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R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses.
During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwi ...
's collaboration album with his group
Public Announcement
A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound sou ...
. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at #3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two #1 R&B hits: "
Honey Love," and "
Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, ''Born into the 90's'' was eventually certified platinum and picked up an
American Music Award
The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Produ ...
nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). This would be R. Kelly's only album with Public Announcement as he separated from the group before he began recording his next album.
Track listing
Personnel
* Timmy Allen – Programming
* Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
* Michael Clark – Producer
* Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Gary "Bump City" Daniels - Programming
[Tatum & West]
* Jose Fernandez – Programming
* Georgette Franklin – Background Vocals
* Marcus Geeter – Grooming
* Stephen George – Producer
* Karen Gordon – Background Vocals
* Joe Grant – Photography
* Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
* Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
* R. Kelly – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Mixing
* Steven Levy – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Doug Michael – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
* Mr. Lee – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Rap, Performer, Mixing
* Peter Mokran – Engineer, Mixing
* Tim Nitz – Engineer
* Cirland Noel – Engineer
* Tim Nutz – Assistant Engineer
* Herb Powers – Mastering
* Michael Schlesinger – Engineer, Mixing
* Dana Stovall – Background Vocals
* Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Background Vocals
* Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
* Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
* Bobby West – Keyboards
* Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
* Wayne Williams – Producer
* Nicole Wilson – Background Vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1992 debut albums
R. Kelly albums
Public Announcement albums
Albums produced by R. Kelly
Albums produced by Barry Hankerson
New jack swing albums