gist; Kay Gee; Kieran Walsh; Lance Alexander; Mike T.; Angela Piva.
Recording information: Baby Honey Studios, Minneapolis, MN; Da Mill, New York, NY; Da Mill, NJ; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Flynt Time Studios, Edina, MN; Flynt Tyme Studios, Edina, MN; NESYNC Studios, East Orange, NJ; NESYNC Studios, New York, NY; Perfect Pair Studios, East Orange, NJ; Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY; The Hit Factory, New York, NY.
Photographer: Michael Benabib.
Next is a suave, sexy R&B vocal trio equally at home on the dance-floor or the bedroom, as borne out by their debut recording RATED NEXT. While there's plenty of seductive crooning going on here, R.L., Tweety and T-Low aren't afraid to mix their smooth R&B sound with a little hip-hop, courtesy of their pals in Naughty By Nature, who make a guest appearance on the infectious "Penetration." Though they know how to accelerate the BPM and keep the party moving, it's the intimate, under-the-covers tunes that are the group's specialty. Titles like "Tastes So Good" and "Phone Sex" leave little room for confusion as to the main subject on Next's collective mind.
Next's debut album Rated Next is an impressive collection of contemporary hip-hop-influenced urban soul. Occasionally, the group may get a little too "risqué" for some tastes, but lead singer R.L. is so smooth and charismatic that he can seduce unwilling listeners. With more consistent material, he'd be able to win over even more fans, but about half of the record illustrates that Next is no flash in the pan. [Rated Next was issued in a "clean" version with all profanity removed.] ~ Leo Stanley
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