''Next'' is the fifth studio album by American singer and actress

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, released on August 26, 1997, by

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. It includes the singles "

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" (number 36 on the

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chart), "Who Were You Thinkin' 'Bout", "First Thing on Your Mind" and " Oh How the Years Go By" (number 6 on the

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chart).

Track listing

Sample credits

* "Happiness" contains an interpolation of " I Can't Wait" by

Nu Shooz Nu Shooz is an American R&B group fronted by husband-and-wife team of John Smith and Valerie Day, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Nu Shooz released four albums in the U.S. during the 1980s. Their third album, '' Poolside'', brought t ...

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References

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