C.M.B.

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C.M.B.
Studio album by Color Me Badd
Released July 23, 1991
Recorded 1990-1991
Genre New jack swing, R&B
Length 44:11
Label Giant, Reprise
Producer Royal Bayyan, Dr. Freeze, Hamza Lee, Nick Mundy, Spyderman, Howie Tee
Color Me Badd chronology
C.M.B.
(1991)		 Time and Chance
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment Weekly C+[3]

C.M.B. is the debut album of 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.

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[edit] Reception

[edit] Commercial performance

The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200, spending 77 weeks on the chart,[4] and shipped one million copies within its first two months of release in the United States.[5] It also charted at number three in the United Kingdom,[6] and it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on September 1, 1991, having shipped 100,000 copies in the UK.[7] 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 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of three million copies in the US.[5]

[edit] Critical response

Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C+ rating and criticized its content, stating "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".[3] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave it a rating of honorable mention ((1-star Honorable Mention)),[2] indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like".[8] In a retrospective review of the album, Allmusic editor Alex Henderson commented 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)".[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Straite, Elliot) - 4:06
  2. "All 4 Love" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 3:30
  3. "Heartbreaker" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard, Bayyan, Tarik) - 3:58
  4. "I Adore Mi Amor" (Color Me Badd, /Lee, Hamza) - 4:49
  5. "Groove My Mind" (Bayyan, Royal) - 5:06
  6. "I Wanna Sex You Up (Reprise)" (Straite, Elliot) - 1:09
  7. "Roll the Dice" (Mundy, Nick, /Gomez, Gina) - 4:47
  8. "Slow Motion" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 4:24
  9. "Thinkin' Back" (Color Me Badd, /Taylor, Troy, /Lee, Hamza) - 5:21
  10. "I Adore Mi Amor (Interlude)" (Color Me Badd, /Lee, Hamza) - :48
  11. "Color Me Badd" (Straite, Elliot) - 4:05
  12. "Your da One I Onena Love" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 4:08

[edit] Personnel

Credits for C.M.B. adapted from Allmusic.[9]

  • 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
  • Donnell Spencer – Drum Programming
  • Spyderman – Producer, Mixing
  • Howie Tee – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Kevin Thornton – Vocals
  • Dirk Walter – Design
  • Sam Watters – Vocals
  • Warren Woods – Engineer, Mixing

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 3
US Billboard 200[4] 3
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[10] 10

[edit] Certifications

Country Provider Certifications
Canada CRIA 2× Platinum[11]
United Kingdom BPI Gold[7]
United States RIAA 3× Platinum[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex (August 1, 2003). Review: C.M.B.. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (October 1, 1991). "Consumer Guide: C.M.B.". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26.
  3. ^ a b Berger, Arion (August 9, 1991). Review: C.M.B.. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  4. ^ a b Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  5. ^ a b c Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Color Me Badd. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 116. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  7. ^ a b Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990–). CG 90s: Key to Icons. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  9. ^ Credits: C.M.B.. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  10. ^ Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  11. ^ Search Certification Database: C.M.B.. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.

[edit] External links

Color Me Badd
  • Bryan Abrams
  • Mark Calderon
  • Kevin Thornton
  • Sam Watters
Studio albums
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