Southern Gal

Studio album by Terry Ellis
Released	November 14, 1995
Genre	R&B^[1]
Length	51:11
Label	EastWest
Producer	Denzil Foster (also exec.) Thomas McElroy (also exec.) Somethin' for the People

Southern Gal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Terry Ellis. It was released by EastWest Records on November 14, 1995. Recorded and released during the time her band En Vogue were on a two-year hiatus, the album includes the R&B Top 40 hit singles, "Where Ever You Are" and "What Did I Do to You?".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Muzik	^[2]

Senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic rated the album two out of five stars and found that while Southern Gal "is a smooth, commercial-oriented, hip-hop-informed, contemporary R&B album with pop leanings [and] Ellis' voice is in fine form [...] the album is far from compelling. Even with all the production detail and Ellis'strong performance, it sinks from its lack of high quality songs."^[1]

Singles

"Where Ever You Are" was the lead single from the album. It was released on 17 October 1995. The song is Ellis's best selling song to date. It peaked at No.10 in the US R&B Top 40 and peaked at No.52 on the US Hot 100.
"What Did I Do To You?" was the second and final single released from the album. The single was less successful than her previous single. It did however manage to spend 10 weeks on the US R&B Chart, peaking at No.41.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She's a Lady"	Terry Ellis Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:04
2.	"It Ain't Over"	Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	5:09
3.	"Where Ever You Are"	Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:59
4.	"I Don't Want to Wait Till Tomorrow"	Cam Wilson	Somethin' for the People	4:01
5.	"What Did I Do to You?"	Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:19
6.	"Slow Dance"	Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:21
7.	"I Don't Mind"	Marlon McClain Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	5:18
8.	"You Make Me High"	Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:40
9.	"Back Down Memory Lane"	McClain Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:00
10.	"It's You That I Need"	Verdell Lanier Michael Stokes	Foster & McElroy	4:19
11.	"Sista Sista"	McClain Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:43
12.	"Southern Gal Interlude"	Nate Phillips McClain Ellis Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	1:20

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	27

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Southern Gal". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^ Springer, Jacqueline (March 1996). "Terry Ellis: Southern Gal" (PDF). Muzik. No. 10. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Terry Ellis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^ "Terry Ellis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2020.