Sa-Fire (album)

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Sa-Fire
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreLatin freestyle, Pop
Length60:13
LabelCutting/Mercury/PolyGram Records
834 922
ProducerCarlos Rodgers, Peter Schwartz, Andy "Panda" Tripoli, The Latin Rascals, Aldo Marin, Floyd Fisher, Maria Nocera, Marc Anthony, Angelo Cosme, David Harris, Ernie Lake
Sa-Fire chronology
Sa-Fire
(1988)
I Wasn't Born Yesterday
(1991)
Singles from Sa-Fire
  1. "Boy, I've Been Told"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Love Is on Her Mind"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Thinking of You"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Gonna Make It"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Warr.org[2]

Sa-Fire is the first studio album by pop artist Sa-Fire. It was released in 1988 on Mercury Records.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boy, I've Been Told"Marc Anthony5:12
2."Love Is on Her Mind"Andy "Panda" Tripoli, The Latin Rascals (aka Tony Moran & Albert Cabrera)4:56
3."Thinking of You"Sa-Fire, Russ DeSalvo, Billy Steele4:50
4."I Wanna Make You Mine"Jeff Mann, Marco Olivo, N. Perce5:03
5."It's a Crime"Floyd Fisher, Maria Nocera4:43
6."You Said You Loved Me"Anthony4:41
7."Gonna Make It"David Harris4:56
8."Better Be the Only One"Anthony, Ernie Lake, Carlos Rodgers4:30
9."Together"Jacqueline Bonnen, Carlos Rodgers4:59
10."Love at First Sight"Aldo Marin, Johan Brunkvist, Sa-Fire4:29

US CD Edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Let Me be the One" (12" Version)Sa-Fire, Peter Schwartz6:42
12."Let Me be the One (bonus beats)" 3:20

Personnel[3][edit]

  • Marc Anthony, La India, Jeff Mann, Carl West, Maria Nocera, Susan Didrichen, David Harris, Denise Baez, Gary Filadelfo, Jacqueline S. Bonnen, Lucia Greco, Mark Frazer, Lauren Zeid: Vocal Backing
  • Mac Quayle, Tony Moran, John Brunkvist, Peter Schwartz, Allen Spears: Keyboards
  • Albert Cabrera: Keyboards, Vocal Backing
  • Russ DeSalvo: Guitars, All Instruments on track 3
  • Tristan Avakian, Glenn Schick: Guitars
  • Mike Theodore: Percussion
  • Albert Cabrera: Percussion (Cymbals), Vocal Backing
  • Aldo Marin: Drum Programming
  • Carlos Rodgers: Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
  • Steve Greenfield: Saxophone
  • Peter Campell: Other Programming

Charts[edit]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200[4] 79
1988 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4] 84

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Boy, I've Been Told" Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5] 13
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 3
The Billboard Hot 100[5] 48
1989 "Love Is on Her Mind" Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5] 29
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 18
"Thinking of You" Adult Contemporary[5] 4
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 26
The Billboard Hot 100[5] 12
"Gonna Make It" Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5] 31
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5] 20
The Billboard Hot 100[5] 71

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Warr.org review
  3. ^ Personnel as found at discogs
  4. ^ a b Billboard Albums allmusic.com (Retrieved December 23, 2009)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Billboard Singles allmusic.com (Retrieved December 23, 2009)