Exposure (Exposé album)

Exposure
Studio album by Exposé
Released March 2, 1987
Recorded April 1985 – January 1987
Genre Freestyle, dance, pop rock
adult contemporary
Length 44:36
Label Arista
Producer Lewis A. Martineé
Exposé chronology
Exposure
(1987)		 What You Don't Know
(1989)
Singles from Exposure
  1. "Point of No Return"
    Released: March 1985, April 1987 (re-recorded)
  2. "Exposed to Love"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Come Go with Me"
    Released: January 1987
  4. "Let Me Be the One"
    Released: August 1987
  5. "Seasons Change"
    Released: November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB−[2]
Warr.org[3]

Exposure is the debut studio album of Exposé, released on March 2, 1987. It reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200 and number twenty on the R&B albums chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAA in May 1990. The album spawned four top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Seasons Change", which topped the chart in February 1988. Other hit singles were the breakthrough hit "Come Go with Me" (number 5 U.S.), a re-recorded version of the song "Point of No Return" (number 5 U.S.) and "Let Me Be the One" (number 7 U.S.). This was the first debut album by a group in Billboard history to feature four top-ten pop hits as Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual was the first debut album in the rock era to garner four top-ten singles.[4]

When first released, the album featured the original 1984 recording of "Point of No Return," with lead vocals by Alé Lorenzo. On all subsequent versions, including its release on compact disc, the re-recording with Jeanette Jurado on lead is featured, which was also the single version released to radio several years after the original made its rounds on urban radio and in clubs. However, all pressings of the album feature the original 1985 recording of "Exposed to Love", with lead vocals by Alé Lorenzo.

Lead vocals of the majority of the album were sung by Jurado. Gioia Bruno and Ann Curless each sing lead on two tracks, with Bruno on "Let Me Be the One" and "December," and Curless on "Extra Extra" and "Love Is Our Destiny". On the track "I Know You Know", Jurado sings lead, then Bruno provides a soulful improvisation at the end.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Come Go with Me" (recorded October 1985 – March 1986)Lewis A. Martineé 4:19
2. "Let Me Be the One" (recorded August 1986 – January 1987)Lewis A. Martineé 4:22
3. "Exposed to Love" (recorded April – August 1985)Lewis A. Martineé 3:35
4. "Seasons Change" (recorded October 1986 – January 1987)Lewis A. Martineé 4:55
5. "Extra Extra" (recorded July 1986)Lewis A. Martineé 3:47
6. "Point of No Return" (recorded December 1984 – February 1985, re-recorded 1987)Lewis A. Martineé 6:09
7. "Love Is Our Destiny" (recorded August 1986 – January 1987)Jay Martin, Alex Villa-Lobos, Lewis A. Martineé 3:21
8. "I Know You Know" (recorded August 1986 – January 1987)Lewis A. Martineé 4:00
9. "You're the One I Need" (recorded October 1986 – January 1987)Lewis A. Martineé 4:14
10. "December" (recorded January 1986)Fro Sosa, Lewis A. Martineé 6:06
2015 Cherry Pop Deluxe Edition
No. Title Length
11. "Point of No Return" (1985 Single Version)  
12. "Exposed to Love" (Single Mix)  
13. "Come Go With Me" (Single Mix)  
14. "December" (Single Version)  
15. "Point of No Return" (1987 Single Version)  
16. "Let Me Be the One" (Remix Edit/Single Version)  
17. "Seasons Change" (Radio Mix)  
18. "Point of No Return" (PWL UK 7” Remix)  

Disc two track listing

  1. "Exposed to Love" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Come Go With Me" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Point of No Return" (Extended Mix)
  4. "Let Me Be the One" (Extended Remix)
  5. "Seasons Change" (Extended Mix)
  6. "Come Go With Me" (Radio Mix)
  7. "Point of No Return" (Crossover Mix)
  8. "Let Me Be the One" ("Crossover” Mix)
  9. "Seasons Change" (Crossover Mix)
  10. "Point of No Return" (PWL UK Extended Mix)
  11. "Let Me Be the One" (UK Remix)

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada (RPM Top 100 Albums) [5] 61
US Billboard 200[6] 16
US R&B Albums (Billboard)[6] 20

Singles

Year Single Lead vocals Chart Peak
position
1985 "Point of No Return" Alé Lorenzo US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 19
1985 "Exposed to Love" US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 10
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 19
1987 "Come Go with Me" Jeanette Jurado US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 2
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 14
"Point of No Return" (re-recorded version) US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 40
UK Singles Chart 83
"Let Me Be the One" Gioia Bruno US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 13
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 29
UK Singles Chart 76
1988 "Seasons Change" Jeanette Jurado US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 32
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 27
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
UK Singles Chart 97

Certifications

Certifier Music recording sales certification Date Sales certified
Music Canada [7] Gold 10 March 1988 50,000
RIAA [8] 2× Platinum 24 May 1990 2,000,000

Production

Personnel

Exposé

Musicians

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Warr.org review
  4. ↑ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 691.
  5. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  6. 1 2 "Exposure - Exposé | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  7. ↑ "Gold and Platinum". Musiccanada.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  8. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - June 05, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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