Bobby (Bobby Brown album)

For the Bobby album, see Bobby (Bobby album).

Bobby
Studio album by Bobby Brown
Released	August 25, 1992
Recorded	1991–1992
Genre	R&B hip hop new jack swing
Length	71:27
Label	MCA
Producer	Antonio "L.A." Reid Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Daryl Simmons Teddy Riley Demetrius Shipp Thomas R. Taliaferro Jr. Derek "DOA" Allen Dennis Austin BeBe Winans
Bobby Brown chronology
Don't Be Cruel (1988) Bobby (1992) B.Brown Posse (1993)
Singles from Bobby
"Humpin' Around" Released: July 28, 1992 "Good Enough" Released: October 1992 "Get Away" Released: January 5, 1993 "That's the Way Love Is" Released: April 13, 1993 "Something in Common" Released: December 7, 1993 "Two Can Play That Game" Released: 25 June 1994 / 1 April 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	C[2]
Orlando Sentinel	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Bobby is the third studio album by American singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 by MCA Records. The album continued the R&B/new jack swing sound of its predecessor, Don't Be Cruel. Babyface, L.A. Reid, and Daryl Simmons returned as producers and songwriters, however, Brown also worked with other producers, most notably Teddy Riley, who was considered a pioneer of the new jack swing genre. Riley also co-wrote and produced the majority of the album. Brown had more creative input and control of the album, becoming an executive producer and co-writing seven of the album's thirteen songs. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.

Bobby peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart and spawned three major US Billboard Hot 100 singles; "Humpin' Around" (US #3), "Good Enough" (US #7), and " Get Away" (US #14). The album also reached number one on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. The album also included a duet, "Something in Common", with Brown's wife, singer Whitney Houston, that became a hit in several international markets.

Brown received his second Grammy Award nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Grammy Awards for the single "Humpin' Around", however, he did not win. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 19, 1993.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Humpin' Around (Prelude)"			0:10
2.	"Humpin' Around"	Antonio Reid, Kenneth Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, Bobby Brown, Thomas Keyes, Jan C. "Stylz" Styles[6]	Antonio "L.A." Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons	6:18
3.	"Two Can Play That Game"	Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, David "Redhead" Guppy, Bobby Brown	Teddy Riley	4:59
4.	"Get Away"	Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Tony Haynes, Bobby Brown, Louil Silas, Jr.	Teddy Riley	5:10
5.	"Til the End of Time"	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp, William "Rakim" Griffin	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp (co.)	5:20
6.	"Good Enough"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	5:01
7.	"Pretty Little Girl"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	5:09
8.	"Lovin' You Down"	Teddy Riley, Thomas R. Taliaferro, Jr.	Teddy Riley, Thomas R. Taliaferro, Jr. (co.)	5:50
9.	"One More Night"	Teddy Riley, Herb Middleton, Bernard Belle	Teddy Riley	6:28
10.	"Something in Common" (duet with Whitney Houston)	Teddy Riley, Bobby Brown, Bernard Belle, Whitney Houston	Teddy Riley	4:59
11.	"That's the Way Love Is"	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp, Aquil Davidson, Bobby Brown	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp (co.)	4:50
12.	"College Girl"	Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen	Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen	6:05
13.	"Storm Away"	Bobby Brown, Dennis Austin, Kelvin Bowers	Bobby Brown, Dennis Austin	6:05
14.	"I'm Your Friend" (duet with Debra Winans)	BeBe Winans	BeBe Winans	5:03
Total length:				71:27

Sample credits

• "Humpin' Around" contains a chorus sample of "Dancing Days", written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and performed by Led Zeppelin; a sample riff of "Rock Steady", written and performed by Aretha Franklin; a sample riff of "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)", written by Full Force, Howard Thompson, Adelaida Martinez and U.T.F.O., and performed by The Real Roxanne featuring Howie Tee; and a bass sample of "The Grunt"; written and performed by The J.B.'s.
• "Two Can Play That Game" contains a sample riff of "Sing a Simple Song", written by Sylvester Stewart, and performed by Sly & the Family Stone.
• "Get Away" contains a chorus sample of "(Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton, and performed by Funkadelic; a sample riff of "Kool is Back", written by Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby, Ronald Bell, Claydes C. Smith, George Brown, Donald Boyce, Robert Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Robert "Kool" Bell and Richard Westfield, and performed by Funk, Inc.; and a sample riff of "Spend the Night", written by Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin and Aaron Hall, and performed by Guy.
• "One More Night" contains a sample riff of "School Boy Crush", written by Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Steven Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Owen McIntyre and Hamish Stuart, and performed by Average White Band.
• "Something in Common" contains a sample riff of "Want to Be With You", written by Gene Griffin and William Aquart, and performed by Zan.
• "That's the Way Love Is" contains a sample riff of "I Get Lifted", written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, and performed by KC & the Sunshine Band.

Personnel

• Keyboards: Teddy Riley, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Big Dave Repace, Huston Singletary, Dennis Austin, Cedric Caldwell, Robbie Buchanan
• Drum programming: Teddy Riley, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Big Dave Repace, Huston Singletary, Dennis Austin, Donald Parks
• Drums: Derek "DOA" Allen, Ricky Lawson
• Percussion: Nate Hughes, Terry McMillan
• Saxophone: Daniel LeMelle
• Bass: Nathan East
• Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
• Background vocals: Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little, Joseph Stonestreet, Marsha McClurkin, Mary Brown, Bernard Belle, Omar Chandler, Babyface, Emanuel Officer, Debra Killings, Ricky Bell, Daryl Simmons, Chanté Moore, Derek "DOA" Allen, Big Dave Repace, Robert Gonzales, Trina Broussard, Dennis Austin, Sophia Bender, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Angie Winans, Debra Winans
• Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Horvat, Barney Perkins, Jim Zumpano, John Rogers, Neal H. Pogue, George Pappas, Phil Tan, Billy Whittington, Jeff Balding, Ronnie Brookshire, Mike Poole, Mike McCarthy, Rick Will
• Mixing: Dave Way, Thom Russo, Teddy Riley, Jean-Marie Horvat, Barney Perkins, Dave Aron, Milton Chan, Keith "K.C." Cohen, Kimm James, Tony "TK" Kidd, Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen, Neal H. Pogue, Jeff Balding
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman
• Executive producer: Louil Silas, Jr., Bobby Brown, Tommy Brown
• Photography: Albert Watson, Todd Gray
• Art direction: Vartan
• Design: John Coulter

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 26 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 15 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[11] 16 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 12 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 18 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 11 US Billboard 200[18] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Billboard 200[20] 82 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 42 Chart (1993) Position US Billboard 200[22] 52 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[23] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[26]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1992 (U.S.)

References

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