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Tyrese is the debut studio album by American singer Tyrese. The second single "Sweet Lady" reached number twelve on the US Billboard Hot 100, his biggest hit until the release of "How You Gonna Act Like That" in 2002. On March 30, 1999, Tyrese was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over a million copies in the US.

Before the Album
Tyrese starred in a 1994 Coca-Cola commercial titled "Always Cool (Always Coca-Cola)," where he was shown singing. This commercial captured the attention of RCA Records, who signed the singer to the label.

Singles
"Nobody Else," was released as the album's lead single on August 4, 1998. "Sweet Lady" was released as the album's second single on November 10, 1998. It became the album's most successful single, peaking at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single, "Lately," was released in March 1999.

Personnel
Credits for Tyrese adapted from Allmusic.
 * Paul D. Allen - drums
 * Karen Anderson - background vocals
 * Ben Arrindell - engineer, mixing
 * Terry Bradford - background vocals
 * Stephanie Cooke - background vocals
 * Kevin "KD" Davis - mixing
 * Tony Dawsey - mastering
 * Ken Deranteriasian - engineer
 * Tony Duran - photography
 * Chad Elliott - composer
 * Kevin Evans - executive producer
 * Peter Gunz - performer
 * Fundisha Johnson - background vocals
 * Brett Kilroe - art direction
 * Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence - producer
 * Ken Lewis - engineer
 * Nate Love - multiple instruments, producer
 * Steve MacMillan - engineer
 * Marc Nelson - background vocals
 * Ron Otis - drums
 * Troy Patterson - engineer
 * Valerie Pinkston - background vocals
 * Michael J. Powell - guitar, percussion, producer, mixing
 * Mike Rew - engineer
 * Paul Riser - strings
 * Leland Robinson - producer
 * Thom Russo - engineer
 * Gerard Smerek - engineer, mixing
 * Chris "Tricky" Stewart - producer, engineer
 * Kevin Thomas - engineer
 * Al West - producer
 * Jonathan Williams - engineer
 * Johnta Austin - composer, background vocals
 * Troy Taylor - producer, composer
 * J.C. Whitelaw - guitar
 * Lawson A. Turner - bass
 * Paul Allen - drums

After the Album
Tyrese was followed up by five additional solo albums and one album as part of a group. 2000 Watts was released in May 2001 by RCA Records. I Wanna Go There was released by RCA Records in December 2002. Alter Ego (Tyrese album) was released in December 2006 by J Records. Open Invitation was released by EMI in November 2011. Black Rose (Tyrese album) was released in July 2015 by Caroline Records. Three Kings (album) was released in August 2013 by Atlantic Records. It was the only album by the group TGT (group), which was comprised of Tyrese himself, Ginuwine, and Tank (American singer).

In a 2015 interview with The Breakfast Club (radio show), Tyrese explained his belief that R&B/Soul is dying in the current state of music. He states that most R&B singer feel that their songs do not receive a lot of attention or radio play or record sales unless they have a feature from a rapper. Tyrese wants to be able to sell records without deviating from R&B and for his albums to make the statement that R&B still has loyal fans who support the genre. He discusses how he refuses to name drop rappers or producers to attract attention from the music industry. 

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