Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip is the debut studio album by American girl group TLC, released on February 25, 1992, by LaFace Records. The title of the album comes from the last line of Left Eye's rap on "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg".

The album peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of four million copies in the United States. It is also TLC's third most successful album (after CrazySexyCool and FanMail, respectively), having sold over six million copies worldwide.

Background

TLC signed their first contract with LaFace Records on February 28, 1991 (amended April 3, 1991, with Thomas),[1] and began production on their debut album. They collaborated with Babyface, L.A. Reid, Dallas Austin, Da Funky Bunch, Jermaine Dupri, and Marley Marl, who helped Lopes with the songwriting. The album was finished in December 1991.[2]

Critical reception

Template:Album ratings Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised the effort as well as the group and its message, calling TLC "a perfect pop group for the times."[3] In a fairly positive review, Steve Huey of AllMusic states that "although it's uneven, the best moments of On the TLC Tip deserved their popularity, and set the stage for the group's blockbuster success the next time out."[4]

Commercial performance

Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip debuted at number 105 on the US Billboard 200, and reached number 14 on the chart and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[5][6] It was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 1, 1996,[7] and by October 2003, it had sold 2.5 million copies in the United States.[8] The album had sold over six million copies worldwide as of December 2011.[9]

Track listing

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Notes

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Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip.[10]

Musicians

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  • Rick Sheppard – programming (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; sampling (tracks 2, 7, 8, 14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Debra Killings – background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • TLC – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10–14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; shouts (track 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Kevin Wales – shouts (track 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Eloc – shouts (track 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Fabian Ford – shouts (track 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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  • Donald Parks – programming (tracks 3, 11, 12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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  • Marley Marl – arrangements (tracks 6, 13)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Darren Lighty – keyboards, programming (tracks 6, 13)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Technical

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  • Dallas Austin – production, mixing (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Dave Way – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; mix engineering
  • L.A. Reid – production (tracks 3, 12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; mixing (tracks 3, 11, 12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; executive production
  • Babyface – production (tracks 3, 12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; executive production
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  • Jermaine Dupri – production, mixing (track 10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Da Funky Bunch – production (track 10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Darin Prindle – recording engineering
  • Jim "Z" Zumpano – recording engineering, mix engineering assistance
  • John Pace – recording engineering
  • Alvin Speights – recording engineering, mix engineering
  • Frank Heller – recording engineering
  • Steve "Stizz" S'berg – recording engineering assistance
  • Brandi Parisi – recording engineering assistance
  • John Rogers – recording engineering assistance
  • Mitch Eaton – recording engineering assistance
  • Phil Tan – recording engineering assistance, mix engineering assistance
  • Matt Still – recording engineering assistance, mix engineering assistance
  • Yvette Whitaker – album coordination
  • Constance Armstrong – album coordination
  • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering

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Artwork

  • Calvin Lowery – art direction, design
  • Michael Lavine – photography
  • Davett Singletary – art coordination
  • Perri Reid – art coordination
  • TLC – album concept

Charts

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Certifications

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Ooooooohhh... On the Video Tip

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Oooooooohhh... On the Video Tip is a compilation video album by TLC, containing all the music videos made for the group's debut album, as well as making-of features for the videos "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Hat 2 da Back", "Baby-Baby-Baby", "Get It Up", "What About Your Friends" and "Sleigh Ride". Additional material includes, interviews, live performances and specially filmed segues. The compilation peaked at number seven on BillboardTemplate:'s Top Music Videos chart.[16]

Track listing

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Bonus

Charts

Chart performance for Ooooooohhh... On the Video Tip
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Top Music Videos (Billboard)[16] 7

References

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