The Best Of (CeCe Peniston album)

The Best Of is the first compilation album by American recording artist CeCe Peniston, released on March 2, 1998, by A&M Records in the overseas. It contains thirteen versions of her hit singles from 1991 to 1997. As the compilation was the singer's closing release under her contract with A&M, it didn't feature any new material. To increase the appeal of the product, the label included alternate, dancefloor remixed takes of Peniston's popular songs from her previous studio albums. Finally (1992), Thought 'Ya Knew (1994) and I'm Movin' On (1996).

The Best Of
Compilation album by
CeCe Peniston
Released
  • March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
  • March 18, 1998 (1998-03-18) (JP)[1]
Recorded1991-98
GenreDance, R&B
Length73:36
LabelA&M (#540 880)[2]
ProducerManny Lehman, Mark Mazzetti, Damon Jones, CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston chronology
I'm Movin' On
(1996)		 The Best Of
(00000000)		 Desert Funk Soundtrack
(1998)
Singles from The Best of CeCe Peniston
  1. "Somebody Else's Guy"
    Released: 19 January 1998[3]

The concept of the project was to focus on Peniston's music career as exclusively a dance artist. For that reason, three tracks were omitted from her singles chronology. Ballad "Inside That I Cried", R&B/soul fest "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" with featuring JoJo Hailey, and "I'm Not Over You", which was earlier released on short play only in the United States. Surprisingly, the album contains in addition an original version of "If It Should Rain" — a moody, though groove-oriented composition that was released on her last full-length record.

Two songs were promoted on import singles. "Finally (Classic Funk Mix)", also known as "Finally 1997", and "Somebody Else's Guy". The first, however, was primarily issued in support of the 1997 re-release of the singer's debut Finally (from 1992), also made for sale exclusively in Europe, UK and Japan. The second cut was a 1983's hit by/of Jocelyn Brown, which A&M didn't approve for its 1996 release to boost the sale of the singer's fiasco album I'm Movin' On.

Despite a successful chart performance of both singles ("Finally" at number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart, while "Somebody Else's Guy" at number thirteen), the compilation failed to enter the albums music charts. All retro black and white photographs for the album's booklet, as well as covers, provided Daniela Federici who collaborated with the artist also on the I'm Movin' On session. A video equivalent of the compilation, with music videos of her singles, was not released.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Finally (Classic Funk Mix)"CeCe Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linnear7:13
2."Keep On Walkin'"Steve Hurley, Marc Williams, Kym Sims4:31
3."Crazy Love (KenLou 12-inch)"George Lyter, Michael O'Hara, Denise Rich7:41
4."I'm in the Mood (East 87th St. Mix)"Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather4:11
5."We Got a Love Thang"Eric Miller, Jeremiah McAllister, Chantay Savage5:28
6."Somebody Else's Guy (David Morales Classic Old School Radio Edit)"Jocelyn Brown, Annette E. Brown3:27
7."Looking for a Love That’s Real"Darren Clowers, Romany Malco3:54
8."Keep Givin' Me Your Love"Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather6:13
9."Movin' On"Dave Hall, CeCe Peniston, Gordon Chambers3:46
10."Hit by Love (Def Classic 12-inch Mix)"Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock & Karlin, Cutfather8:16
11."If It Should Rain"Darren Clowers, Romany Malco3:48
12."Finally (12-inch Choice Mix)"CeCe Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linnear7:02
13."Somebody Else's Guy (Tuff Jam’s Classic Garage)"Jocelyn Brown, Annette E. Brown7:26
Total length:73:36

Credits and personnel

Promo release

A promo release of the album was issued by dance promotional department of A&M on compact cassette in United Kingdom. Simply entitled only as Best Of, this edition also included all thirteen, mostly remixed tracks. However, it is featuring a unique insert, with a slightly different track list.[4]

Charts

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
UK
75[5] GfK[6]
1998 "Somebody Else's Guy" 13 6

References
General
  • "CeCe Peniston - Chart History". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  • "CeCe Peniston - Discography - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
Specific
  1. "シー・シー・ペニストン". オリコン (in Japanese). Oricon. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-03-21. ベスト・オブ・シー・シー・ペニストン ▪ 発売日 1998年03月18日 ▪ POCM-1235
  2. Peniston, CeCe (1998). The Best Of (Compact Disc). UK: A&M. (#540 880-2). Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  3. "Somebody Else's Guy (promotional press release)". Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. "CeCe Peniston - Best Of - UK, Promo, CS 540 880-4". Discogs. Zink Media. discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  5. For peak positions of Peniston's singles in UK, choose the singles link, or a Official Charts link depending on a release and/or peak date to view full runs of the single(s) in England.
  6. "CeCe Peniston - "Somebody Else's Guy" - UK Chart-Track". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1998-02-02. p. 60. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
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