| Natural Thing | |
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| Studio album by Tanya Blount | |
| Released | March 8, 1994 |
| Length | 45:14 |
| Label | Polydor |
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| Singles from Natural Thing | |
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Natural Thing is the debut studio album by American singer Tanya Blount, released on March 8, 1994 under Polydor Records. The album peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and features the top 40 R&B hit, "Through the Rain", "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" and "Hold On".
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann called Blount a "competent but unexceptional R&B singer". He found that with Natural Thing she undertook to copy the quiet storm formula of Anita Baker on her debut album but nothing about the record suggested she would be any real competition to Baker or other adult Black pop figures any time soon."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" |
| 4:47 | |
| 2. | "Through the Rain" |
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| 5:09 |
| 3. | "Hold On" |
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| 5:36 |
| 4. | "No More Lies" |
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| 3:51 |
| 5. | "Love Ballad" | Skip Scarborough | Kenni Hairston | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Is It Love" (featuring Freddie Jackson) |
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| 4:20 |
| 7. | "Spend Another Night" |
| Griffin | 4:38 |
| 8. | "Natural Thing" |
| Miller | 4:10 |
| 9. | "For All the Right Reasons" | Davitt Sigerson | 4:23 | |
| 10. | "Baby Love" |
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| 4:55 |
Notes
- denotes additional producer(s)
- denotes co-producer(s)
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 58 |
References
- "tanyablountslbums". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Allmusic review
- "Tanya Blount Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2018.