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(don't U Know) I Love You | | | 2) |
Turned Away | | | 3) |
Res Q Me | | | 4) |
Hotel Happiness | | | 5) |
Heavenly Father | | | 6) |
Touch | | | 7) |
That's My Honey | | | 8) |
Let Me Love U | | | 9) |
Oh Lover | |
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Chuckii And Donnell Spencer Hooked Up And Always Used To Joke About Writing Together," Says Booker. "i Was Finishing Up My Debut Album 'chuckii' And Came Up With A Track And Donnell Came In And Said'manthis Track Is Really Serious. Do You Have Any Lyrical Ideas For It?' " Booker Didn'tand Spencer Came Up With The Words 'turned Away" As The Hook. Chuckii Continues"i Took What He Had And Restructured Itfocused It To Put More Emphasis On The Person Who We Were Talking Torather Than It Being The Story Of A Guy Who Was Sulking All Over The Place And Feeling Bad. I Changed It To Where It Didn't Sound Like He Was Drowning In His Own Tears."
Booker Played All Of The Instruments On The Track. "i Cut It In One Day," He Says. "earlier In My Careeri Would Have These Ideas And I Would Pay Time To Go Into The Studio And Create A Song Right There On The Spot. Sometimes When I Go Into The Studioi Don't Even Know What I'm Going To Cut. I Put A Drum Beat Together And Then I'll Think Of A Bass Line And Then I'll Start Building The Song. Before I Know Iti Have An Actual Track. Then I'll Start Thinking Of Different Melodies And Ideas For Vocals ."
Booker Didn't Expect "turned Away" To Be A Hitmuch Less Number One. Sylvia Rhonethen In Atlantic's A&r Departmentpicked The Track As A Single. "i Knew It Was Such A Different Song At {l}the Time{/l} ," Says Chuckii. "it Didn't Sound Like Anything Else. I Figured No One Would Really Accept It. But They Didand That Made Me Feel Good. And It Made Me Continue To Start Thinking About Doing Different Thingsnot Always Being The Norm.
Turned Away Become A Number One R&b Hit For Chuckii On 22 July 1989 For 1 Week.
