Deepa (album)

Deepa
Studio album by Troop
Released	June 2, 1992
Genre	R&B, Urban, New Jack Swing
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp, Lawrence A. McNeil, Gregory Cauthen
Troop chronology
Attitude (1989) Deepa (1992) A Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin' (1994) Singles from Deepa "Sweet November" "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)"

Deepa is the third studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on June 2, 1992.^[1] Includes the #1 R&B hit Sweet November written by Babyface.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Tracklisting

1. "Praise" - (Harreld, Steve Russell, Warren)
2. "Keep You Next to Me" - (Lawrence McNeil, Demetrius Shipp)
3. "She Blows My Mind" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
4. "I'm Not Gamin'" - (Steve Russell, Demetrius Shipp)
5. "Set Me Free" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
6. "Strange Hotel" - (Lawrence McNeil)
7. "I Feel You" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
8. "Sweet November" - (Babyface)
9. "Come Back to Your Home" - (Steve Russell)
10. "Only When I Laugh" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
11. "Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)" - (Drayton, Lawrence McNeil)
12. "You Take My Heart With You" - - (Steve Russell)
13. "Deepa" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
14. "Give It Up" - (Gregory Cauthen, Steve Russell)
15. "Hot Water" - (Ray Lamont Jones,Lawrence McNeil)

Personnel

• Troop - Lead and Backing Vocals
• Steve Russell - Piano
• Chuckii Booker - Keyboards
• Gerald Albright - Saxophone
• Gregory Cauthen - Percussion

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	78
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B
1992	"Sweet November"	58	1
	"Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay)"	63	12

External links

• Troop-Deepa at Discogs

References

1. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000008LQA
2. ^ Henderson, Alex. Troop: Deepa > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Troop US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5702/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
4. ^ "Troop US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5702/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-08-26.