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C.M.B.
''C.M.B.'' is the debut album by American recording act Color Me Badd, released July 23, 1991, on Giant Records. It was produced by several record producers, including Dr. Freeze, Nick Mundy, and Howie Tee. The album received mixed reviews from critics who found the production and lyrics generic despite some decent vocal work. ''C.M.B.'' peaked at number 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned seven singles: "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", "All 4 Love", "Color Me Badd", "Thinkin' Back", "Heartbreaker" and "Slow Motion". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of three million copies in the country. Commercial performance The album reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200, spending 77 weeks on the chart, Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200 ''Billboard''. Retrieved on January 27, 2011. and shipped one million copies within its first two months of release i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wanna Sex You Up
"I Wanna Sex You Up" is a song by American R&B group Color Me Badd, released in March 1991 as the lead single from their debut album, ''C.M.B.'' (1991). The song was produced by Dr. Freeze and was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1991 film ''New Jack City''. The single achieved commercial success in the United States, spending four weeks at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topping both the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. It also enjoyed international success, peaking atop the charts of New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Charts and rankings The song spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two for four consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, behind "More Than Words" by Extreme, and " Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul. It was the 10th-best-selling single of 1991 in the UK and the Number 2 song of the year in the US, and in 1992 the song won the group a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Color Me Badd
''Color'' Me Badd is an American contemporary R&B group that was formed in 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by lead singer Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), tenor Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), second tenor Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970) and baritone Kevin Thornton (born June 17, 1969). Color Me Badd broke up in 1998 before reuniting in 2010, with various lineups since. Best known for their singles "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor" and "All 4 Love", the group has sold over 12 million records worldwide,Sue White"Color Me Badd, Bell Biv DeVoe plan 'family' reunion with fans at Soaring Eagle Casinio,"MLive, October 22, 2015. had two number 1 hit singles, nine Top 40 hits and a triple-platinum album. They were nominated for two Grammy Awards, won two Soul Train Music Awards and one American Music Award, and were nominated for five others.Rob Collins"The former Color Me Badd members have never told their whole story in one place, until now," ''Oklahoma Gazette'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unique Recording Studios
Unique Recording Studios was a five-room recording studio operating near Times Square in New York City from 1978 until 2004. Founders and co-owners Bobby Nathan and Joanne Georgio-Nathan installed the first Otari 24-track tape deck in New York. The studio was known for its extensive collection of synthesizers, which attracted Steve Winwood, who jammed for many hours in the process of creating his multi-Grammy winning album ''Back in the High Life'' (1986) at Unique. Founders Bobby Nathan was born in New York, and learned to play guitar at age 11. In 1965 in his late teens, he played clubs on the Jersey Shore with his band the Pipers. In September 1973, Bobby met Joanne Georgio and they formed a band called Uptown, playing the Tri-State area, shifting to steady gigs in New York City. Georgio and Nathan married. In 1976 Uptown broke up and the Nathans formed another band called Strawberry, playing disco clubs, and backing disco singers such as Gloria Gaynor. In 1977 Strawberry beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinkin' Back
"Thinkin' Back" is an R&B and Pop song by American music group Color Me Badd from their debut album, ''C.M.B.'' (1991). It was released as the fifth single (fourth in North America) in January 1992. The song is about a deteriorating relationship, and while the protagonist's partner did them wrong, they are still lonely, and want to turn back time to go back to when their relationship was in a good place. "Thinkin' Back" was another successful single, but did not perform as well as its 3 preceding songs (all which were top 2 hits, and performed strongly worldwide). On the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song reached number #16 on April 4, 1992, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart. It also peaked at #31 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ... chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Motion (Color Me Badd Song)
"Slow Motion" is an R&B and new jack swing song by American music group Color Me Badd from their debut album, ''C.M.B.'' (1991). It was released as the fifth single (fourth in North America) in May 1992. The song was remixed from the album version (which is more nuanced, and typical New Jack Swing) to add more funky elements to the music, and added a feature by Bootsy Collins for the single release. The song is about having sexual intercourse with a partner, and wanting to continue make love to them slowly all night long. The song peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming ... chart on June 13, 1992, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart. It reached No. 40 on the Canadian charts. The video received support on MTV, The Box, Friday Night V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All 4 Love
