Meant to Be Mint

Track Listings

1. True to Thee

2. Do U Wanna

3. Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)

4. Are You Free

5. Here We Go Again

6. Try My Love

7. Forever in Your Eyes

8. She's a Honey

9. Single to Mingle

10. Sensuous Appeal

11. Outta Time, Outta Mind

12. I Wonder If She Likes Me

Meant to Be Mint,Mint Condition,Perspective Records,New Jack Swing,Pop,R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Meant to Be Mint

Meant to Be Mint

Average customer rating:

music lover

AN ALBUM DEFINED BY THREE MAGNIFICENT SONGS

Never received what I ordered

Live all the way on here! Their best album!

Strange. I have this album at 3 stars.

Meant to Be Mint
Mint Condition
Manufacturer: Perspective Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000012SI
Release Date: 1991-06-11

Tracks:

True To Thee
Do U Wanna
Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
Are You Free
Here We Go Again
Try My Love
Forever In Your Eyes
She's A Honey
Single To Mingle
Sensuous Appeal
Outta Time, Outta Mind
I Wonder If She Likes Me

Customer Reviews:

music lover.......2006-08-01

I have been a mint condition fan forever. I own all of their cds. Their latest cd is very good. But I think the first one is the best!! Even though its old school it sounds as if it was made for the present! Please get this cd you'll love it!

AN ALBUM DEFINED BY THREE MAGNIFICENT SONGS.......2006-05-11

Mint Condition's debut release, "Meant To Be Mint" personifies everything that was going on in r&b music in 1991. The annoying brightly-colored clothing (remember Cross Colours? Yes, I admit I had some of their stuff), the eccentric appeal of wearing something different (check out the hats each member is wearing on the cover), and fast r&b dance tracks. Mint Condition's CD could be used as a soundtrack for any of the following movies, due to their similarities: "Livin' Large", "Strictly Business", or "Mo' Money".

Mint Condition played it smart, though. Rather than releasing some of the dance tracks, their introductory single was "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)", which in my opinion is a classic. Stokley's vocals and lyrics make this song a 10 in my book, and the band's backing makes this a powerful experience. A lot of other people liked the track, too, but after buying the CD, a lot of us wondered whether it should have been named "Meant To Be One-Hit Wonders".

I've always said that r&b artists should make ballads, and stick to them. A singer's voice is best utilized when it's over a slow, sultry backdrop, rather than a synthesizer & a drum machine. Leave the fast stuff to pop and hip-hop is what I say... but do they listen? Noooooo... and does it sound good? Noooooo. MC packs dance tracks into this CD, making it hard to listen to, especially since this is the kind of dance music that was popular in 1991. "True To Thee", "Do U Wanna", "Here We Go Again", and 6 other up-tempo songs really sour the whole experience.

But, there are some other ballads on the album. "Forever In Your Eyes" is not only the second slow jam on the CD, or the second song about "eyes", but also was their second single that they released. With a saxophone opening the song, it's got a little more of a jazzy feel - something that Mint Condition's fans are now used to.

3 tracks later, "Single To Mingle" brings in a nice smooth groove to grind to. The subject matter here is simple: are you available for a date? How someone can make a 4:21 song that's just about asking someone out boggles the mind, but they pull it off here. Once again Stokeley's vocals impress, and the band pulls off a nice job in the background.

Overall, I think that "Meant To Be Mint" is an average CD. If it were just the 3 ballads that I mentioned, it would have received 4 or 5 stars from me, but that wouldn't have been much of an album, would it? My recommendation is to pick up Mint Condition's "The Collection (1991-1998)", which has all 3 of the ballads (although "Single To Mingle" is a live version), as well as some other really good tracks that they've released.

Never received what I ordered.......2005-08-16

I am very dissapointed because I never recived this CD only 1 0f 2 came. I am better off ordering it from the local CD store.

Live all the way on here! Their best album! .......2005-06-20

While I like Mint Condition's later albums, nothing can top their first album from 1991! They play their butts off on this album! Breaking My Heart was one of the best live ballads of the first part of the '90s. Against the mostly keyboard and technology driven R&B of that period, this is still a classic. Forever In Your Eyes is another phenomenal ballad. The rest of the album is just as strong, as this album gets funky as well as smoothes out all throughout this effort! They just put out a new album in 2005, so they're still tearing it up today! They kind of gave Tony Toni Tone a run for their money in the musicianship when they each competed for chart dominance in the 90s. They come off all the way live on this album, something that needs to return back to R&B music if another R&B band can get their name and faces out there to the public. Yes I listen to hip-hop, but I definitely like live R&B bands and Mint Condition is continuing that vibe!

Strange. I have this album at 3 stars........2004-09-17

Well, since I have this at three stars on this site and it has a five in my heart, there must be reality issues here.

Even though really love this group's sound, there are some major flaws in this album.

I think there is a nice attempt to accomplish some things in their music, but they come up short in key areas.

The two songs I like are "Breakin' My Heart" and "Forever in your Eyes". These are great songs. But the rest of the album lacks feel.

It's like they are two different groups.

-Calvin

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