Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released on February 11, 1991 on Motown.
The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart. By May 1991, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
Release and reception
| 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 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 | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Parents" | Dallas Austin | Austin | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Playground" | Austin, Michael Bivins, Kevin Wales | Austin | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Mental (So Pay Attention)" | Austin | Austin | 1:08 |
| 4. | "Little Soldiers" | Austin, Bivins, Wales | Austin | 4:13 |
| 5. | "My World" | Austin, Wales | Austin | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Iesha" | Austin, Bivins | Austin | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Spydermann" | Chris Sellers, David Shelton, Demetrius Pugh, Elliott Straite, Marliss Pugh, Rommell Chapman | Dr. Freeze, Howie Tee (co.) | 4:40 |
| 8. | "That's My Girl" | Austin, Wales, Nathan Morris | Austin | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Jealous Girl" | Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun | Austin | 5:38 |
| 10. | "A.B.C." | Sellers, Shelton, Pugh, Straite, Pugh, Chapman, Rico Anderson | Rico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.) | 3:52 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1991)[3] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 2 |
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] | 80 |
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. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ White, Armond (May 3, 1991). "Coolin' at the Playground — Music — EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010 : Search Results - Another Bad Creation". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.