Born into the 90's

Born Into the 90's
Studio album by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Released	January 14, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B, new jack swing
Length	46:52
Label	Jive
Producer	R. Kelly, Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams, Tommy Thumb (Vocal Production), Michael Clark (Vocal Production), Stephen George (Vocal Production) Barry Hankerson (executive)
R. Kelly chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) 12 Play (1993)
Public Announcement chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) All Work, No Play (1998)

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Born into the 90's was R. Kelly's debut album with his back-up group Public Announcement. 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 in 1993, and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). This would be R. Kelly's only album credited with Public Announcement as he separated from the group before his next release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Loving Me"		3:38
2.	"She's Got That Vibe"		4:37
3.	"Definition Of A Hotti"		4:21
4.	"I Know What You Need"		3:29
5.	"Keep It Street"		3:57
6.	"Born Into The 90's"		4:41
7.	"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"		5:03
8.	"Dedicated"		4:40
9.	"Honey Love"		5:04
10.	"Hangin' Out"		4:07
11.	"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word) (Feat. Mr. Lee)"		3:19

Personnel

• Timmy Allen – Programming
• Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
• Michael Clark – Producer
• Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Jose Fernandez – Programming
• Georgette Franklin – Vocals (bckgr)
• Marcus Geeter – Grooming
• Stephen George – Producer
• Karen Gordon – Vocals (bckgr)
• Joe Grant – Photography
• Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
• R. Kelly – Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), 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 – Vocals (bckgr)
• Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Vocals (bckgr)
• Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Bobby West – Keyboards
• Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
• Wayne Williams – Producer
• Nicole Wilson – Vocals (bckgr)

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
The U.S. Billboard 200	42
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
UK Top 75 Albums	1
Dutch Albums Chart	49
Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	79