C.M.B.

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C.M.B. is the debut album by American R&B group, Color Me Badd, released July 23, 1991, on Giant Records. It was produced by several record producers, including Dr. Freeze, Nick Mundy, and Howie Tee.

The album received mixed reviews from critics who found the production and lyrics generic despite some decent vocal work. C.M.B. peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 and spawned seven singles: "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", "All 4 Love", "Color Me Badd", "Thinkin' Back", "Heartbreaker" and "Slow Motion". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of three million copies in the country.

Commercial performance

The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200, spending 77 weeks on the chart,[1] and shipped one million copies within its first two months of release in the United States.[2] It also charted at number three in the United Kingdom,[3] and it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on September 1, 1991, having shipped 100,000 copies in the UK.[4] It produced five US hit singles, "I Wanna Sex You Up" (US #2), "I Adore Mi Amor" (US #1), "All 4 Love" (US #1), "Thinkin' Back" (US #16), and "Slow Motion" (US #18). On July 15, 1992, C.M.B was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of three million copies in the US.[2]

Critical reception

Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "C+" and criticized its content: "However decent C.M.B.'s intentions of turning street-corner harmonies into dance-floor grooves, nothing on their debut — not their four fine voices, glossy production, or titillating youthful smut — sounds honest".[5] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention ((1-star Honorable Mention)),[6] indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like".[7] In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic editor Alex Henderson gave C.M.B. four out of five stars and said that "most of the songs are pedestrian and generic", but wrote that it "does have its moments, including the hit slow jams 'I Adore Mi Amor' and 'I Wanna Sex You Up' (which samples rapper Slick Rick in a rather clever fashion)".[8]

Track listing

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Notes
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Personnel

Credits for C.M.B. adapted from AllMusic.[9]

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Charts

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Certifications

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References

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  1. ↑ [[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200]. Billboard. Retrieved on January 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Color Me Badd. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.
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  5. ↑ Berger, Arion (August 9, 1991). Review: C.M.B.. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 1, 1991). "Consumer Guide: C.M.B.". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990–). CG 90s: Key to Icons. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  8. ↑ Henderson, Alex (August 1, 2003). Review: C.M.B.. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  9. ↑ Credits: C.M.B.. AllMusic. Retrieved on January 26, 2011.
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