#CanWeTalk Appreciation Post

Misha MILLER
2 min readDec 22, 2021

The resurrection of Tevin Campbell

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In the early 90's the world fell at the feet of Tevin Campbell. Backed by Babyface and Laface records, this young kid with huge pipes blew everyone away. An instant heartthrob to young girls everywhere, Tevin Campbell had all the makings of a star. From his early start in the church to auditioning for jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey which later led him to a meeting with Warner Bros. His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was release in 1991 with hits like Tell Me What You Want Me To Do and Round and Round but it was his second album I’m Ready, release in 1993 where people really started paying attention.

The single ‘Can We Talk’ solidified his place in the singer-sphere as a natural talent with big vocals, something you really don’t need much of these days to be considered a singer. But this was way before auto-tune when the only thing a singer could rely on was their voice. Tevin went on to release his third album Back to the World in 1996 with very little fan fare with him all but disappearing from the spotlight. We hadn’t heard much from him in the recent years until the TikTok…

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Misha MILLER
Misha MILLER

Written by Misha MILLER

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