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1992 studio album by Troop
Deepa |
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Released | June 2, 1992 |
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Genre | R&B, new jack swing |
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Label | Atlantic Records |
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Producer | Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp, Lawrence A. McNeil, Gregory Cauthen |
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- "Sweet November"
Released: 1992
- "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)"
Released: 1992
- "Give It Up"
Released: 1993
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
Deepa is the third studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on June 2, 1992.[2] The album includes the #1 R&B hit "Sweet November" written by Babyface.
Deepa is largely a concept album, and includes somewhat racier subject matter than their previous two releases.[3]
- "Praise" - (Harreld, Steve Russell, Warren)
- "Keep You Next to Me" - (Lawrence McNeil, Demetrius Shipp)
- "She Blows My Mind" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
- "I'm Not Gamin'" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
- "Set Me Free" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Strange Hotel" - (Lawrence McNeil)
- "I Feel You" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Sweet November" - (Babyface)
- "Come Back to Your Home" - (Steve Russell)
- "Only When I Laugh" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)" - (Drayton, Lawrence McNeil)
- "You Take My Heart With You" - (Steve Russell)
- "Deepa" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Give It Up" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
- "Hot Water" - (Ray Lamont Jones, Lawrence McNeil)
Year
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Single
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Chart positions[7]
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US
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US R&B
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1992
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"Sweet November"
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58
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1
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"Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)"
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63
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12
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- ^ Henderson, Alex. Troop: Deepa > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "Steven Harts – Lead Singer for Troop – Out with New Music (Listen)" Lee Bailey's EuroWeb Electronic Urban Report. May 17, 2014
- ^ "Deepa". Entertainment Weekly, July 31, 1992. Amy Linden.
- ^ "Troop, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Troop, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ "Troop US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 26, 2011.