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Sensitivity (song)

"Sensitivity"
Single by Ralph Tresvant
from the album Ralph Tresvant
ReleasedOctober 9, 1990
RecordedJanuary 1990
Genre
Length4:40
LabelMCA
Songwriters
Producers
Ralph Tresvant singles chronology
"Sensitivity"
(1990) 		"Stone Cold Gentleman"
(1991)
Audio
"Sensitivity" on YouTube

"Sensitivity" is the title of a number-one single by American singer Ralph Tresvant. It was released in October 1990 by MCA Records as the first single from the self-titled debut album (1990) of the New Edition frontman since the split of the group. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart,[2] becoming his biggest hit. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ uDiscover Team (February 17, 2021). "Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams". uDiscoverMusic. Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 588.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 284.
  4. ^ "European Hit Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 8. February 23, 1991. p. 23. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Radio Luxembourg Singles. January 27, 1991.
  6. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week. February 16, 1991. p. iii. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 12, 1991. p. xii. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 858.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996" (PDF). popmusichistory.co.uk. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "EHR Year-End Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 20. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  14. ^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LV, no. 20. December 28, 1991. p. 8. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Ralph Tresvant – Sensitivity". Recording Industry Association of America.
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