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Back to the World is where Tevin Campbell returns as a man, ready to prove that he is no longer the child prodigy of yesteryear. For the most part, he succeeds in establishing himself as a vocalist of prodigious talents and significant worth. Of course, it was clear even in his earliest recordings that he was something special -- a vocalist that could sing with a sweet, easy grace but remain soulful and not cloying in the slightest. No matter how Campbell tries to phase out that sweetness on Back to the World -- after all, one of the first steps of maturity is to shed your childhood affectations -- he retains that appealing quality, which makes the album all the more endearing. That's not to say that the uptempo cuts don't work. On the contrary -- they are state-of-the-art pieces, thanks to the talents of producers like Puffy Combs, whose "I Need You" is a highlight. But the key to the record's success is how Campbell grows and matures without sacrificing his gift for pure sweet contemporary soul. Back to the World is proof positive that the teen idol is now a man.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
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Tim Pierce, Guitar - Chris Bolden, Additional Drum Programmer - Jamey Jaz, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Background Vocals, Drum Programmer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - RAHSAAN PATTERSON, Background Vocals, Vocal Writer - Kevin Wyatt, Bass Guitar - MIKELYN RODERICK, Writer, Background Vocals - Craig Porteils, RecordingEngineer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - John Van Ness, MixingEngineer - Lua Crofts, Background Vocals
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Keith Crouch, Producer, Arranger, Percussion, Drum Programmer, RecordingEngineer, Vocal Writer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - RAHSAAN PATTERSON, Background Vocals - Derrick Edmondson, Producer, Arranger, Programmer, Writer, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - BOOKER T. JONES III, MixingEngineer - Tiara Le Macks, Background Vocals - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Eugene Lo, SecondEngineer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Keisha Spivey, Writer, Background Vocals - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Sean Combs, Writer - Doug Wilson, SecondEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Pam Long, Writer, Background Vocals - STEVIE J., Producer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Kima Raynor, Background Vocals - Kim Raynor, Writer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Kipper Jones, Writer - Keith Crouch, Producer, Arranger, Percussion, Writer, Drum Programmer, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Glenn McKinney, Guitar - RAHSAAN PATTERSON, Background Vocals - BOOKER T. JONES III, MixingEngineer - Tiara Le Macks, Background Vocals - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Eugene Lo, SecondEngineer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Pensado, RecordingEngineer - Babyface, Writer - Anthony Bailey, Background Vocals - The Boom Brothers, Producer, Instruments - A-Tone, Writer - Chuck Boom, Writer - Ryan Arnold, AssistantEngineer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Jon Glass, MixingEngineer - Dave Hancock, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Zetra Smith, ProductionCoordinator
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Tim Pierce, Guitar - Jamey Jaz, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - RAHSAAN PATTERSON, Writer, Background Vocals - Donnell Spencer Jr., Writer - Kevin Wyatt, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - MIKELYN RODERICK, Writer, Background Vocals - Craig Porteils, RecordingEngineer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Jimmy Keegan, Drums, Percussion - John Van Ness, MixingEngineer - Lua Crofts, Background Vocals - Naimeh Heath, Background Vocals
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Tevin Campbell, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Pensado, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Billy Nichols, Writer - Anthony Bailey, Background Vocals - The Boom Brothers, Producer - A-Tone, Writer, Instruments - Chuck Boom, Writer, Background Vocals, Instruments - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Hancock, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Dwayne Jones, AssistantEngineer - Zetra Smith, ProductionCoordinator - Ian Baxill, RecordingEngineer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Chucky Thompson, Producer, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Keisha Spivey, Background Vocals - Marvin Scandrick, Background Vocals - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Daron Jones, Writer, Background Vocals - Sean Combs, Writer - Doug Wilson, SecondEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Pam Long, Writer - STEVIE J., Producer - Slim, Writer - Michael Keith, Writer, Background Vocals - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Kim Raynor, Writer - Quintess Parker, Background Vocals - Quiness "Q" Parker, Writer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Chucky Thompson, Producer, Writer - Sean "Puffy" Combs, Producer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Daron Jones, Writer - Sean Combs, Writer - Doug Wilson, SecondEngineer - Lane Craven, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Pam Long, Writer - Slim, Writer - Michael Keith, Writer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Kim Raynor, Writer - Quiness "Q" Parker, Writer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Keith Crouch, Producer, Arranger, Percussion, Writer, Drum Programmer, Instruments, RecordingEngineer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Glenn McKinney, Guitar - BOOKER T. JONES III, MixingEngineer - Kenny Lattimore, Background Vocals - Jubu Smith, Acoustic Guitar - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Eugene Lo, SecondEngineer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Pensado, MixingEngineer - Matt Silva, Assistant Mix Engineer - Ian Boxill , RecordingEngineer - Babyface, Writer, Background Vocals, Instruments - Anthony Bailey, Background Vocals - The Boom Brothers, Producer - A-Tone, Background Vocals - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Zetra Smith, ProductionCoordinator - Stephanie Glyden, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Tim Pierce, Guitar - Jamey Jaz, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Writer, Drum Programmer - Tevin Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - RAHSAAN PATTERSON, Background Vocals - Kevin Wyatt, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - MIKELYN RODERICK, Writer, Background Vocals - Martika, Writer - Craig Porteils, RecordingEngineer - MICHAEL STRADFORD, ExecutiveProducer - Jimmy Keegan, Drums, Percussion - John Van Ness, MixingEngineer - Lua Crofts, Background Vocals - Naimeh Heath, Background Vocals
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Album review
Back to the World is where Tevin Campbell returns as a man, ready to prove that he is no longer the child prodigy of yesteryear. For the most part, he succeeds in establishing himself as a vocalist of prodigious talents and significant worth. Of course, it was clear even in his earliest recordings that he was something special -- a vocalist that could sing with a sweet, easy grace but remain soulful and not cloying in the slightest. No matter how Campbell tries to phase out that sweetness on Back to the World -- after all, one of the first steps of maturity is to shed your childhood affectations -- he retains that appealing quality, which makes the album all the more endearing. That's not to say that the uptempo cuts don't work. On the contrary -- they are state-of-the-art pieces, thanks to the talents of producers like Puffy Combs, whose "I Need You" is a highlight. But the key to the record's success is how Campbell grows and matures without sacrificing his gift for pure sweet contemporary soul. Back to the World is proof positive that the teen idol is now a man.
© Leo Stanley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:31
- Main artists: Tevin Campbell
- Label: Qwest
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S. ℗ 1996 Qwest Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
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