I thought about giving reasons why for each of my picks, but couldn't think of anything but the fact that they're all simply great songs, all beautifully sung and expertly produced. My list:

1.Could You Learn To Love (from Back To The World)
2.Always In My Heart (from I'm Ready)
3.The Only One For Me (from Tevin Campbell)
4.Dandelion (from Tevin Campbell)
5.Don't Say Goodbye Girl (from I'm Ready)

I do like stuff from the first cd also, but these are the 5 I like most.

vashti1999 said:

Theyd most probably all be from "i'm ready" i really love that album - the title track from "back to the world" is a nice one too, not many ppl have that cd

"Alone With You"

"yo Al B... basssss"
[Edited 2/24/07 12:35pm]

not to diss on tevin but is his catalog expansive enough to even answer the question?

vashti1999 said:

Tomorrow
Don't Say Goodbye Girl
Brown Eyed Girl
Can We Talk
Round And Round

sosgemini said:

He's had more than five songs so it shouldn't be too hard to pick the best five.

dseann said:

BALLADS!!!

sosgemini said:

So maybe his catalogue isn't as expansive as I thought.

1. I'm Ready
2. Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)
3. Alone With You
4. Always in My Heart
5. Tell Me What You Want Me to Do

If "Tomorrow" doesn't count because it's a QJ song, add "Shhh" to the end.

HOW could I forget "Tomorrow"

that's my fav Tevin song
I got the 45 with the inst on the b-side

TonyVanDam said:

Ditto.

IMO, "Can We Talk" and "Goodbye" are just fast enough to not be called ballads.

He should cover Jill Scott's "A Long Walk".





Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark

vashti1999 said:

Your list is automatically disqualified for not having "Shhh"

CosmicTalk said:

Loved it, until The Gold Experience version came along and blew Tevin's version away.
[Edited 2/24/07 23:52pm]

"For your your love" - Tevin Campbell (1999)

I adore the unreleased ballad - 'heaven is suckin off a stranger in a skanky public toilet'

Why was this never released?!!

dseann said:

I love "Can We Talk" and "goodbye". "Tomorrow" sounds too much like a young MJ
[Edited 2/25/07 9:07am]

whatsgoingon said:

That's why it's so great. Anthing that sounds like young MJ is excellent!

I also love "Can We Talk" and "Goodbye," but I still think they're too fast to be ballads. Am I the only one?

sosgemini said:

EXACTLY. He only had 5 right?

LOL

sosgemini said:

Much Agreed!!!

AlexdeParis said:

"Can We Talk" and its sound-alike "I'm Ready" can't qualify as ballads -- they are mid-tempo to slightly uptempo. "Round and Round" is an uptempo song. "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" is definitely a ballad.

I personally thought Tevin Campbell's downfall was that he had no definitive style -- he was similar to Justin Timberlake in that he simply was the vehicle for that producer's style. When Qunicy Jones produced him on the "Back on the Block" album, he sounded like young Michael Jackson. When Babyface produced him, he sounded like a Babyface clone. When Al B. Sure! produced him, he sounded like Al B. Sure! With Prince, it was the same thing -- a Prince wannabe.
[Edited 3/25/07 21:37pm]

What's the name of Al B's song that sounds just like Alone With You?

sosgemini said:

duet with George Michael?

PurpleCharm said:

"Alone with You" sounds exactly like Al B. Sure!'s last hit, "Right Now," from the "Sexy Versus" album.
[Edited 3/25/07 20:46pm]

Shhhh-the only ballad that I know of his!

AlexdeParis said:

Well they are ballads to me. They are both very poignant considering the age he was when he sang them.
[Edited 3/26/07 11:12am]