Personal Conversation

1999 studio album by Case
Personal Conversation
Studio album by
Case
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
GenreR&B
Length49:57
Label
  • Def Soul
  • Def Jam
ProducerFats, Joe, Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Anthony Dent, JoJo Brim & Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels, Nathan Morris, Kowan Paul & Milton Thornton, Walter "Mucho" Scott, Kenny "Smoove" Konegay, Sprague "Doogie" Williams, Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell
Case chronology
Case
(1996) 		Personal Conversation
(1999) 		Open Letter
(2001)
Singles from Personal Conversation
  1. "Faded Pictures"
    Released: September 15, 1998
  2. "Happily Ever After"
    Released: February 23, 1999
  3. "Think of You"
    Released: September 14, 1999

Personal Conversation is the second studio album by American R&B singer Case. It was released by the Def Soul subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings on April 20, 1999. It features the hit single "Happily Ever After". The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Jose F. Promis of AllMusic said that Case is at his strongest "when the songs are mid- to up-tempo," and found the slow jams tending to meander towards the album's end and "a little less interesting than the others", noting how he comes across as "a sentimental and earnest singer, who delivers his sincere messages straight from the heart." He concludes that, "Perhaps this can explain this singer's enduring appeal, which has resulting in his being one of the most consistent and successful R&B singers to have emerged in the 1990s."[2] Vibe contributor Craig Seymour was critical of Case's vocal performance throughout the record, saying his voice "lacks the soul pathos of an R. Kelly, nor does he have the dewy R&B feel of his buddy Joe" on the ballads and "isn't fluid enough to ignite the warmed-over samples he uses" on the upbeat tracks, concluding that "[T]he album might be a bit boring but, knowing Case, he's probably only another choice collaboration away from scoring a third hit."[3]

Track listing

Standard editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Personal Conversation (Intro)"
  • Case Woodard
  • Keith Winfield
  • Kenny Kornegay
  • Maduro Hill
  • L. Jean Pierre
Fats1:152."Happily Ever After"Henderson4:363."Think of You"
  • Kowan Paul
  • Milton Thorton
  • Nathan Morris
  • Paul
  • Thorton
  • Morris
3:304."Faded Pictures" (featuring Joe)
  • Joseph Thomas
  • Joshua Thompson
Joe3:495."Tell Me"
  • Brim
  • Woodard
  • McDaniels
4:416."If"
Dent4:207."Can't Force Love (Interlude)"
  • Brim
  • McDaniels
  • Brim
  • McDaniels
0:398."Caught You"
  • Bernrd Belle
  • Ray Watkins
  • Walter "Mucho" Scott
  • Scott
  • Brim[a]
  • Sprague "Doogie" Williams[a]
4:399."He Don't Love You"
  • Woodard
  • Kornegay
  • Londell Smith
  • Watkins
  • Scott
  • Scott
  • Kornegay[a]
4:4010."Another Minute"
  • Woodard
  • McDaniels
  • Williams
  • McDaniels
  • Williams
4:3511."Where Did Our Love Go"
  • Andrew Noland
  • Darryl Young
  • Gregory Webster
  • Kornegay
  • Lee Drakeford
  • Leroy Bonner
  • Marshall Jones
  • Marvin Pierce
  • Norman Napier
  • Ralph Middlebrooks
  • Walter Morrison
  • Young
  • Kornegay
4:2312."Faded Pictures" (Soul Central Version Remix)
  • Joe Sample
  • Thomas
  • Thompson
3:5913."Scandalous" (featuring Cam'ron)
  • Cameron Giles
  • Woodard
  • Kornegay
  • Michael Small
  • Nathaniel Hall
  • Sammy Burwell
  • Tara Geter-Tillman
Kornegay3:3914."Having My Baby"
  • Woodard
  • Brim
  • McDaniels
  • Brim
  • McDaniels
2:20

Notes

  • ^a denotes co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Billboard 200[6] 142
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 35

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "American album certifications – Case – Personal Conversation". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ a b Promis, Jose F. "Personal Conversation - Case". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  3. ^ Seymour, Craig (May 1999). "Case 'Personal Conversation'". Vibe. 7 (4). Vibe Media: 163. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Case Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Case Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.


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