Bobby is the third
studio album by American singer
Bobby Brown, released in 1992 by
MCA Records. The album continued the
R&B/
new jack swing sound of its predecessor, Don't Be Cruel.
Babyface,
L.A. Reid, and
Daryl Simmons returned as producers and songwriters, however, Brown also worked with other producers, most notably
Teddy Riley, who was considered a pioneer of the new jack swing genre. Riley also co-wrote and produced the majority of the album. Brown had more creative input and control of the album, becoming an executive producer and co-writing seven of the album's thirteen songs. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
Bobby peaked at number two on the US
Billboard 200 Album Chart and spawned three major US
Billboard Hot 100 singles; "
Humpin' Around" (US #3), "Good Enough" (US #7), and " Get Away" (US #14). The album also reached number one on the
Billboard R&B Albums chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. The album also included a duet, "
Something in Common", with Brown's wife, singer
Whitney Houston, that became a hit in several international markets.
"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.
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
Bobby is the third
studio album by American singer
Bobby Brown, released in 1992 by
MCA Records. The album continued the
R&B/
new jack swing sound of its predecessor, Don't Be Cruel.
Babyface,
L.A. Reid, and
Daryl Simmons returned as producers and songwriters, however, Brown also worked with other producers, most notably
Teddy Riley, who was considered a pioneer of the new jack swing genre. Riley also co-wrote and produced the majority of the album. Brown had more creative input and control of the album, becoming an executive producer and co-writing seven of the album's thirteen songs. The album received mixed reviews from music critics.
Bobby peaked at number two on the US
Billboard 200 Album Chart and spawned three major US
Billboard Hot 100 singles; "
Humpin' Around" (US #3), "Good Enough" (US #7), and " Get Away" (US #14). The album also reached number one on the
Billboard R&B Albums chart, and reached the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden. The album also included a duet, "
Something in Common", with Brown's wife, singer
Whitney Houston, that became a hit in several international markets.
"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.
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