Finally (CeCe Peniston album)

Finally
Studio album by
CeCe Peniston
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1992 (1992-01-30)
Length48:58
LabelA&M
Producer
CeCe Peniston chronology
Finally
(1992) 		Finally / We Got a Love Thang: Remix Collection
(1992)
Singles from Finally
  1. "Finally"
    Released: September 30, 1991
  2. "We Got a Love Thang"
    Released: January 12, 1992
  3. "Keep On Walkin'"
    Released: May 5, 1992
  4. "Inside That I Cried"
    Released: September 11, 1992 (US)
  5. "Crazy Love"
    Released: December 8, 1992 (US)

Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 30, 1992, by A&M Records. Prior to the release of this album, Peniston released her debut single "Finally", which topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The album yielded two additional singles which achieved dance number one status in the US; "We Got a Love Thang", co-written by Chantay Savage, and "Keep On Walkin'", written in collaboration with Kym Sims. Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart top 10 and the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 in the US.[2] Despite the success of the singles, the album itself climbed only to number seventy on the US Billboard 200. However, during its thirty-six weeks long presence in the chart it sold over 554,000 copies in the US.[3] The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. The total worldwide sales of the album surpassed 3,000,000 units.[4] Two further tracks were released from the album which were more in the R&B field; "Inside That I Cried" charted at number ten in the US R&B chart and at number forty-two in the UK, while "Crazy Love" peaked at number thirty-one in the US and at number forty-four in the UK.[5] The album was part of the resurgence of dance music in the United States during the mid-1990s.[6]

  1. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-10-26.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ 'CeCe Peniston, US Dance Chart History' Billboard
  3. ^ To review the original source, you will have to subscribe to billboard.biz website to access the billboard.biz link.
    • Paolletta, Michael (2001-05-01). "Where Have All The Divas Gone?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.biz. Retrieved 2011-03-19. In comparison, Peniston's 1991 album, Finally, has sold 554,000 copies.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Hutson, Wendell (2009-06-17). "CeCe Peniston Looking Forward To A Come Back". Chicago Defender. Real Times. BNET.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23. Peniston was signed, under the A&M Record label when she put out her 1991 debut album 'Finally', which sold over 3 million copies.
  5. ^ 'CeCe Peniston, US R&B Singles Chart History' Billboard
  6. ^ "Look What We Got: CeCe Peniston's Debut Album 'Finally' Turns 25". Albumism. Retrieved 2017-01-28.