Yo Baby
Yo baby is the seventh studio album of South African singer Brenda Fassie released on November 6, 1992 by CCP Records. Lyrically, the album, is composed of songs about love, dancing, getto life and relationships. The album became Fassie highest-selling album, and it spawned successful singles such as "Istraight Lendaba", "Boipatong",
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| Released | November 6, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | November 1991–August 1992 | |||
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| Length | 53:51 | |||
| Label | CCP Records | |||
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In lyrics of the song "Boipatong", Fassie responds to the Boipatong massacre (June 14, 1992), which saw 42 township residents killed, in the song she sends condolences to those who lost their love ones.[1] On the song "Istraight Le Ndaba", Lyrically it discusses two situations; Firstly on the song she addressed the issue of jackrolling which was a huge social issue back then and secondly she is telling people to mind their business specifically the Media and to "let her live her life".
Production
[edit | edit source]The album has more Pop music influences than the previous album, I am not a Bad Girl, which incorporated more House music and Afropop. The album was produced by Selwyn Shandel, who also produced the previous album . Fassie and Shandel served as executive producers of the album.[2][3]
Release
[edit | edit source]The album was first released in South Africa on July 27, 1992 by CCP Records.[4][5] On 20 October 2009, the album was re-released by EMI Music South Africa (Pty) in digital form.
Track list
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yo Baby" |
| 04:51 |
| 2. | "Istraight Lendaba" |
| 07:10 |
| 3. | "Call Me Up" |
| 04:45 |
| 4. | "Boipatong" |
| 04:04 |
| 5. | "Buti Lo" |
| 00:05 |
| 6. | "Give Love to the World" |
| 04:45 |
| 7. | "Natural Instinct" |
| 04:19 |
| 8. | "Istraight Le Ndaba (Remix)" |
| 03:53 |
| Total length: | 39:48 | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Musicians
[edit | edit source]- Brenda Fassie - Vocals
- Tshepo Tshola - Additional Vocals (Track 4)
Production
[edit | edit source]- Brenda Fassie – producer (all tracks), executive producer
- Selwyn Shandel - producer
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External links
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