Sa-Fire (album)

Sa-Fire
Studio album by Sa-Fire
Released	1988
Genre	Latin freestyle, pop
Length	60:13
Label	Cutting/Mercury/PolyGram Records 834 922
Producer	Carlos Rodgers, Peter Schwartz, Andy "Panda" Tripoli, The Latin Rascals, Aldo Marin, Floyd Fisher, Maria Nocera, Marc Anthony, Angelo Cosme, David Harris, Ernie Lake
Sa-Fire chronology
Sa-Fire (1988) I Wasn't Born Yesterday (1991)
Singles from Sa-Fire
"Boy, I've Been Told" Released: 1988 "Love Is on Her Mind" Released: 1988 "Thinking of You" Released: 1989 "Gonna Make It" Released: 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Sa-Fire is the first studio album by pop artist Sa-Fire.^[2][3] It was released in 1988 on Mercury Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boy, I've Been Told"	Marc Anthony	5:12
2.	"Love Is on Her Mind"	Andy "Panda" Tripoli, The Latin Rascals (aka Tony Moran & Albert Cabrera)	4:56
3.	"Thinking of You"	Sa-Fire, Russ DeSalvo, Billy Steele	4:50
4.	"I Wanna Make You Mine"	Jeff Mann, Marco Olivo, N. Perce	5:03
5.	"It's a Crime"	Floyd Fisher, Maria Nocera	4:43
6.	"You Said You Loved Me"	Anthony	4:41
7.	"Gonna Make It"	David Harris	4:56
8.	"Better Be the Only One"	Anthony, Ernie Lake, Carlos Rodgers	4:30
9.	"Together"	Jacqueline Bonnen, Carlos Rodgers	4:59
10.	"Love at First Sight"	Aldo Marin, Johan Brunkvist, Sa-Fire	4:29

US CD Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Let Me Be the One" (12" Version)	Sa-Fire, Peter Schwartz	6:42
12.	"Let Me be the One (bonus beats)"		3:20

Personnel

• Marc Anthony, La India, Jeff Mann, Carl West, Maria Nocera, Susan Didrichen, David Harris, Denise Baez, Gary Filadelfo, Jacqueline S. Bonnen, Lucia Greco, Mark Frazer, Lauren Zeid: Vocal Backing
• Mac Quayle, Tony Moran, John Brunkvist, Peter Schwartz, Allen Spears: Keyboards
• Albert Cabrera: Keyboards, Vocal Backing
• Russ DeSalvo: Guitars, All Instruments on track 3
• Tristan Avakian, Glenn Schick: Guitars
• Mike Theodore: Percussion
• Albert Cabrera: Percussion (Cymbals), Vocal Backing
• Aldo Marin: Drum Programming
• Carlos Rodgers: Drum Programming, Vocal Backing
• Steve Greenfield: Saxophone
• Peter Campell: Other Programming

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1988	The Billboard 200[4]	79
1988	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[4]	84

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1988	"Boy, I've Been Told"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5]	13
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5]	3
		The Billboard Hot 100[5]	48
1989	"Love Is on Her Mind"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5]	29
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5]	18
	"Thinking of You"	Adult Contemporary[5]	4
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5]	26
		The Billboard Hot 100[5]	12
	"Gonna Make It"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play[5]	31
		Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[5]	20
		The Billboard Hot 100[5]	71

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Shepherd, Stephanie (September 24, 1988). "Sa-Fire's Latin Dance Groove Is Hot". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 39. p. 39.
3. Gray, Louise (March 11, 1989). "Albums: Sa-Fire". Melody Maker. Vol. 65, no. 10. p. 35.
4. Billboard Albums allmusic.com (Retrieved December 23, 2009)
5. Billboard Singles allmusic.com (Retrieved December 23, 2009)