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Nobody Does It Better was Gina Thompson’s first album. Released in 1996, it featured production by Missy Elliott and Diddy, and featured appearances by Elliott, Diddy, and Craig Mack, among others. Her first single from the album, “The Things That You Do”, was a success, peaking at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number 12 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The album itself peaked at number 36 on The Billboard 200 album chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1998. Her song, “You Bring the Sunshine”, was produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and was included on the NBA @ 50 compilation album as the lead single. It peaked at number 53 on the Hot 100.

Also in 1996 Thompson performed background vocals for the song “Cold Rock A Party” by MC Lyte featuring Missy Elliott and Puff Daddy. She also appeared on Lyte’s 1997 album Seven & Seven, on the track ‘It’s All Yours”. Later work included “Why Do Fools Fall in Love”, a re-imagining of the 1955 Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers hit of the same name. Thompson’s “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” featuring Missy Elliott and rapper Mocha, was featured in the 1998 Lymon biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love and its soundtrack. The singer also appeared on Missy Elliott’s second album, Da Real World.

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