"All 4 Love" is a song by American music group Color Me Badd. In the United Kingdom, it was released in July 1991 as the second single from their debut album, ''C.M.B.'' (1991), while in the United States, it was released as the album's third single in November of the same year. The recording contains elements from the 1966 song "Patch My Heart" by the Mad Lads. On the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100, the song reached number one on January 25, 1992, ending the seven-week reign of Michael Jackson's "Black or White"; it was the band's second and final number-one single in the US. The song also reached number one in New Zealand and became a top-10 hit in several other countries. Track listings Single # "All 4 Love" (album version) – 3:30 # "Color Me Badd" – 4:05 Maxi-CD # "All 4 Love" (album mix) – 3:29 # "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix with rap) – 3:47 # "All 4 Love" (Red Hot Mix) – 3:48 # "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix without rap) – 3:47 Charts Weekly charts Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Adore Mi Amor
"I Adore Mi Amor" is a song by American R&B group Color Me Badd, released as the second single (third in the United Kingdom) from their debut album, ''C.M.B.'' (1991). The song peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for two weeks and spent 20 weeks on the listing, finishing 1991 at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' year-end chart. Worldwide, the track entered the top 20 in Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. In 1992, saxophonist Najee covered the song from the album ''Just an Illusion''. Track listing US 12-inch single # "I Adore Mi Amor" (U.S.A. mix) – 4:52 # "I Adore Mi Amor" (Round the Way mix) – 4:27 # "I Adore Mi Amor" (international mix) – 4:49 # "I Adore Mi Amor" (T.V. mix) – 4:26 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history See also * Hot 100 number-one hits of 1991 (United States) This is a list of the U.S. '' Billboard'' magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1991. The longest running number-one singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with the Entertainment Retailers Association, and awards UK music sales through the BRIT Certified Awards. Structure Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK (Warner Music UK, Sony Music UK, & Universal Music UK), and over 450 independent record labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. The BPI council is the management and policy forum of the BPI. It is chaired by the chair of BPI, and includes the chief executive, chief operating officer (COO) and the general counsel. In addition it includes 12 representatives from the recorded music sector, six from major labels, two each from the three major companies, and six from the independent sector, which are selected by votin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Christgau
Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and later became an early proponent of musical movements such as hip hop, riot grrrl, and the import of African popular music in the West. Christgau spent 37 years as the chief music critic and senior editor for ''The Village Voice'', during which time he created and oversaw the annual Pazz & Jop critics poll. He has also covered popular music for ''Esquire'', ''Creem'', ''Newsday'', ''Playboy'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Billboard'', NPR, ''Blender'', and ''MSN Music'', and was a visiting arts teacher at New York University. CNN senior writer Jamie Allen has called Christgau "the E. F. Hutton of the music world – when he talks, people listen." Christgau is best known for his terse, letter-graded capsule album reviews, composed in a concentrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Jam
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ... or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is the 1983 Midnight Star (band), Midnight Star recording "Slow Jam" on their album ''No Parking on the Dance Floor''. Essence (magazine), ''Essence'' magazine compiled a list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time", containing songs of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and ''Complex (magazine), Complex'' compiled a list of 100 slow jams in "The Best Songs to Get You in the Mood". In radio In 1983, Kevin "Slow Jammin'" James created the radio show ''Slow Jam'' on WKYS, named after the Midnight Star song, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slick Rick
Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence with Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. Their songs " The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. "La Di Da Di" is one of the most sampled songs in history. In 1986, Slick Rick became the third artist signed to Def Jam Records. He has released four albums: ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' (1988), '' The Ruler's Back'' (1991), '' Behind Bars'' (1994) and ''The Art of Storytelling'' (1999). His music has been sampled and interpolated over 1,000 times, in dozens of songs by artists, including Eminem, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Beastie Boys, TLC, Nas, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Black Star, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, MC Ren, Montell Jordan and Color Me Badd. In the process, Slick Rick has become one of the most-sampled hip-hop artists ever. Many of these songs based on Slick Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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