Album
Don't Be Cruel
1988 · Funk / Soul
13 collectors on Gatefold own this
Don't Be Cruel is a Soul & Funk album by Bobby Brown, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 83 pressings tracked, owned by 13 collectors.
About
With 1988’s <i>Don’t Be Cruel</i>, Bobby Brown transformed himself from a teen idol into a seductive crooner with a rapper’s brash self-confidence. Overseen by producers Babyface and L.A. Reid, “Don’t Be Cruel” and the unapologetic “My Prerogative” pair Brown’s sneering-but-sexy attitude with hip-hop’s rugged breakbeats. Even the slow jams—“Roni,” “Rock Wit’cha”—conceal sharpness beneath Brown’s smooth delivery. Rap, pop, and soul converge on “Every Little Step,” a dazzling hit that proves R&B doesn’t have to be corny to be catchy.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Cruel Prelude0:39
- A2Don't Be Cruel6:52
- A3My Prerogative4:57
- A4Roni5:58
- A5Rock Wit'cha4:47
Side B
- B1Every Little Step3:59
- B2I'll Be Good To You4:25
- B3Take It Slow5:22
- B4All Day All Night4:40
- B5I Really Love You Girl5:11
- B6Cruel Reprise0:18
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Contemporary R&B
- heavy
- aggressive
- political
2nd Album Released on CD/LP/MC 16-1-89 Reached #3 in the UK Chart
Singles released from the album and related releases:
Don't Be Cruel (16-7-88) #13
My Prerogative (30-9-88) #6
Every Little Step (8-5-89) #6
On Our Own (3-7-89) #4 (not on album, from the "Ghostbusters II" soundtrack)
Rock Wit' Cha (11-9-89) #33
Roni (13-11-89) #21
I'll Be Good To You (21-12-89)
The Free Style Mega-Mix (28-5-90) #14 (not on album)
She Ain't Worth It (18-9-90) #12 (not on album)
Every Little Hit (Mega Mix) (1989) (Promo Only) (not on album)
Don't Be Cruel / Every Little Hit Megamix (1990)
His Prerogative (1989)
It was released in the United States on June 20, 1988 by MCA Records. MCA changed producers for this album and had Brown work with hit-making songwriting and production duo Babyface and L.A. Reid.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- BabyfaceBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Daryl SimmonsBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Karyn WhiteBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- KayoBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Aaron HallBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Ben RayesKEYBOARDS
- Bernard BelleBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Bernard BillBACKING VOCALS
- Bobby BrownBACKING VOCALS
- Dewayne SweetDRUMS DRUMS, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER , WRITTEN-BY DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS
- Emilio ConesaGUITAR
- Flip KirbyDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS
- Gordon JonesBACKING VOCALS INSTRUMENTS , BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Kirk CrumplerBASS BASS, SYNTH BASS BASS, SYNTHESIZER
- Larry WhiteBACKING VOCALS DRUMS DRUMS, BASS
- Lee DrakefordBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Lee PetersBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS
- Markell RileyDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS
13 collectors on Gatefold own this · 83 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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