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Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
Studio album by TLC
Released February 25, 1992
Recorded August–December 1991
Genre R&B, Hip hop, Pop, new jack swing
Length 55:21
Label LaFace, Arista
Producer Babyface (exec.), L.A. Reid (exec.), Dallas Austin, De Funky Bunch, Jermaine Dupri, Marley Marl
TLC chronology
Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
(1992)		 CrazySexyCool
(1994)
Singles from Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
  1. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
    Released: November 22, 1991
  2. "Baby-Baby-Baby"
    Released: May 29, 1992
  3. "What About Your Friends"
    Released: August 28, 1992
  4. "Hat 2 da Back"
    Released: January 29, 1993

Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip is the debut studio album from American R&B group TLC, released February 25, 1992 on LaFace Records.

The album peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200 chart. By May 1996 it was certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA for shipping four million copies in the United States.

Contents

[edit] Background

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TLC signed their first contract with LaFace Records in August 1991.[1]

[edit] Reception

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[edit] Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly (A)[3]

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised the effort as well as the group and its message, calling TLC "a perfect pop group for the times."[3] In a fairly positive review, Steve Huey of Allmusic states that "although it's uneven, the best moments of On the TLC Tip deserved their popularity, and set the stage for the group's blockbuster success the next time out."[2]

[edit] Commercial performance

The album peaked at fourteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the third spot on the R&B Albums chart.[4] According to Nielsen SoundScan it sold 2.5 million copies in the US.[5] It was eventually certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA for shipping four million copies in the US.[6]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Sample(s)[7][8] Length
1. "Intro"       0:30
2. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"   Dallas Austin, Lisa Lopes   5:36
3. "Shock Dat Monkey"   Babyface, Lopes, Reid, Simmons 5:08
4. "Intermission I"       0:19
5. "Hat 2 da Back"   Austin, Lopes 4:16
6. "Das Da Way We Like 'Em"   Austin, Lopes, Marley Marl, Thomas 5:01
7. "What About Your Friends"   Austin, Lopes
  • "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly and the Family Stone
 4:53
8. "His Story"   Austin, Lopes   4:23
9. "Intermission II"       0:59
10. "Bad by Myself"   Dupri, Farris, Lopes, Shelton
  • "Last Night Changed It All" by Esther Williams
  • "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" by Main Source
  • "Peter Piper" by Run-D.M.C.
  • "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy
 3:55
11. "Somethin' You Wanna Know"   Babyface, Kayo, Lopes, Reid, Simmons   5:43
12. "Baby-Baby-Baby"   Babyface, Reid, Simmons   5:15
13. "This Is How It Should Be Done"   Lopes, Marley Marl 4:27
14. "Depend on Myself"   Austin 4:11
15. "Conclusion"       0:48

[edit] Chart history

[edit] Album

Chart (1992)[4] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 14
U.S. Heatseekers 2
U.S. R&B Albums 3

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[9]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
1992 "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" 6 1 2 — —
"Baby-Baby-Baby" 2 19 1 2 9
"What About Your Friends" 7 5 2 1 18
1993 "Hat 2 da Back" 30 26 14 14 —

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[10]

  • arranging – Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Dionne Farris, Marley Marl, DeRock Simmons
  • art coordination – Davett Singletary
  • art direction – Calvin Lowery
  • assistant engineering – Mitch Eaton, Brandi Parisi, John Rogers, Steve "Stizz" S'berg, Matt Still, Bill Tan
  • bass – Kayo
  • concept – TLC
  • coordination – Constance Armstrong, Yvette Whitaker
  • design – Calvin Lowery
  • drums – Kayo, L.A. Reid
  • engineering – Frank Heller, John Pace, Darin Prindle, Alvin Speights, Jim "Z" Zumpano
  • executive production – Babyface, L.A. Reid
  • keyboards – Babyface, Darren Lighty, Daryl Simmons
  • make-up – John Grier-Kellman
  • mastering – Herb Powers
  • mixing – Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Marley Marl, Alvin Speights, Matt Still, Bill Tan, Dave Way, Jim "Z" Zumpano
  • photography – Michael Lavine
  • production – Dallas Austin, De Funky Bunch, Jermaine Dupri, Marley Marl
  • sampling – Rick Sheppard, X-Man
  • scratching – X-Man
  • shouts – Dallas Austin, Fabian Ford, TLC, Kevin Wales
  • strings – Seldon "Big Wally" Henderson
  • vocal arranging – Jermaine Dupri, DeRock Simmons
  • vocals (background) – Mary Brown, Kayo, Debra Killings, Marsha McClurkin, TLC

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "OUR GEORGIA HISTORY – TLC". OurGeorgiaHistory.com. http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/TLC. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
  2. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "allmusic ((( Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56279. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  3. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (1992-04-17). "Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip – Music – EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310196,00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  4. ^ a b "allmusic ((( Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56279. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  5. ^ Keith Caulfield. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/ask-billboard-2007159.story. Retrieved October 3, 2010. 
  6. ^ "American certifications – On the TLC Tip". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22On+the+TLC+Tip%22. 
  7. ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: TLC". The-Breaks.com. http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=TLC&type=6. Retrieved 06-08-2010. 
  8. ^ Credits as per liner notes for Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip album
  9. ^ "allmusic ((( Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56279. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 
  10. ^ "allmusic ((( Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r56279. Retrieved 2010-06-09. 

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