From the Mint Factory

1993 studio album by Mint Condition

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

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] and Allmusic.^[3]

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] Discogs^[4] and Allmusic.^[5]

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^[6]	104
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[8]	67

References

^ Wynn, Ron. "From the Mint Factory - Mint Condition". Allmusic. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Mint Condition - From The Mint Factory (CD liner notes). Perspective Records. 31454-9005-2
^ Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory". allmusic.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory". discogs.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ Mint Condition. "From The Mint Factory (album credits)". allmusic.com. Perspective Records. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Mint Condition Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Mint Condition Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.