From the Mint Factory

From the Mint Factory
Studio album by Mint Condition
Released	October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Studio	Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, Minnesota)
Genre	R&B
Length	62:28
Label	Perspective A&M
Producer	Mint Condition
Mint Condition chronology
Meant to Be Mint (1991) From the Mint Factory (1993) Definition of a Band (1996)
Singles from From the Mint Factory
"Nobody Does It Betta" Released: October 5, 1993 "U Send Me Swingin'" Released: October 5, 1993

From the Mint Factory is the second studio album by American R&B band Mint Condition.[1] The album was released on October 5, 1993, on Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' record label Perspective Records. The album peaked and charted at number 104 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro: Welcome to the Mint Factory"	Stokley Williams, Christopher Dave	0:31
2.	"Nobody Does It Betta"	Williams	5:05
3.	"If the Feeling's Right"	Keri Lewis	4:53
4.	"Devotion"	Lawrence Waddell	0:54
5.	"Someone to Love"	Waddell	5:20
6.	"U Send Me Swingin'"	Lewis	5:15
7.	"10 Million Strong"	Williams	5:41
8.	"Gumbo"	Lewis	0:42
9.	"Good for Your Heart"	Lewis	4:31
10.	"Harmony"	Williams	4:57
11.	"So Fine"	Homer O'Dell, Williams	6:17
12.	"Back to Your Lovin'"	Waddell	4:53
13.	"Always"	O'Dell, Williams	5:31
14.	"Baile de Febrero (For Asher)"	Jeffrey Allen	0:24
15.	"My High"	Williams, Lewis, O'Dell, Ricky Kinchen, Waddell, Allen	2:03
16.	"Fidelity"	Kinchen, Williams	5:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]

• Stokley Williams - drum programming, drums, keyboards, djembe drum, bass synth, steel pan, percussion, B-3 organ, clavinet, lead vocals, background vocals
• Keri Lewis - keyboards, drum programming, bass synth, background vocals
• Lawrence Waddell - piano, keyboards, B-3 Organ, background vocals
• Homer O'Dell - guitar, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals
• Ricky Kinchen - bass, background vocals
• Jeffrey Allen -saxophone, keyboards, Fender Rhodes, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Jellybean Johnson - guitar solo
• Chris "Daddy" Dave - drums
• Foley - guitar solo
• James "Popeye" Greer - background vocals
• Lisa Dixon - background vocals
• Chris "Daddy" Dave - background vocals
• Alice Paguyo - background vocals
• Heidi Valera - background vocals
• Cajun Joe - background vocals
• Mint Condition - record engineering
• Bradley Yost - record engineering
• Jeff Taylor - record engineering
• Steve Hodge - record engineering
• Steve Hodge - mixing
• Dave Rideau - mixing
• Brian Gardner - mastering
• Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - executive production
• Jeff Katz - photography
• Rowan Moore - art direction and design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 104 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 18

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 67

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "From the Mint Factory - Mint Condition". Allmusic. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
2. Mint Condition - From The Mint Factory (CD liner notes). Perspective Records. 31454-9005-2
3. "Mint Condition Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
4. "Mint Condition Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.