''Material Thangz'' is the second album by

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. Released on June 4, 1985 on the

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label, which was distributed by Elektra/Asylum Records, a division of

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. It was produced by

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. It's notable for the composition "Sweet November", composed by then-member

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced 26 number-one R&B hits and won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 ...

, who also sung lead vocals on the composition. The song was later covered by R&B group

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, who turned the song into a #1 R&B hit in 1992.

Track listing

#"Let's Work Tonight" (

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) #"Stimulate" (Bristol, Edmonds,

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, Roberson) #"You're All I've Ever Known" (Edmonds) #"Suspicious" (Edmonds, Greene, Reid, Roberson) #"Material Thangz" (Edmonds, Greene, Reid, Roberson, Simmons) #"I'll Send You Roses" (Edmonds, Oates) #" Sweet November (song)Sweet November" (Edmonds) #"Sweet Nothingz" (Bristol, Roberson)

Personnel

Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to: Nicknames * Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber * Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician * "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...

- Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards * Carlos - Vocals, Vocals (Background) * Dee - Percussion, Vocals * Karen Flowers - Vocals (Background) * Sonya Flowers - Vocals (Background) * Victoria Forman - Vocals (Background) * Reggie Griffin - Guitar * Debra Hurd - Vocals * Kayo - Guitar (Bass), Percussion, Synthesizer, Vocals *

- Drums, Percussion, Programming *

Daryl Simmons Daryl L. Simmons is an American R&B record producer and songwriter. Best known for his production work with L.A. Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Simmons was credited on the majority of albums by their label LaFace Records, as well as sev ...

- Percussion, Vocals (Background) * Demorris Smith - Synthesizer

References

External links

The Deele-Material Thangz at Discogs
1985 albums SOLAR Records albums Elektra Records albums Asylum Records albums Soul albums by American artists Albums produced by L.A. Reid {{1980s-R&B-album-stub