''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

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, 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

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s: " 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

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(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 ''

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''. Retrieved on January 27, 2011. and shipped one million copies within its first two months of release in the United States. It also charted at number three in the United Kingdom, and it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on September 1, 1991, having shipped 100,000 copies in the UK.Certified Awards Search
. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-01-27. It produced five US hit singles, "I Wanna Sex You Up" (US #2), "I Adore Mi Amor" (US #1), "All 4 Love" (US #1), "Thinkin' Back" (US #16), and " Slow Motion" (US #18). On July 15, 1992, ''C.M.B'' was certified triple platinum by the

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Critical reception

Arion Berger of '' Entertainment Weekly'' gave the album a "C+" and criticized its content: "However decent C.M.B.'s intentions of turning street-corner harmonies into dance-floor grooves, nothing on their debut — not their four fine voices, glossy production, or titillating youthful smut — sounds honest".Berger, Arion (August 9, 1991)
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'' Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved on January 26, 2011. In his consumer guide for '' The Village Voice'', critic

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gave it a one-star honorable mention (),Christgau, Robert (October 1, 1991).
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on January 26, 2011. indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like". In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic editor Alex Henderson gave ''C.M.B.'' four out of five stars and said that "most of the songs are pedestrian and generic", but wrote that it "does have its moments, including the hit slow jams 'I Adore Mi Amor' and 'I Wanna Sex You Up' (which samples rapper Slick Rick in a rather clever fashion)".Henderson, Alex (August 1, 2003)
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Track listing

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Personnel

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AllMusic. Retrieved on January 26, 2011. * Bryan Abrams – vocals * Royal Bayyan – producer, mixing * Mark Calderon – vocals * Steve Casper – assistant engineer * Pavel DeJesus – assistant engineer * Buck Dewit – assistant engineer * D'La Vance – keyboards * Dr. Freeze – producer, mixing * Michael Fossenkemper – engineer * Michael Lavine – photography * Hamza Lee – keyboards, producer, mixing * Josh Melville – engineer * Cassandra Mills – executive producer * Nick Mundy – arranger, programming, producer, engineer * Angela Piva – engineer * James Pollock – engineer, mixing * Johnny Potoker – mixing * Donna Roth – assistant engineer * Doug Schwartz – engineer *

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– drum programming * Spyderman – producer, mixing * Howie Tee – producer, engineer, mixing * Kevin Thornton – vocals * Dirk Walter – design * Sam Watters – vocals * Warren Woods – engineer, mixing

Charts

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Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1991 debut albums Albums produced by Howie Tee Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios Color Me Badd albums Giant Records (Warner) albums Reprise Records albums Warner Records albums