278:. West wrote and recorded the music in January 1987, but decided to abandon it when he couldn't compose any lyrics for the song. Over a month later, Sure! heard the music and wrote only a chorus for the song, but had yet to write any verses. By the time they went to the recording studio, Sure! had completed the song. Despite having yet to record an album, everyone in the studio felt the song was going to be a huge hit.
29:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
254:
Sure! initially wanted to make his debut as a rapper, but later decided to focus on R&B after listening to the music his cousin Kyle West was making. As a result, he enlisted West as the co-producer for his debut album. Sure! and West wrote virtually all the songs together, save for their cover
270:
as lacking direction because neither he nor Sure! had any idea what they were doing. Because of Sure!'s last minute change from rapping to singing, he had to learn how to write songs and melodies in a short period of time. Within the span of six months, he made the transition from being a rapper to
413:
Chart (where it remained for seven weeks). Produced with his cousin Kyle West, five singles were released from the album, all of which made it to the
Billboard singles charts: "Nite and Day," "Off on Your Own (Girl)," "Rescue Me," "If I'm Not Your Lover" and "Killing Me Softly." A French-language
28:
206:. It was released on May 3, 1988, on Uptown Records with distribution handled by Warner Bros. Records. It was one of two albums by Sure! that was released under Uptown that were not issued under its parent company
889:
1017:
1056:
295:: "If I'm Not Your Lover" and "You Can Call Me Crazy", however only "If I'm Not Your Lover" made the final track listing. "You Can Call Me Crazy" was later included on
761:
243:. He appeared on the song "Dedication" as well as the singles "Don't You Know" and "Moneyearnin' Mount Vernon" due to being childhood friends with group member
1021:
731:
1051:
281:
Producer Teddy Riley was called in to give the album some direction. He wasn't around long enough to oversee it due to being called in to work on
722:
182:
414:
version of "Night and Day" ("Nuit et Jour") was also recorded, but it only appeared on the 12-inch maxi-single of the original.
439:
1061:
314:: "Nite and Day", "Off On Your Own (Girl)" and "Rescue Me". Each single had music videos, all of which were directed by
304:
287:
1046:
1041:
583:
410:
68:
627:
73:
839:
487:
460:
447:
234:
996:
975:
948:
890:"Al B. Sure! co-producer Kyle West recalls the making of In Effect Mode (1988) | Return To The Classics"
878:
Al B. Sure! co-producer Kyle West recalls the making of In Effect Mode (1988) | Return To The
Classics
496:
Al B. Sure! – lead and backing vocals, horn arrangements, drum programming, recording engineer, mixing
399:
122:
825:
773:
226:
handpicked Sure! as the first winner of the contest. Warner Bros. Vice
President of black music
620:
506:
382:
797:
222:, an annual talent showcase that awarded people who showed promising talent. Music producer
513:
802:
132:
395:
256:
117:
86:
1035:
960:
569:
443:
403:
260:
248:
914:
798:"Essentials: R&B Rubs Hip-Hop the Right Way and the New Jack Swing Era Is Born"
429:
423:
All songs are written and composed by Al B. Sure! and Kyle West, except where noted
315:
251:, who brought Sure! into the fold at his newly established imprint Uptown Records.
239:
227:
223:
109:
300:
282:
207:
203:
158:
148:
140:
81:
41:
793:
467:
296:
940:
840:"Sony Global - Sony History Chapter19 Non-Japanese Directors Join the Board"
345:
244:
274:
The album's first single "Nite and Day" was the first song recorded for
233:
Sure! got his start in the music industry singing background vocals on
36:
1018:"American album certifications – Al B. Sure! – In Effect Mode"
219:
550:
218:
Sure! got his initial start when he performed at the 1987
402:, it was a huge success, having made it to No. 20 on the
259:'s "Killing Me Softly" - which was popularized by singer
303:
with Timmy
Gatling's lead vocals and Sure! contributing
230:
offered Sure! a recording contract to record his debut.
526:
Ken
Collins, Roey Shamir – recording engineers, mixing
394:
Released on May 3, 1988, as a joint venture between
157:
131:
108:
92:
80:
64:
56:
48:
35:
21:
874:
872:
870:
868:
866:
864:
862:
860:
970:
968:
529:Benny Medina, Andre Harrell – executive producers
762:List of number-one R&B albums of 1988 (U.S.)
747:Shipments figures based on certification alone.
