Story of My Heart

Story of My Heart is the debut studio album by R&B singer Mario Winans under the name Mario "Yellow Man" Winans. The album was released on June 24, 1997 under Motown Records.

Track listing

 * 1) "Prayerlude" (Mario Winans) (0:59)
 * 2) "Every Now and Then" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:16)
 * 3) "Stay with Me" (Mario Winans) (4:32)
 * 4) "Arouse Me" (Mario Winans) (4:41)
 * 5) "Don't Know" (Mario Winans, Artie Hoyle) (3:59)
 * 6) "Love Man" (Mario Winans) (4:34)
 * 7) "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Interlude) (Mario Winans) (0:55)
 * 8) "You Never Know" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:56)
 * 9) "Come Back Home" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:43)
 * 10) "My Sweetheart" (Mario Winans) (3:36)
 * 11) "Don't Know Remix" (featuring Mase and Allure) (Mario Winans, Mason Betha, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier) (4:35)
 * 12) "It's All Good" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:48)
 * 13) "Don't Take Your Love Away" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:45)
 * 14) "One Last Chance" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:57)
 * 15) "Love Is in the Air" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (5:26)
 * 16) "Loving Arms" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:58)
 * 17) "Take My Breath Away" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:14)

Personnel

 * Mario Winans: All instruments and drum programming on all songs except "Don't Know (Remix)", executive producer
 * Donyell Boynton: Additional keyboards on "Don't Take Your Love Away"
 * Poke And Tone: Drum programming on "Don't Know (Remix)"
 * Timothy "Tyme" Riley: Keyboards on "Don't Know (Remix)"
 * Brian Smith: Recording engineer
 * Paul D. Allen: Recording engineer, mixing
 * Carlton Lynn: Recording engineer
 * Bryan Frye: Recording engineer
 * Robin Moore: Recording engineer, mixing
 * Alvin Speights: mixing
 * Vernon Mungo: mixing
 * Andre Harrell: Executive producer
 * Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell: Executive producer, A&R direction
 * Perri "Pebbles" Reid: Executive producer
 * Andrew "Sugar Dice" Ramhdanny: Executive producer
 * Herb Powers: Mastering
 * Elli Hershko: Photography
 * David Harley: Art direction, design

Samples

 * "Every Now and Then" contains a sample of "Make Me Say It Again Girl" as performed by The Isley Brothers
 * "Don't Know" contains a sample of "With You in Mind" as performed by Acoustic Alchemy
 * "Don't Know (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "A Day in the Life" as performed by Diamond D featuring Brand Nubian
 * "It's All Good" contains a sample of "I'll Be Good to You" as performed by The Brothers Johnson
 * "Don't Take Your Love Away" contains an interpolation of "Westchester Lady" as performed by Bob James
 * "One Last Chance" contains a sample of "Sarah Victoria" as performed by Acoustic Alchemy