Come and Talk to Me

{{Infobox song | name = Come and Talk to Me | cover = JodeciComeandTalktoMeSingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Jodeci]] | album = [[Forever My Lady]] | released = March 10, 1992 | format = | recorded = 1991 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = 4:36 | label = [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]/[[MCA Records|MCA]] | writer = [[DeVante Swing]], [[Al B. Sure!]] | producer = DeVante Swing, Al B. Sure! | prev_title = [[Stay (Jodeci song)|Stay]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[I'm Still Waiting (Jodeci song)|I'm Still Waiting]] | next_year = 1992 }} [[File:Come & Talk to Me gold record, Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood.JPG|thumb|"Come & Talk to Me" Gold Record at [[Hard Rock Cafe]] in Hollywood.]] "'''Come and Talk to Me'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Jodeci]] from their debut album ''[[Forever My Lady]]'' (1991). The song was released on March 10, 1992 and was the fourth [[Single (music)|single]] released from the album. As the third number one R&B hit for Jodeci, "Come and Talk to Me" spent two weeks at the number 1 spot on the R&B chart and peaked at 11 on the [[Hot 100]]. The song also topped the [[R&B/Hip-Hop songs|R&B]] year-end chart for 1992.

The song was [[composer|written]], [[record producer|produced]] and arranged by [[Al B Sure]] and fellow Jodeci member [[DeVante Swing]]. The song features [[K-Ci]] as the [[lead singer]], and [[K-Ci & JoJo|JoJo]], [[Mr. Dalvin]] and [[DeVante Swing]] on the [[refrain|chorus]]. The music video was first seen in the spring of 1992. There are 3 different edited versions of the music video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raQGxCP2os0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/raQGxCP2os0 |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=Jodeci - Come & Talk To Me (performance version)|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQkyNhakn2w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/PQkyNhakn2w |archive-date=2021-12-18 |url-status=live|title=Jodeci - Come & Talk To Me (alternate version)|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORtl4ianCV4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503021124/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORtl4ianCV4 |archive-date=2022-05-03 |url-status=live|title=Jodeci - Come and talk to me - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> A 4th brand new music video was shot & released for the "Hip Hop Remix" (or Radio Remix)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2eob0m_jodeci-come-and-talk-to-me-hip-hop-re-m-x-vhs-1992-hq_music|title=Hip Hop Remix music video}}</ref> which was produced by [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]. The "Hip Hop Remix" features a rap verse from Fat Doug, but he doesn't appear in the music video.

==Track listings== ===US Promo=== # Come & Talk To Me (LP Edit) 4:02 # Come & Talk To Me (Radio Remix) 6:20 # Come & Talk To Me (Instrumental) 6:25 # Come & Talk To Me (Hip Hop Remix) 6:20 # Come & Talk To Me (Horny Mix) 5:30 # Come & Talk To Me (Dance Mix) 5:30

===US Maxi-CD=== # Come & Talk To Me (Album Edit) 4:02 # Come & Talk To Me (Radio Remix) 6:20 # Come & Talk To Me (Hip Hop Remix) 6:20 # Come & Talk To Me (Horny Mix) 5:30 # Gotta Love (New R&B Edit) 4:19

==Chart performance== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Chart (1992) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Jodeci}} |- |US [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'') |align="center"|18 |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Jodeci}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|7|artist=Jodeci}} |}

===Personnel=== Written and produced by [[DeVante Swing]]

*Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *Joel "JoJo" Hailey - Background vocals *DeVante Swing - Background vocals *Mr. Dalvin - Background vocals

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable" !Chart (1992) !Position |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1992 |accessdate=2010-07-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |archivedate=2009-07-08 }}</ref> |align="center"|31 |- |}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jodeci|title=Come and Talk to Me|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|date=June 16, 1992|access-date=July 13, 2022}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==See also== *[[List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)]]

==Notes== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

[[Category:1992 singles]] [[Category:Jodeci songs]] [[Category:Songs written by DeVante Swing]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by DeVante Swing]] [[Category:Songs written by Al B. Sure!]] [[Category:1991 songs]] [[Category:Uptown Records singles]] [[Category:MCA Records singles]]