''Bobby'' is the third studio album by American singer

Bobby Brown Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...

, released in 1992 by

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. The album continued the R&B/ new jack swing sound of its predecessor, ''

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''.

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, and

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returned as producers and songwriters, however, Brown also worked with other producers, most notably

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, 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; "

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" (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, "

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", with Brown's wife, singer

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, that became a hit in several international markets. Brown received his second

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nomination for

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at the 35th Grammy Awards for the single "Humpin' Around", however, he did not win. The album was certified

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 19, 1993.

Track listing

Sample credits *"Humpin' Around" contains a chorus sample of "

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", written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and performed by

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; a sample riff of "

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", written and performed by Aretha Franklin; a sample riff of "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)", written by

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, Howard Thompson,

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and U.T.F.O., and performed by

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featuring

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; 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

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, and performed by

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. *"Get Away" contains a chorus sample of "(Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton, and performed by

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; 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,

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and Richard Westfield, and performed by

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; 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

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. *"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

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and Richard Finch, and performed by

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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,

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* Percussion: Nate Hughes, Terry McMillan * Saxophone: Daniel LeMelle * Bass: Nathan East * Guitar:

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* Background vocals: Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley,

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, Levi Little, Joseph Stonestreet, Marsha McClurkin, Mary Brown, Bernard Belle, Omar Chandler, Babyface, Emanuel Officer,

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, Ricky Bell, Daryl Simmons,

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, Derek "DOA" Allen, Big Dave Repace, Robert Gonzales,

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, Dennis Austin, Sophia Bender, BeBe Winans,

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, Angie Winans, Debra Winans * Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Horvat, Barney Perkins, Jim Zumpano, John Rogers, Neal H. Pogue, George Pappas,

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, Billy Whittington, Jeff Balding, Ronnie Brookshire, Mike Poole, Mike McCarthy, Rick Will * Mixing:

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, 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:

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* Executive producer: Louil Silas, Jr., Bobby Brown, Tommy Brown * Photography: Albert Watson, Todd Gray * Art direction: Vartan * Design: John Coulter

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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