Album
Don't Be Cruel
1988 · Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Don't Be Cruel is a Soul & Funk album by Bobby Brown, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 40 pressings tracked, owned by 4 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
- ADon't Be Cruel4:07
Side B
- BDon't Be Cruel (Instrumental)4:17
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- heavy
- aggressive
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- "Fast" Eddie SmithMIXED BY
- Daryl SimmonsPRODUCER
- Eddie GordonMIXED BY
- L.A. & BabyfacePRODUCER
- Loil Silas, Jr.EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Louil Silas Jr.EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Louil Silas Jr.EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
- Louil Silas Jr.PRODUCER [EXECUTIVE]
- Timmy RegisfordMIXED BY
- Bobby BrownPRODUCER
- Tommy BrownEXECUTIVE-PRODUCER
Songwriting
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 40 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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