''Deepa'' is the third studio album by

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group

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released by

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on June 2, 1992. The album includes the #1 R&B hit " Sweet November" written by

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. ''Deepa'' is largely a

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, and includes somewhat racier subject matter than their previous two releases."Deepa"
''Entertainment Weekly'', July 31, 1992. Amy Linden.

Track listing

# "Praise" - (Harreld, Steve Russell, Warren) # "Keep You Next to Me" - (Lawrence McNeil, Demetrius Shipp) # "She Blows My Mind" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp) # "I'm Not Gamin'" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp) # "Set Me Free" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell) # "Strange Hotel" - (Lawrence McNeil) # "I Feel You" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell) # " Sweet November" - (

) # "Come Back to Your Home" - (Steve Russell) # "Only When I Laugh" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell) # "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)" - (Drayton, Lawrence McNeil) # "You Take My Heart With You" - (Steve Russell) # "Deepa" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell) # "Give It Up" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell) # "Hot Water" - (Ray Lamont Jones, Lawrence McNeil)

Personnel

- Lead and Backing Vocals *Steve Russell - Piano *

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- Keyboards *

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- Saxophone *Gregory Cauthen - Percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

External links

Troop-Deepa at Discogs
{{Authority control 1992 albums Troop (band) albums Atlantic Records albums