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1998 studio album by Davina
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Best of Both Worlds Davina . It was released on April 7, 1998, through Loud /RCA Records . The recording sessions took place at Silver Sun Recording in Flint and at Track Records in North Hollywood . The production was handled by Davina herself, with Mojoe Nicosia serving as an executive producer.
The album debuted at number 180 on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 7 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. Its singles "So Good " and "Come Over to My Place " managed to make it to the US Billboard Hot 100
Failing to gain any real commercial success, Davina was dropped from Loud Records due to the album's poor sales.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Come Over to My Place " Davina Bussey 3:56 2. "Comin' for You" Bussey 4:16 3. "So Good " 4:34 4. "When It Rains" Bussey 3:55 5. "Love's Comin' Down" 4:03 6. "I Can't Help It" 4:27 7. "Give Me Love" Bussey 3:56 8. "Mercy" Bussey 3:42 9. "Getz No Where" Bussey 3:46 10. "Only One Reason" 3:55 11. "The Way I Feel About You" 4:12 12. "After the Rain" Bussey 6:47 13. "My Cryin' Blues" Bussey 5:05 Total length: 56:34
Bonus track Title Writer(s) 14. "Is It the Way" Bussey 4:00
Davina Bussey – vocals, drum programming (tracks: 6, 9, 11) , keyboards (tracks: 7, 12) , programming (tracks: 1-11, 14) , arranger, producer (tracks: 1-13) , mixing (tracks: 1-12) Prudensca Renfro – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12)
Tonia Johnson – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12)
De'Andrea Foster – backing vocals (track 7)
Donica Holmes – backing vocals (track 7)
Kisha Chavis – backing vocals (track 11)
Everett Turner – trumpet (track 1)
Paul Riser – strings arranger (tracks: 4, 12) Detroit Symphony Orchestra – orchestration (tracks: 4, 12) David Charles Foreman – guitar (track 5)
Chris Bruce – guitar (tracks: 6, 12)
Joseph "Amp " Fiddler – keyboards (tracks: 6, 12, 13)
Thomas "Bubz" Fiddler – bass guitar (tracks: 6, 13) , bass & bass guitar arranger (track 12)
Nicholas "Nick Wiz" Loizides – drum programming (tracks: 6, 9, 11)
Milton Honore – guitar (tracks: 7, 14) Anthony Brewster – keyboards (track 7)
Brian Lawrence – bass guitar (track 7)
Lasuan Dandee – drums (track 7)
Kirk Wan – additional drum programming (tracks: 7, 8)
Humberto "DJ Dez" Hernandez – scratches (track 9)
Ronald Wright – drums (tracks: 12, 13)
Bernard Terry – recording, mixing (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11-13) , second engineering (tracks: 4, 6, 10)
Larry Ferguson – mixing (tracks: 4, 6, 10)
Darrell Thorp – recording assistant (track 14)
Michael Freeman – recording assistant (track 14)
Sergio Garcia – mixing assistant (tracks: 2, 3, 11, 13)
Tom VerDonck – second engineering (tracks: 4, 6, 10)
Joe "Mojoe" Nicosia – executive producer, A&R
Maurice Whitaker – art direction
Mark Seliger – photographyQuanZilla – artwork assistant
Che Harris – coordinator
Laurie Marks – coordinator
Liz Hausle – coordinator
Ola Kudu – creative director
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