Nuttin' But Love by Heavy D & The à prix réduit Boyz NEUF

Tracks:
Friends & Respect
Sex Wit You
Got Me Waiting
Nuttin But Love
Something Goin On
This Is Your Night
Got Me Waiting
Take Your Time
Spend A Little Time On Top
Keep It Goin
Black Coffee
Move On
Lords Prayer

Performer Notes:

• Heavy D & The Boyz: Heavy D (vocals); Eddie F. (DJ); Gee Whiz (dancer).
• Additional personnel: Trak Masterz (various instruments, keyboards, programming); Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels, Craig King (keyboards); Kevin "K-Def" Hansford (scratches); Crystal Johnson, Vinia Mojica, Maurice Lauchner, Felicia M. Graham, Alethea X. Graham, Jennifer L. Keith, Chris Dalyriple, Andre Dalyriple, Brian Dalyriple, Jason Dalyriple (background vocals).
• Additional guest artists: Pete Rock, Kool G. Rap, Silk, Treach, Q-Tip.
• Producers include: Pete Rock, Heavy D, Kid Capri, Marley Marl, Teddy Riley.
• Engineers include: Jamey Staub, "Prince Charles" Alexander, "Bassy Bob" Brockman.
• Recorded at SoundTrack Recording Studio, Green Street Recording Studio and House of Hitz, New York, New York; Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• "Nuttin But Love" was nominated for a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
• Personnel: Heavy D & the Boyz (rap vocals); Heavy D (vocals); Trakmasterz (keyboards, drum programming); Craig King, Kevin "Big Kev" McDaniels (keyboards); Crystal Johnson, Maurice Lauchner, Lil G, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, LL Cool J, Little Shawn, MC Lyte, Martin Lawrence , Pete Rock, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Positive K, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah , Silk, Spike Lee, Treach, Vinia Mojica, Buju Banton (background vocals).
• Audio Mixers: Danny Madorsky; Frank Heller; Jamey Staub; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Alvin Speights; Pete Rock; John Hanes ; Bob Brockman.
• Photographer: Carl Posey.
• Arranger: Heavy D & the Boyz.
• Heavy D continued his 90s resurgence with the release of the multi-genre Nuttin but Love in 1994. Calling on the likes of heavyweight producers Erick Sermon, the Trackmasters, Marley Marl, Teddy Riley, Kid Capri, Easy Mo Bee, and fellow money earnin Mount Vernon native Pete Rock, Hev ventures into slow-jam R&B as well as his usual catchy hip-hop offerings on this funky album. The first single, "Got Me Waiting," fueled by a sample from Luther Vandross "Dont You Know That?" registered some success as did the follow-up "Nuttin but Love," which featured an MTV video with a number of up-and-coming supermodels at the time, testimony to the Overweight Lovers Casanova persona. Pete Rocks production is particularly tight including the up-tempo "Black Coffee." While the heavy-handed quiet storm stuff is trite and repetitive, it does not damage the overall pleasurability of the album. Heavy Ds respect among the hip-hop community is evidenced by guest appearances (some simply spoken intros) from the likes of LL Cool J, KRS-One, Queen Latifah, and Q-Tip, to name a few. A solid release from a slick hip-hop king. ~ M.F. DiBella

Professional Reviews: Entertainment Weekly (6/24/94 - 7/1/94, p.102) - 7/1/94, p.102) - "...NUTTIN doesnt stray far from affairs of the heart. A safe bet for the Mount Vernon rapper, but with all of hip-hops gangsterism, its a refreshingly safe bet..."

- Rating: B

Q (9/94, p.100) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...Laid across a sturdy musical foundation or rolling jazzy melodies and crisp beats..."

NME (Magazine) (7/16/94, p.37) - 6 (out of 10) - "...he brought a streetwise romanticism to rap, allied to the occasional tune with a social conscience just to ensure that everybody knows what side of the fence hes on..."

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Spike Lee; Queen Latifah; LL Cool J; KRS-One; MC Lyte; Positive K; Martin Lawrence; Little Shawn; Buju Banton

Release Date: 28 November, 2011

Label: Uptown/MCA

Dimensions: 14 x 12.5 x 1.1 centimeters (0.06 kg)