Almost Doesn't Count

Infobox Single |
Name = Almost Doesn't Count


Artist = Brandy
from Album = Never Say Never
Released = March 30, 1999
Format = CD single, vinyl record, compact cassette
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Pop, ballad
Length = 3:37
Label = Atlantic
Writer = Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche
Producer = Guy Roche
Certification =
Last single = "Angel in Disguise"
(1999)
This single = "Almost Doesn't Count"
(1999)
Next single = "U Don't Know Me"
(1999)

"Almost Doesn't Count" is an R&B ballad written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche for Brandy's second studio album "Never Say Never" (1998). It also was produced by Roche and released as the album's fourth single during the second quarter of 1999 (see 1999 in music).The ballad reached the top 20 in New Zealand, the UK, and on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. Brandy performed the song in the 1999 film "Double Platinum", starring Diana Ross and herself.

Orginal version

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Almost Doesn't Count.";UK single I
# "Almost Doesn't Count" (radir Remix) - 3:37
# "Almost Doesn't Count" (album version) - 3:35
# "Almost Doesn't Count" (DJ Premier remix) - 3:47

;UK single II
# "Almost Doesn't Count" (Pull Club radio edit) - 4:15
# "Almost Doesn't Count" (club remix) - 4:37
# "Have You Ever?" (Soul Shank remix) - 5:40

Charts

Mark Wills version

Infobox Single
Name = Almost Doesn't Count


Artist = Mark Wills
from Album = Permanently
Released = 2000
Genre = Country
Length = 3:37
Label = Mercury
Last single = "Back at One"
(1999)
This single = "Almost Doesn't Count"
(2000)
Next single = "I Want to Know"
(2000)

In 2000, country musician Mark Wills released a cover of the song as the first single off of his third studio album, "Permanently" (see 2000 in country music). This version reached number 19 on "Billboard"'s Hot Country Songs chart.

Charts

Other cover versions

* In 2007 the song was sampled by Ali & Gipp in the single "Almost Made Ya," featuring vocals by LeToya Luckett and production by Jermaine Dupri.

References

External links

* [http://www.foreverbrandy.com/ ForeverBrandy.com] — official site
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