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True to Myself

1996 studio album by Eric Benét

For the 2019 album by Lil Tjay, see True 2 Myself.

True to Myself is the debut album of R&B singer Eric Benét. It was released by on Warner Bros. Records on September 24, 1996 in the United States.[1] It was his first outing as a solo artist after the dissolution of his former group Benét, which he formed with his sister Lisa Jordan and cousin George Nash, Jr.[2] Benét received his deal with Warner Bros. Records from former EMI Records executive Alison Ball-Gabriel after corporate shakeups caused his former group to be dropped by the record label.[2]

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Benet produced most of his debut with Demonté Posey and Nash, both of whom would work with him on his later recordings. In 1995, he released the song "Let's Stay Together", which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1996 Martin Lawrence film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.[3] The music video to the song was directed by Charles Stone III.[4] The second single released from True to Myself was the McG directed "Spiritual Thang".[5] The album's biggest hit was the third single "Femininity", which was directed by a then-unknown Francis Lawrence.[6] "Femininity" also featured an appearance from then-unknown rapper Tiye Phoenix, who played a pregnant woman in the music video.[7] The title track was the fourth and final single released from the album with a video directed by Joseph Kahn.[8]

Critical reception

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AllMusic editor Leo Stanley called found that "the album suffers from inconsistent material which prevents it from being a thoroughly impressive debut. As it stands, True to Myself is merely an appealing, promising collection of soul that usually straddles the line between classic and urban soul quite skillfully."[9]

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[11]

Performers and musicians

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Release history

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References

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    Amazon.com
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    "Eric Benet: Biography". answers.com. answers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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    "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate: Music From The Motion Picture". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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    Smalls, F. Romall (September 2000). Career At A Glance: He Knows "Whassup". Black Enterprise. p. 70. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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    "Spiritual Thang". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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    "Femininity". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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    "TBT - throwback". instagram.com. Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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    "True To Myself". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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    Allmusic review
  10. [10]
    Springer, Jacqueline (May 1997). "Eric Benet: True To Myself" (PDF). Muzik. No. 24. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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    Eric Benet - True To Myself (CD liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 46270-2
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    "Eric Benét Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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    "Eric Benét Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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