Between Friends (album)
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Between Friends is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Tamia
, first released by Gallo Records in South Africa
on May 12, 2006 (see 2006 in music
). The album was released on November 14, 2006 in the United States and on November 20, 2006 in the United Kingdom (In HMV stores) on Image Entertainment
. Between Friends was entirely produced by Shep Crawford, besides three tracks by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins with Jon Jon Traxx. It peaked at #66 on the Billboard 200
selling 18,000 copies in its first week. To date it has sold about 370,000 copies in the U.S., 120,000 in South Africa
and more than 800,000 worldwide. A Gift Between Friends is a 2-disc album comprising a re-release of Between Friends and featuring some new Christmas
songs by Tamia. It was released on October 27, 2007.
Tamia
Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003...
, first released by Gallo Records in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on May 12, 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
). The album was released on November 14, 2006 in the United States and on November 20, 2006 in the United Kingdom (In HMV stores) on Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...
. Between Friends was entirely produced by Shep Crawford, besides three tracks by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins with Jon Jon Traxx. It peaked at #66 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling 18,000 copies in its first week. To date it has sold about 370,000 copies in the U.S., 120,000 in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and more than 800,000 worldwide. A Gift Between Friends is a 2-disc album comprising a re-release of Between Friends and featuring some new Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
songs by Tamia. It was released on October 27, 2007.
US/UK Edition
| # | |Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Way I Love You" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Happy" / "Every Part of Me (Interlude)" | 5:11 (4:23 + 0:53) |
| 3. | "Almost Almost (Tamia song) "Almost" is the third single from Tamia's fourth album Between Friends. The music video for the song was directed by Margaret Malandruccolo, who also shot the video for Tamia's previous single "Me".-Charts:... " |
3:41 |
| 4. | "Too Grown For That" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Me Me (song) "Me" is the second single from Tamia's fourth studio album "Between Friends". The song was recorded for Tamia's previous album "More", but it did not make into the final tracklist. However, it was later included on "Between Friends".-Music video:... " |
4:23 |
| 6. | "Can't Get Enough Can't Get Enough (Tamia song) "Can't Get Enough" is the debut single from Tamia's fourth album, released in 2006, Between Friends. It was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins.-Charts:-Sources:... " |
3:49 |
| 7. | "Day Dreaming" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Sittin' On The Job" | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Last First Kiss" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Why Can't It Be" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "When A Woman" | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Become Us" / "Hanky Panky (Interlude)" | 4:44 (3:13 + 1:31) |
| 13. | "Have To Go Through It" (Featuring Eric Benet Eric Benét Eric Benét, is an American singer. His duet with Tamia, "Spend My Life With You" was a number one song for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000.... ) |
3:49 |
| 14. | "Please Protect My Heart" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Love & I" | 5:19 |
US Version Wal-Mart Bonus DVD
| # | |Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | In The Studio | 12:00 |
| 2. | Track By Track | 12:00 |
| 3. | Recording Session | 12:00 |
South African edition
| # | |Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Way I Love You" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Happy" / "Every Part of Me (Interlude)" | 3:47 (3:16 + 0:41) |
| 3. | "Too Grown For That" | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Me" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Can't Get Enough Of You" | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Day Dreaming" / "Last First Kiss (Interlude)" | 3:32 (2:42 + 0:50) |
| 7. | "Last First Kiss" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "When A Woman" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Why Can't It Be" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Protect My Heart" / "Hanky Panky (Interlude)" | 3:59 (3:28 + 0:31) |
| 11. | "Love & I" | 3:50 |
CD1
| # | 4:02 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Happy" / "Every Part of Me (Interlude)" | 5:11 (4:23 + 0:53) |
| 3. | "Almost" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Too Grown For That" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Me" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Can't Get Enough" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Day Dreaming" | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Sittin' On The Job" | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Last First Kiss" | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Why Can't It Be" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "When A Woman" | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Become Us" / "Hanky Panky (Interlude)" | 4:44 (3:13 + 1:31) |
| 13. | "Have To Go Through It" (Featuring Eric Benet Eric Benét Eric Benét, is an American singer. His duet with Tamia, "Spend My Life With You" was a number one song for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000.... ) |
3:49 |
| 14. | "Please Protect My Heart" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Love & I" | 5:19 |
CD2: The Christmas album
- "Christmas Medley: O Holy Night/Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow" – 6:07 (Felix Bernard, Jule Styne, Richard Smith, Sammy Cahn)
- "This Christmas" – 4:05 (Donny HathawayDonny HathawayDonny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."His collaborations...
, Nadine McKinnor) - "The Christmas SongThe Christmas Song"The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...
" – 3:43 (Mel TorméMel TorméMelvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...
, Robert Wells)
U.S. singles
| Year | Single | U.S. R&B |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Can't Get Enough" | 26 |
| 2007 | "Me" | 29 |
| 2008 | "Almost" | 59 |