512:Michelle Boissierre – translation (English to
499:Rodney Grant – keyboards, keyboard programming
8:
350:
1057:Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios
493:Kyle West – keyboards, keyboard programming
710:
325:
27:
18:
1022:Recording Industry Association of America
826:"Happy 30th: Al B. Sure!, IN EFFECT MODE"
605:
554:
785:
743:
997:"Al B. Sure! US singles chart history"
502:Michelle Amar – speech and spoken word
466:"If I'm Not Your Lover" (Al B. Sure!,
247:. That friendship lead to him meeting
976:"Al B. Sure! US albums chart history"
774:Al B. Sure!-In Effect Mode at Discogs
331:
7:
16:1988 studio album by Al B. Sure!
14:
352:
310:Three singles were released from
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
183:Private Times...and the Whole 9!
473:"Just a Taste of Lovin'" – 4:22
263:- and "If I'm Not Your Lover".
1052:Albums produced by Teddy Riley
951:. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
509:, Todd Auston – backing vocals
505:Tabitha Brace, Sharon Harris,
435:"Oooh, This Love is So" – 4:39
1:
921:. allhiphop.com. 21 July 2008
538:Calvin Lowery – art direction
592:
576:
305:uncredited background vocals
291:. He produced two songs for
541:Deano Mueller – photography
1078:
685:
671:
660:
649:
638:
411:Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
744:
729:
721:
718:
715:
682:
650:"Off on Your Own (Girl)"
635:
614:
611:
608:
532:Carlton Batts – mastering
339:
336:
165:
26:
686:"If I'm Not Your Lover"
626:
619:
245:Edward "Eddie F" Ferrell
214:Background and recording
453:"Naturally Mine" – 4:14
266:West recalls recording
235:Heavy D. & The Boyz
74:New York City, New York
60:Fall 1986 – Spring 1988
461:Off on Your Own (Girl)
202:is the debut album by
1062:Warner Records albums
220:Sony Innovators Award
961:Village Voice review
939:Theakston, Rob.
672:"Killing Me Softly"
476:"Noche y Dia" – 4:03
400:Warner Bros. Records
327:Professional ratings
288:Make It Last Forever
915:"Class Of '88: GUY"
896:. soulculture.co.uk
712:
535:Kav Deluxe – design
328:
1047:Al B. Sure! albums
711:
456:"Rescue Me" – 3:57
326:
1042:1988 debut albums
888:Williams, Chris.
753:
752:
748:
703:
702:
696:
695:
597:
596:
440:Killing Me Softly
409:and No. 1 on the
392:
391:
383:The Village Voice
301:self-titled debut
195:
194:
191:
190:
76:
1069:
1026:
1025:
1014:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
993:
987:
986:
984:
983:
972:
963:
958:
952:
937:
931:
930:
928:
926:
911:
905:
904:
902:
901:
885:
879:
876:
855:
854:
852:
851:
836:
830:
829:
822:
816:
815:
813:
811:
790:
746:
713:
615:Chart positions
606:
555:
551:
376:
375:
374:
370:
369:
365:
364:
360:
359:
355:
354:
329:
271:being a singer.
167:
166:
104:
103:
99:
72:
31:
19:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1066:
1032:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1002:
1000:
995:
994:
990:
981:
979:
974:
973:
966:
959:
955:
938:
934:
924:
922:
913:
912:
908:
899:
897:
887:
886:
882:
877:
858:
849:
847:
838:
837:
833:
824:
823:
819:
809:
807:
792:
791:
787:
782:
770:
758:
730:United States (
723:Certified units
709:
704:
639:"Nite and Day"
629:
622:
604:
584:Top Soul Albums
562:
548:
483:
420:
372:
367:
362:
357:
324:
216:
186:
177:
153:
127:
101:
97:
96:
71:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1075:
1073:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1027:
1009:
999:. allmusic.com
988:
978:. allmusic.com
964:
953:
943:In Effect Mode
932:
906:
880:
856:
831:
817:
806:. New York: 84
796:(March 2011).
