Hi-Five
Studio album by
Hi-Five
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990[1]
RecordedNovember 1989–May 1990
GenreDance-pop, soul, R&B, new jack swing
Length51:39
LabelJive
ProducerTeddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Eric Foster White, Dave Way, Alvin Moody, Vincent Bell, Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Frankie Smith, William Walton
Hi-Five chronology
Hi-Five
(1990)		 Keep It Goin' On
(1992)
Singles from Hi-Five
  1. "I Just Can't Handle It"
    Released: November 7, 1990
  2. "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"
    Released: January 2, 1991
  3. "I Can't Wait Another Minute"
    Released: June 1, 1991
  4. "Just Another Girlfriend"
    Released: July 16, 1991
  5. "Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"
    Released: October 1991

Hi-Five is the debut album by the American R&B vocal group Hi-Five. Released on September 25, 1990, The album peaked at number thirty eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Driven by the hit singles "I Just Can't Handle It" (R&B #10), "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" (#1 R&B/Pop), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B #1, Pop #8) and "Just Another Girlfriend" (R&B #41), the album received an RIAA platinum certification. Also, Hi-Five is the only album to feature original Hi-Five member Toriano Easley, who was arrested for first-degree murder and manslaughter after the album was recorded but just before it was released. Easley is heard sharing lead vocals on "The Way You Said Goodbye", "Rag Doll", "I Can't Wait Another Minute", and "I Know Love".[2] In the video for "I Can't Wait Another Minute", Easley's replacement Treston Irby lip-syncs Easley's part.

Background

The song, "Too Young" (in a single edit version), also appeared on the soundtrack to the 1991 John Singleton film Boyz n the Hood. It is the first recorded appearance of Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy who was 15 when this song was released, which he revealed in his book My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Just Can't Handle It"Bernard Bell, Teddy RileyBell, Riley4:32
2."Just Another Girlfriend"Eric Foster WhiteWhite4:01
3."I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)"Riley, Bell, Dave WayRiley, Bell, Way5:49
4."Rag Doll"Alvin MoodyMoody4:39
5."I Can't Wait Another Minute"WhiteWhite5:03
6."Too Young"Carl & Jean-Paul Bourelly, Roz DavisCarl & Jean-Paul Bourelly5:13
7."Merry-Go-Round"Carl Bourelly, Kevin Johnson, Sean RichardsC. Bourelly, Kevin Johnson5:11
8."The Way You Said Goodbye"WhiteWhite4:41
9."Sweetheart"Bourelly, Bourelly, Richards, Davis,C. Bourelly4:09
10."I Know Love"William WaltonWatson, Frankie Smith3:54
11."Just Another Girlfriend (Remix)"WhiteWhite4:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 102
United States (Billboard 200) 30

References

  1. ↑ "Hi-Five". 25 September 1990 – via Amazon.
  2. ↑ "Marcus Sanders revisits Hi-Five's debut album - Return To The Classics - SoulCulture".
  3. ↑ Johnson, A.; Checkoway, L. (2012). My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Touchstone. p. 36. ISBN 9781439103197. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 30, 1991". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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