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. It was released on May 9, 1986 through Atlantic Recording Corporation. Recording sessions took place at

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and Lorber Studio in

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, Cascade Recording and Spectrum Studios in

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. Production was handled by John Smith and Rick Waritz, with

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serving as associate producers. At the time, the band was creating music in both the

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and freestyle genres. It was the band's first major-label release (an earlier album, ''Can't Turn It Off'', was released by the Nebula Circle label in 1982 and a not-heavily promoted EP, ''Tha's Right'' was released in 1985), and it was responsible for its breakthrough on the

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. The album peaked number 16 in Canada, number 23 in Switzerland, number 25 in New Zealand, number 27 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number 30 in Germany, number 32 in the

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, and number 79 in Australia. It was certified Gold by the

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on October 2, 1986, for sales of over 500,000 units in the United States. It also reached Gold certification by

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on November 6, 1986, selling over 50,000 copies in Canada. The album spawned two singles: " I Can't Wait", and "

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'' 100 Singles chart and reaching top ten in Germany, the UK, New Zealand, the US, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and number 11 in Australia. The song was certified Silver by

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and Gold by Music Canada and the RIAA. It was also featured in films (''

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''), and video games ('' Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City''). The single "Point of No Return" made it to No. 18 in New Zealand, No. 23 in Canada and Switzerland, No. 24 in Germany, No. 28 in the US, and No. 48 in the UK. It was used in the 1987 film '' Campus Man''.

Track listing

All songs written by John Smith, except where noted.

Personnel

;Nu Shooz * Valerie Day – vocals, percussion * John Smith – keyboards, guitars, producer, arrangements Instrumentalists * Shannon Day – backing vocals * Lori Lamphear – backing vocals (track 2) *

– keyboards, associate producer, additional rhythm arrangements * Ron Regan – keyboards, saxophone *

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– keyboards * Gary Fountaine – bass * Nathaniel Phillips – bass * Marty Higgins – drums * Danny Schauffler – saxophone (track 2) * Lewis Livermore – trumpet Technical * Rick Waritz – producer, arrangements, management * Marion McClain – associate producer *

– associate producer, mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 6) *

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– engineer * Ellen Fitton – engineer * Mike Moore – engineer, mix down engineer *

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– engineer * Jim Rodgers – engineer * Stephen Shelton – engineer * Bobby Warner – engineer * Joe Arlotta – mix down engineer * Jay Mark – mix down engineer * Andy Wallace – mix down engineer *

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– mixing (track 2) * Freddy Batsone – mixing (tracks: 4, 7) *

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– mixing (tracks: 5, 8) * Dennis King – LP mastering * Barry Diament – CD mastering * Bob Defrin – art direction, design * Javier Romero – cover illustration

Charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1986 albums Nu Shooz albums Atlantic Records albums Synth-pop albums by American artists