We Can't Go Wrong

We Can't Go Wrong
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 1989
RecordedD&D Recording Studio, Soundtrack Studio, Quad Recording Studio, Shakedown Sound Studio, Electric Lady Studio, Marathon Recording Studio, & Hip Pocket Recording Studio, New York, New York
GenreDance, R&B, Freestyle
Length49:31
LabelCapitol/EMI Records
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ProducerAndy "Panda" Tripoli
"Little" Louie Vega
Robert Clivillés & David Cole
Albert Cabrera & Tony Moran (The Latin Rascals)
The Cover Girls chronology
Show Me
(1987)
We Can't Go Wrong
(1989)
Here It Is
(1992)
Singles from We Can't Go Wrong
  1. "My Heart Skips a Beat"
    Released: June 28, 1989
  2. "We Can't Go Wrong"
    Released: October 24, 1989
  3. "All That Glitters Isn't Gold"
    Released: January 30, 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

We Can't Go Wrong is the second album from the New York-based R&B–dance trio The Cover Girls. Although the album only made it to #108 on the Billboard album chart, by the end of 1990 it had been certified platinum and become the group's biggest-selling album. We Can't Go Wrong features songwriting and production by Albert Cabrera, Andy "Panda" Tripoli, David Cole, "Little" Louie Vega, Robert Clivilles, and Tony Moran.

After scoring moderate success with their debut album Show Me in 1987, the group left independent label Fever Records, and signed with Capitol Records for this album, which was released in August 1989. This album contains the same mixture of fine Freestyle dance numbers and soaring R&B-styled ballads as their debut album. Besides the three hit singles released from this album ("My Heart Skips a Beat", "We Can't Go Wrong", and "All That Glitters Isn't Gold"), standout tracks include "Nothing Could Be Better", "That Boy of Mine" (which was also featured on their debut album Show Me), "No One in This World", and a cover version of the Carole King–Gerry Goffin classic "Up on the Roof". This album would be the last one to feature lead singer Angel Clivillés (who would depart the group for a solo career) and Margo Urban who would both be replaced by Evelyn Escalera and Michelle Valentine respectively.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once Upon a Time"
  • Randy Ramos
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Mac Quayle
4:17
2."My Heart Skips a Beat"David Cole5:16
3."All That Glitters Isn't Gold"David Cole5:46
4."Nothing Could Be Better"
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
5:18
5."That Boy of Mine"
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Bobby Khozouri
4:21
6."No One in This World"David Cole5:28
7."Cute"
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Mac Quayle
  • Angela Sabater
4:55
8."Love Mission"
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
  • Mac Quayle
5:25
9."We Can't Go Wrong"
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
  • David Cole
5:14
10."Up on the Roof"3:31
Total length:49:31
  • Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 108

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "My Heart Skips a Beat" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 4[3]
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 8[4]
The Billboard Hot 100 38[5]
1990 "We Can't Go Wrong" The Billboard Hot 100 8[5]
"All That Glitters Isn't Gold" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 18[3]
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 31[4]
The Billboard Hot 100 49[5]
We Can't Go Wrong (single)
Year-end chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 87[6]

References

  1. ^ Buss, Bryan. We Can't Go Wrong at AllMusic
  2. ^ We Can't Go Wrong (liner notes). The Cover Girls. Capitol. 1989. CDP 7 91041 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b "Billboard - Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 13 October 1989. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard - Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 25 May 1990. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Billboard - Hot 100". Billboard. 2 March 1990. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-09-15.