Allure  -  Allure (1997)

Tracklisting

1.  Introduction 
2.  Anything You Want 
3.  You're Gonna Love Me 
4.  Head Over Heals - (featuring Nas) 
5.  No Question - (featuring L.L. Cool J) 
6.  All Cried Out - (with 112) 
7.  The Story
8.  Come Into My House 
9.  When You Need Someone 
10. Give You All I Got - (featuring Raekwon) 
11. I'll Give You Anything 
12. Wanna Get With You 
13. Last Chance 
14. Mama Said

Allure: Linnie, Lalisha, Akissa, Alia (vocals).
Additional personnel: Nature, Nas, LL Cool J, Raekwon
(rap vocals); Rich Nice (spoken vocals); Dave Atkinson
(piano); Walter Afanasieff, Darrell "Delite" Alamby
(keyboards, drum programming); Mark C. Rooney
(keyboards, drums, programming); Gordon Chambers
(keyboards, background vocals); George Pearson,
Timothy "Tyme" Riley (keyboards); Poke, Tone
(programming); 112 (background vocals).
Producers include: Poke, Tone, Mariah Carey, Walter
Afansieff, Mark C. Rooney.
Engineers include: Rich Travali, John Wydrycs, Franklin
Grant.
Recorded at The Hit Factory, Chung King, Soundtrack
Studios, Crave Studios and Right Track Studios, New
York, New York; Conway Recording Studio, Hollywood,
California.
This debut by an all-female R&B quartet with four-part
harmonies reminiscent of En Vogue is the first album on
Mariah Carey's Crave Records. Like Carey, Allure's
crossover success can be attributed to its blend of R&B
with hip-hop beats, and to an album that includes both
hot dance tracks and smooth ballads. The album gets an
added boost from production by the Track Masters (Poke
and Tone) and guest appearances by L.L. Cool J, Nas and
Raekwon.
The lead-off single, "Head Over Heels," lays Allure's vocals
over the MC Shan classic "The Bridge." Popular samples
abound, giving the music an instant appeal. "Anything You
Want" uses the O'Jays' "Cry Together" for its background,
and "No Question" builds on Mtume's "Juicy Fruit." Paying
further tribute to the old school, Allure teams up with 112
for a remake of Lisa Lisa's "All Cried Out."