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Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! 
Studio album by Another Bad Creation Released February 11, 1991 Genre Hip hop, R&B, New jack swing Length 37:59 Label Motown Producer Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze Another Bad Creation chronology Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
(1991)It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It
(1993)Singles from Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! - "Iesha"
Released: October 19, 1990 - "Playground"
Released: June 15, 1991 - "Jealous Girl"
Released: July 23, 1991 - "My World"
Released: December 13, 1991 - "Spydermann"
Released: June 25, 1992
Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released February 11, 1991 on Motown.
The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart. By May of 1991, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Contents
Release and reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Entertainment Weekly (D)[2] The album peaked at seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3] The album was certified gold in April of 1991 and platinum the following month.[4]
Rob Theakston of Allmusic called the album "an enjoyable, infectious, bubblegum/R&B record," and noted that the work "unquestionably helped to re-position Motown's status as the dominant force in R&B."[1]
Track listing
No. Title Music Sample(s)[5] Length 1. "Parents" Austin 2:53 2. "Playground" Austin, Bivins, Wales - "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly and the Family Stone
4:15 3. "Mental (So Pay Attention)" Austin 1:08 4. "Little Soldiers" Austin, Wales 4:13 5. "My World" Austin, Wales 3:50 6. "Iesha" Austin, Bivins - "The Grunt" by The J.B.'s
4:22 7. "Spydermann" Pugh, Shelton, Straite 4:40 8. "That's My Girl" Austin, Morris 3:08 9. "Jealous Girl" Johnson, Starr 5:38 10. "A.B.C." Anderson, Shelton, Straite 3:52 Chart history
Album
Chart (1991)[3] Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 7 U.S. R&B Albums 2 Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[6] U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1990 "Iesha" 9 — 9 6 1991 "Playground" 10 36 6 4 "Jealous Girl" — — — 25 1992 "My World" — — — 77 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[7]
- arranging – Dallas Austin
- engineering – Dallas Austin, Jim Hinger, Darin Prindle, Christopher Shaw, Rick Sheppard
- production – Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze
- programming – Rick Sheppard
- vocals – Dallas Austin, Biv, Grecco Bush, Regina Chapman, Todd Harris, Tracy Harris, Rene Pugh, Racer X, Desiaray Shelton, Kevin Wales
- vocals (background) – Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, Dr. Freeze, Debra Killings
Notes
- ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r742/review. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ White, Armond. "Coolin' at the Playground — Music — EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,314149,00.html. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r742/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010 : Search Results - Another Bad Creation". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Another%20Bad%20Creation&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Another Bad Creation". The-Breaks.com. http://the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Another+Bad+Creation&type=6. Retrieved 12-18-2010.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r742/charts-awards/billboard-single. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Credits )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r742/credits. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
External links
Categories:- 1991 albums
- Albums produced by Dallas Austin
- Another Bad Creation albums
- Debut albums
- Motown albums
- "Iesha"
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