Bobby (Bobby Brown album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Bobby is the third studio album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 by MCA Records.

The album continued the R&B/new-jack sound of its successful predecessor, Don't Be Cruel. Babyface, L.A. Reid, and Daryl Simmons returned as songwriters and producers, however Brown also worked with new producers, most notably Teddy Riley, who was considered a pioneer of the new jack swing genre. Riley wrote and produced the majority of the album. Brown also had more creative input and control of the album, becoming an executive producer and co-writing seven of the album's thirteen tracks.

Bobby peaked at #2 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, and spawned two Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles: "Humpin' Around" (#3) and "Good Enough" (#7). The album also peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and reached #2 in Australia.

The album included Brown's first duet with wife Whitney Houston on "Something in Common", which was also released as a single.

Bobby generally received mixed reviews from music critics. Brown received his second Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards for "Humpin' Around".

The album has been certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over two million units in the United States.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Humpin' Around (Prelude)"			0:10
2.	"Humpin' Around"	Antonio "L.A." Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, Bobby Brown, Thomas Keyes, Jan C. "Stylz" Styles^[4]	Antonio "L.A." Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Daryl Simmons	6:18
3.	"Two Can Play That Game"	Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, David "Redhead" Guppy, Bobby Brown	Teddy Riley	4:59
4.	"Get Away"	Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Tony Haynes, Bobby Brown, Louil Silas, Jr.	Teddy Riley	5:10
5.	"Til The End Of Time"	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp, William "Rakim" Griffin	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp (co.)	5:20
6.	"Good Enough"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	5:01
7.	"Pretty Little Girl"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	5:09
8.	"Lovin' You Down"	Teddy Riley, Thomas R. Taliaferro, Jr.	Teddy Riley, Thomas R. Taliaferro, Jr. (co.)	5:50
9.	"One More Night"	Teddy Riley, Herb Middleton, Bernard Belle	Teddy Riley	6:28
10.	"Something in Common (Duet with Whitney Houston)"	Teddy Riley, Bobby Brown, Bernard Belle, Whitney Houston	Teddy Riley	4:59
11.	"That's The Way Love Is"	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp, Aquil Davidson, Bobby Brown	Teddy Riley, Demetrius Shipp (co.)	4:50
12.	"College Girl"	Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen	Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen	6:05
13.	"Storm Away"	Bobby Brown, Dennis Austin, Kelvin Bowers	Bobby Brown, Dennis Austin	6:05
14.	"I'm Your Friend (Duet with Debra Winans)"	BeBe Winans	BeBe Winans	5:03
Total length:				71:44

Sample credits

"Humpin' Around" contains a chorus sample of "Dancing Days", written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and performed by Led Zeppelin; a sample riff of "Rock Steady", written and performed by Aretha Franklin; a sample riff of "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)", written by Full Force, Howard Thompson, Adelaida Martinez and U.T.F.O., and performed by The Real Roxanne featuring Howie Tee; and a bass sample of "The Grunt"; written and performed by The J.B.'s.
"Two Can Play That Game" contains a sample riff of "Sing a Simple Song", written by Sylvester Stewart, and performed by Sly & the Family Stone.
"Get Away" contains a chorus sample of "(Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton, and performed by Funkadelic; a sample riff of "Kool is Back", written by Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby, Ronald Bell, Claydes C. Smith, George Brown, Donald Boyce, Robert Mickens, Dennis Thomas, Robert "Kool" Bell and Richard Westfield, and performed by Funk, Inc.; and a sample riff of "Spend the Night", written by Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin and Aaron Hall, and performed by Guy.
"One More Night" contains a sample riff of "School Boy Crush", written by Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Steven Ferrone, Alan Gorrie, Owen McIntyre and Hamish Stuart, and performed by Average White Band.
"Something in Common" contains a sample riff of "Want to Be With You", written by Gene Griffin and William Aquart, and performed by Zan.
"That's the Way Love Is" contains a sample riff of "I Get Lifted", written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, and performed by KC & the Sunshine Band.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	2
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	2
UK Albums Chart	11

Certifications

Territory	Certification	Sales certified
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum^[5]	2,000,000

Personnel

Keyboards: Teddy Riley, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Big Dave Repace, Huston Singletary, Dennis Austin, Cedric Caldwell, Robbie Buchanan
Drum Programming: Teddy Riley, L.A. Reid, Babyface, Big Dave Repace, Huston Singletary, Dennis Austin, Donald Parks
Drums: Derek "DOA" Allen, Ricky Lawson
Percussion: Nate Hughes, Terry McMillan
Saxophone: Daniel LeMelle
Bass: Nathan East
Guitar: Paul Jackson, Jr.
Background Vocals: Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little, Joseph Stonestreet, Marsha McClurkin, Mary Brown, Bernard Belle, Omar Chandler, Babyface, Emanuel Officer, Debra Killings, Ricky Bell, Daryl Simmons, Chanté Moore, Derek "DOA" Allen, Big Dave Repace, Robert Gonzales, Trina Broussard, Dennis Austin, Sophia Bender, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Angie Winans, Debra Winans
Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Horvat, Barney Perkins, Jim Zumpano, John Rogers, Neal H. Pogue, George Pappas, Phil Tan, Billy Whittington, Jeff Balding, Ronnie Brookshire, Mike Poole, Mike McCarthy, Rick Will
Mixing: Dave Way, Thom Russo, Teddy Riley, Jean-Marie Horvat, Barney Perkins, Dave Aron, Milton Chan, Keith "K.C." Cohen, Kimm James, Tony "TK" Kidd, Bobby Brown, Derek "DOA" Allen, Neal H. Pogue, Jeff Balding
Mastering: Bernie Grundman
Executive Producer: Louil Silas, Jr., Bobby Brown, Tommy Brown
Photography: Albert Watson, Todd Gray
Art direction: Vartan
Design: John Coulter

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bobby at AllMusic
^ Rolling Stone review
^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 23, 2015". RIAA. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ "Stylz Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
^ "rRIAA - Certified Awards Search". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Bobby at AllMusic

[2] Rolling Stone review

[3] "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 23, 2015". RIAA. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[4] "Stylz Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-12-24.

[US_Certification-5] "rRIAA - Certified Awards Search". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

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