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Genre: R&B
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Run Time: 44:42

One of the most seminal and influential releases of late '80s, Guy's self-titled debut album did more than its part to popularize new jack swing, a style that would soon become inescapable on urban contemporary radio. Teddy Riley didn't actually invent new jack swing with Guy -- he'd already gotten the ball rolling on Keith Sweat's 1987 debut Make It Last Forever -- but this album did more than any other to make it so incredibly popular in the R&B world. With their tough blend of hip-hop, R&B, and Gap Band-influenced funk, hits like "Groove Me" and "Teddy's Jam" defined new jack swing and served as the blueprint for countless new jack recordings in the late '80s and early to mid-'90s. One shameless Guy clone after another would pop up on urban radio, the vast majority of whom weren't even a fraction as inventive as Riley's distinctive trio. For anyone with even a casual interest in new jack, this CD is absolutely essential. [MCA issued a two-disc edition of the album in 2007.]

~Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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Guy - Main Performer
Guy - Executive Producer
Timmy Gatling - Group Member
Aaron Hall - Vocals
Alan Friedman - Assistant Engineer
Alan Gregorie - Assistant Engineer
Gene Griffin - Arranger
Gene Griffin - Vocals
Gene Griffin - Producer
Damion Hall - Vocals
André Harrell - Executive Producer
Jay Henry - Assistant Engineer
Dave Kowalski - Engineer
Timmy Regisford - Mixing
Teddy Riley - Arranger
Teddy Riley - Vocals
Teddy Riley - Producer
Mario Salvati - Assistant Engineer
Louis Silas, Jr. - Remixing
Dave Bennett - Engineer
Dennis Mitchell - Assistant Engineer

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Forever My Lady
    Jodeci / CD / 1991
Heart Break
    New Edition / CD / 1988
Make It Last Forever
    Keith Sweat / CD / 1987
Funky Divas
    En Vogue / CD / 1992

Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genre: r&b
Run Time: 44:42