784:
783:
781:
778:
777:
776:
769:
768:External links
766:
765:
764:
757:
754:
751:
750:
742:
741:
738:
735:
727:
726:
720:
717:
708:
707:Certifications
705:
701:
700:
694:
693:
690:
687:
684:
680:
679:
676:
673:
669:
668:
665:
662:
658:
657:
654:
651:
647:
646:
643:
640:
637:
633:
632:
625:
617:
616:
613:
610:
603:
600:
598:
595:
594:
591:
579:
578:
575:
565:
564:
559:
549:
547:
544:
543:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
523:
522:
518:
517:
510:
507:Terri Robinson
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
482:
479:
478:
477:
474:
471:
464:
457:
454:
451:
436:
433:
425:
424:
419:
416:
396:Uptown Records
390:
389:
386:
378:
377:
348:
342:
341:
338:
334:
333:
323:
320:
312:In Effect Mode
293:In Effect Mode
276:In Effect Mode
268:In Effect Mode
257:Lori Lieberman
215:
212:
199:In Effect Mode
193:
192:
189:
188:
179:
174:In Effect Mode
170:
163:
162:
155:
154:
152:
151:
146:
143:
137:
135:
129:
128:
126:
125:
120:
114:
112:
106:
105:
94:
90:
89:
87:New jack swing
84:
78:
77:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
33:
32:
24:
23:
22:In Effect Mode
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1074:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1023:
1019:
1013:
1010:
998:
992:
989:
977:
971:
969:
965:
962:
957:
954:
950:
946:
944:
941:Al B. Sure!:
936:
933:
920:
916:
910:
907:
895:
891:
884:
881:
875:
873:
871:
869:
867:
865:
863:
861:
857:
845:
841:
835:
832:
827:
821:
818:
805:
804:
799:
795:
789:
786:
779:
775:
772:
771:
767:
763:
760:
759:
755:
749:
739:
736:
733:
728:
724:
719:Certification
714:
706:
699:
691:
688:
681:
677:
674:
670:
666:
663:
659:
655:
652:
648:
644:
641:
634:
631:
624:
618:
607:
601:
599:
589:
585:
581:
580:
574:
572:
567:
566:
560:
558:Chart (1988)
557:
556:
553:
552:
545:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
524:
520:
519:
515:
511:
508:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
485:
484:
480:
475:
472:
469:
468:Timmy Gatling
465:
462:
458:
455:
452:
449:
445:
444:Norman Gimbel
441:
437:
434:
431:
427:
426:
422:
421:
418:Track listing
417:
415:
412:
408:
406:
401:
397:
387:
385:
384:
380:
379:
349:
347:
344:
343:
335:
332:Review scores
330:
321:
319:
317:
313:
308:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
289:
284:
279:
277:
272:
269:
264:
262:
261:Roberta Flack
258:
252:
250:
249:Andre Harrell
246:
242:
241:
237:' 1987 debut
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
213:
211:
209:
205:
201:
200:
185:
184:
180:
176:
175:
171:
169:
168:
164:
160:
156:
150:
147:
144:
142:
139:
138:
136:
134:
130:
124:
121:
119:
116:
115:
113:
111:
107:
95:
91:
88:
85:
83:
79:
75:
70:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
1012:
1001:. Retrieved
991:
980:. Retrieved
956:
942:
935:
923:. Retrieved
918:
909:
898:. Retrieved
893:
883:
848:. Retrieved
843:
834:
820:
808:. Retrieved
801:
788:
745:
737:2× Platinum
697:
661:"Rescue Me"
587:
570:
430:Nite and Day
404:
393:
381:
316:Peter Nydrle
311:
309:
292:
286:
280:
275:
273:
267:
265:
253:
240:Living Large
238:
232:
228:Benny Medina
224:Quincy Jones
217:
198:
197:
196:
181:
173:
172:
123:Warner Bros.
37:Studio album
945:> Review
794:Eddy, Chuck
488:Teddy Riley
486:Les Davis,
448:Charles Fox
283:Keith Sweat
208:MCA Records
204:Al B. Sure!
159:Al B. Sure!
149:Teddy Riley
141:Al B. Sure!
52:May 3, 1988
42:Al B. Sure!
1036:Categories
1003:2011-09-27
982:2011-09-27
900:2014-02-09
850:2014-02-19
846:. sony.net
780:References
740:2,000,000
573:Pop Albums
161:chronology
919:interview
894:interview
810:March 15,
588:Billboard
571:Billboard
563:position
521:Technical
490:– guitars
481:Personnel
405:Billboard
322:Reception
285:'s debut
145:Kyle West
949:AllMusic
756:See also
470:) – 4:07
463:" – 4:09
450:) – 4:51
432:" – 3:59
346:AllMusic
133:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
725:/sales
716:Region
630:R&B
612:Single
602:Singles
514:Spanish
187:(1990)
178:(1988)
925:May 6,
698:
546:Charts
340:Rating
337:Source
118:Uptown
93:Length
69:Unique
65:Studio
683:1989
636:1988
609:Year
110:Label
82:Genre
927:2014
844:info
812:2013
803:Spin
732:RIAA
561:Peak
398:and
947:at
678:14
675:80
653:45
623:Pop
582:US
577:20
568:US
442:" (
407:200
299:'s
297:Guy
255:of
1038::
1020:.
967:^
917:.
892:.
859:^
842:.
800:.
734:)
692:2
689:—
667:3
664:—
656:1
645:1
642:7
628:US
621:US
593:1
590:)
446:,
388:B+
318:.
307:.
210:.
102:25
98:38
1024:.
1006:.
985:.
929:.
903:.
853:.
828:.
814:.
586:(
516:)
459:"
438:"
428:"
100::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
