Story of My Heart
# Story of My Heart

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Story of My Heart is the debut studio album by R&B singer Mario Winans under the name Mario "Yellow Man" Winans. The album was released on June 24, 1997 under Motown Records.

## Track listing

* "Prayerlude" (Mario Winans) (0:59)
* "Every Now and Then" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:16)
* "Stay with Me" (Mario Winans) (4:32)
* "Arouse Me" (Mario Winans) (4:41)
* "Don't Know" (Mario Winans, Artie Hoyle) (3:59)
* "Love Man" (Mario Winans) (4:34)
* "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Interlude) (Mario Winans) (0:55)
* "You Never Know" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:56)
* "Come Back Home" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:43)
* "My Sweetheart" (Mario Winans) (3:36)
* "Don't Know Remix" (featuring Mase and Allure) (Mario Winans, Mason Betha, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier) (4:35)
* "It's All Good" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:48)
* "Don't Take Your Love Away" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:45)
* "One Last Chance" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:57)
* "Love Is in the Air" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (5:26)
* "Loving Arms" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (3:58)
* "Take My Breath Away" (Mario Winans, Kenneth "Hicklo" Hickson) (4:14)

## Personnel

* Mario Winans: All instruments and drum programming on all songs except "Don't Know (Remix)", executive producer
* Donyell Boynton: Additional keyboards on "Don't Take Your Love Away"
* Poke And Tone: Drum programming on "Don't Know (Remix)"
* Timothy "Tyme" Riley: Keyboards on "Don't Know (Remix)"
* Brian Smith: Recording engineer
* Paul D. Allen: Recording engineer, mixing
* Carlton Lynn: Recording engineer
* Bryan Frye: Recording engineer
* Robin Moore: Recording engineer, mixing
* Alvin Speights: mixing
* Vernon Mungo: mixing
* Andre Harrell: Executive producer
* Edward "Eddie F." Ferrell: Executive producer, A&R direction
* Perri "Pebbles" Reid: Executive producer
* Andrew "Sugar Dice" Ramhdanny: Executive producer
* Herb Powers: Mastering
* Elli Hershko: Photography
* David Harley: Art direction, design

## Samples

* "Every Now and Then" contains a sample of "Make Me Say It Again Girl" as performed by The Isley Brothers
* "Don't Know" contains a sample of "With You in Mind" as performed by Acoustic Alchemy
* "Don't Know (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "A Day in the Life" as performed by Diamond D featuring Brand Nubian
* "It's All Good" contains a sample of "I'll Be Good to You" as performed by The Brothers Johnson
* "Don't Take Your Love Away" contains an interpolation of "Westchester Lady" as performed by Bob James
* "One Last Chance" contains a sample of "Sarah Victoria" as performed by Acoustic Alchemy
