Thought Ya Knew

Ce Ce Peniston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002G21
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,227 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Searchin'

2. I'm in the Mood [East 87th St. Mix]

3. Hit by Love

4. Whatever It Is

5. Forever in My Heart

6. I'm Not over You

7. Any Way You Wanna Go

8. Give What I'm Givin'

9. Through Those Doors

10. Let My Love Surround You

11. Keep Givin' Me Your Love

12. If You Love Me, I Will Love You

13. Maybe It's the Way

14. I Will Be Received

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Thought Ya Knew

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Follow-Up, April 16, 2005

By 

Marcus "thelastpoet052" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thought Ya Knew (Audio CD)

After listening to "Finally", I bought her sophomore effort, "Thought 'Ya Knew". I was surprised, and a little disappointed to discover that CeCe pulled almost a complete 180 and recorded mostly R&B tracks. Let's take a closer look...

1. Searchin (10/10): This song is damn catchy. Maybe it's the beat, maybe the vocals, but something about the song makes you want to listen to it over and over.

2. I'm In The Mood (East 87th St. Mix): (9/10): That's strange. The remix of the song is here, but the original cut isn't. So I have nothing to compare it too. Oh well. This is a good remix (I guess).

3. Hit By Love (10/10): Yes! Here it is. Miss CeCe shows a return to form with this house classic! The beats are thumpin and the bass is pumpin' just like a house track should. And it still could hold its own with the house records of today.

4. Whatever It Is (7/10): Your typical, run-of-the-mill, mid-90s slow jam. Nothing special.

5. Forever In My Heart (7/10): Something about this song (probably the electric piano) makes this song very dated, like you KNOW that this song came from 1994. Nevertheless, her vocals carried it.

6. I'm Not Over You (9/10): This song is a lot like "Keep On Walkin'", which is probably why I like it so much.

7. Any Way You Wanna Go (10/10): This track is the second house track of the album. Yes, it's house. Hip house (hip hop + house) is an older form of house, so I can forgive this one for sounding dated.

8. Give What I'm Givin' (6/10): Very generic.

9. Through Those Doors (7/10): Less generic, and I like the reggae feel of the song.

10. Let My Love Surround You (6/10): The beat doesn't seem to match the vocals. It sounds like it should be a ballad.

11. Keep Givin' Me Your Love (10/10): The third, and last house track of the album. This is the most jazzy of the three. I like it a lot. It's so LONG, but I can live with that.

12. If You Love Me, I Will Love You (7/10): Another pretty generic 90s ballad. But her voice once again carries it.

13. Maybe It's The Way (10/10): The last ballad of the album, but the first one that doesn't sound dated. It's absolutely beautiful.

14. I Will Be Received (9/10): A good closer. This is a very spiritual track.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ouch she hit me with another great album, September 30, 2003

By 

K. C. "belongamik" (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thought Ya Knew (Audio CD)

Slammin' trax on this one I thought I heard them all. Listening to #6-9, joy, joy, joy to my ears. She shows her spiritual side on #14, get into this album deep. Hey, I thought ya knew?!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great dance album from a very underrated artist, September 25, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Thought Ya Knew (Audio CD)

Thought'ya knew is Ce Ce Peniston's best album in my opinion I remember buying her debut Finally and loved it and it actually turned me into a Ce Ce fan. The first single Hit by love is a high energy dance tune that will get you on the dance floor. The jazzy I'm in the mood is a fine funky jam that should have been a big hit for Ce Ce but still a cool song was also featured on the Hit by Love cd single. On to the ballads Whatever it is is the "Inside that I cried" of this album should have also been a single. Forever in my heart is the most beautiful ballad on the album it kind of sounded like the Freddie Jackson hit You are my lady to tracks like the fun through those doors and Searchin' It's really a shame that Ce Ce hasn't put out any more albums {Her most recent album being I'm moving on} Hope to be hearing from Ce Ce Penston in the future but overall a good dance album. Enjoy