Fragile
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 8, 1984
Recorded1983-1984
StudioCreation Audio
(Minneapolis)
Larrabee Sound Studios & Studio Masters
(Los Angeles)
Eight Mile-John Lodge Studios & Fiddler Studios
(Los Angeles)
Genre
Length43:22
Label
Producer
Cherrelle chronology
Fragile
(1984)
High Priority
(1985)
Singles from Fragile
  1. "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
    Released: April 1984
  2. "Fragile… Handle With Care"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]

Fragile is the debut studio album by American singer Cherrelle. It was released on April 8, 1984 by Tabu Records and was the first of four records for the label (she would leave Tabu after the release of 1991's "The Woman I Am").

The album was mostly written, arranged and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (a/k/a Flyte Time Productions), and, under their guidance, she scored a smash R&B hit with "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On". The song reached number eight on the US R&B chart and number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Release history

Label Cat. No. Format Date
Tabu PZ 39144 US Vinyl, Cassette 1984
Tabu TBU 26064 UK Vinyl 1984
Tabu ZK 39144 US CD 1986
Tabu 25DP 5368 JP CD 1989
Tabu, The Right Stuff 72435-41819-2-4 EU US CD 2002
Solid CDSOL-5207 JP CD 2013
Tabu TABU1003 UK CD 2013

Track listing

Fragile track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fragile...Handle With Care"6:02
2."I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
7:03
3."Like I Will"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
7:24
4."I Will Wait For You"
  • Maxi Anderson
  • Isaac Suthers
  • Michael Dunlap
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
3:40
5."Who's It Gonna Be"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
4:38
6."Stay With Me"
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
4:00
7."When You Look In My Eyes"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Jam
  • Lewis
4:48
8."I Need You Now"
  • Champlin
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
  • Suthers
  • Dunlap
4:35

Personnel and production

Tracks 1-3, 5 & 7

Tracks 4, 6 & 8

References