"Round and Round" was the Prince-produced first single from R&B singer Tevin Campbell's debut album T.E.V.I.N. This was Tevin's first solo single, as he was featured in "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" alongside music legend Quincy Jones. The song is also featured on the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack. The hit song was a success on both the pop and R&B charts peaking at No. 12 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the US R&B chart. Actress Brittany Murphy covered this song on the eighth season of Kids Incorporated as a duet with Nicole Brown. Show Track listings[edit]US Maxi-CD
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Shhh is the twelfth track (ninth song) on Tevin Campbell’s second album I’m Ready, and around the same time as the album’s release, Shhh was available as a promotional single in the USA (with no commercial release). The song was written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park. Tevin Campbell’s version was also included as the third track on the 2001 compilation The Best Of Tevin Campbell and as the third track on the 2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP. Prince (as ) played the song live in 1994 in a very different arrangement, and reclaimed the song by including it as the fourth track (third song) on his 17th album The Gold Experience, the first album to be credited to .Basic tracking took place as a live recording between 14-25 June 1992 at Olympic Studios, London, England, while in London for the Diamonds And Pearls Tour. When Prince became involved in Tevin Campbell’s album I’m Ready in September 1992, this song was re-vamped (along with recording Down, Holly Don’t Care, The P, The Halls Of Desire, Paris 1798430 and Uncle Sam), and Tevin Campbell’s vocals were added. ’s version was a new version recorded in early 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Hate U, Days Of Wild, and new versions of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World).
What song did Prince write for Tevin Campbell?Tevin Campbell, “Round and Round” (1990)
Did Prince write Shhh for Tevin Campbell?The song was written and produced by Prince under the pseudonym Paisley Park. Tevin Campbell's version was also included as the third track on the 2001 compilation The Best Of Tevin Campbell and as the third track on the 2005 Rhino Hi-Five: Tevin Campbell EP.
What was Tevin Campbell's biggest hit?In 1989, Campbell collaborated with Quincy Jones performing lead vocals for "Tomorrow" on Jones' album Back on the Block and released his Platinum-selling debut album, T.E.V.I.N. The album included his highest-charting single to date, "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do", peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Did Prince work with Tevin Campbell?Both Warner Bros. artists, Prince and Campbell had already cultivated a working relationship. Campbell achieved a No. 3 hit with the Prince-penned “Round and Round” in 1990, and co-starred in Prince's Graffiti Bridge film.
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