Not to be confused with Venus and Mars (disambiguation) or Mars vs Venus .
2001 studio album by Koffee Brown
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Mars/Venus is the only studio album by American contemporary R&B duo Koffee Brown . It was released on March 6, 2001 through Arista Records . Recording sessions took place at Battery Studios in New York and at Da Mill Studios and Head Up Recording in New Jersey . Production was handled by DJ Kay Gee , Falonte Moore , Eddie Berkeley, Chris Liggio, Darren Lighty , Rob Fusari , Aarian Pope, AllStar, Barry Salter, muMs and The Bankers. It features guest appearances from Duganz Shanlont, Brandon "B-12" Daniel, Lady Luck , Balewa Muhammad , Lil' Mo , Mr. Deyo , Next and Que.
The album was a moderate success, reaching number 32 on the US Billboard 200 , though it found greater success on the Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , where it peaked at No. 7. The album's lead single "After Party" also found success on the U.S. charts, peaking at 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Despite success with both the single and album, Koffee Brown disbanded shortly after the album's release.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Intro" 0:25 2. "Weekend Thing" (featuring B-12) 3:23 3. "After Party" 3:34 4. "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" (featuring Du-Ganz) Gist L. Summerville D. Sanders Beal D. Youngblood Vernell Sales 4:13 5. "Chick on da Side" (featuring Balewa Muhammad ) 3:56 6. "Fingerpointing" Moore Fusari Muhammad C. Lighty 4:24 7. "Blackout" (featuring Lady Luck ) 4:02 8. "All I Need (Bonnie and Clyde)" (featuring Du-Ganz and Balewa Muhammad) 3:36 9. "All Those Fancy Things" (featuring Lil' Mo ) Barry Salter Jules Bartholomew (co. ) 3:34 10. "Quickie" (featuring Balewa Muhammad and Cliff Lighty) KayGee Chris "C.L." Liggio 3:54 11. "The View (Interlude)" Gist KayGee 1:46 12. "I Got Love (Scars)" (featuring Mr. Deyo ) Chris "C.L." Liggio 3:07 13. "Hater's Disease" 4:13 14. "Qualified" 3:52 15. "Mars/Venus (Interlude)" 1:12 16. "Do U See" 3:48 Total length: 52:59
Personnel
Vernell "Vee" Sales – vocals
Falonte "Fonz " Moore – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 13)
Brandon "B-12" Daniel – vocals (track 2)
Next – additional backing vocals (track 3)
Que – additional backing vocals (track 3)
Duganz Shanlont – vocals (tracks: 4, 8)
Balewa Muhammad – backing vocals (tracks: 5, 8, 10)
Shanell "Lady Luck " Jones – vocals (track 7)
Cynthia "Lil' Mo " Loving – backing vocals (track 9)
Cliff Lighty – backing vocals (track 10)
Andre Deyo – backing vocals (track 12)
Frank Romano – guitar (track 10)
Eddie Kuri – additional guitar (track 12)
Keir "DJ KayGee " Gist – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13-16)
Rob Fusari – producer (tracks: 1, 6)
Darren Lighty – producer (tracks: 2, 16)
Allen "Allstar" Gordon – producer (track 3)
The Bankers – producers (track 4)
Eddie Berkeley – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 14)
Barry Salter – producer (track 9)
Chris Liggio – producer (tracks: 10, 12)
muMs – producer (track 15)
Aarian Pope – producer (track 15)
Teron Beal – vocal producer (track 3)
Jules Bartholomew – co-producer (track 9)
Andy Blakelock – engineering, mixing
Adam Kudzin – engineering, mixing
Angelo Quaglia – engineering
Eric Schlotzer – engineering
Shane Stoneback – engineering
Dave Kutch – mastering
Christopher Stern – art direction
Charts
References
Hogan, Ed. "Koffee Brown - Mars/Venus Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
Faulkner, Sam (September 12, 2005). "Koffee Brown : Mars Venus" . NME . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 20, 2024.
"Billboard 200" . Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 2001. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Vol. 113, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 2001. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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