Chillin' (Force MDs album)
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| Released | December 15, 1985[1][better source needed] | |||
| Studio | Tommy Boy, Unique Recording, and Quadrasonic (New York City, New York)
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| Genre | Hip hop, pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 36:51 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy[2] | |||
| Producer | Robin Halpin (tracks 1–4, 7, 8; additional production on track 6)
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Chillin' is a studio album by the American R&B vocal group Force MDs, released in 1985.[3] The hit single "Tender Love" appears on the Krush Groove soundtrack.[2]
The album peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard 200.[4]
The album was mostly produced by Tommy Boy house producer Robin Halpin, with the exception of two tracks.[5] "Tender Love" was written by the production duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[6][7] The album marked a shift in the group's sound, downplaying the rap songs in favor of more ballads.[8] "Force MD's Meet the Fat Boys" is set to the theme song to Gilligan's Island.[9]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[11] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [13] |
Trouser Press wrote: "From the ridiculous rap of 'Force M.D.’s Meet the Fat Boys' (partially sung to the melody of 'Gilligan’s Island' and guest-starring the tubby three) to the catchy, falsetto-over-scratch-beats title track, the versatile M.D.’s mix credible urban savvy with enough smooth showbiz to please hard beatboys and mature soul fans alike."[5] The Washington Post thought that "the Force M.D.'s give their intoxicating harmonies the believable edge of impatient desires and streetwise arrangements."[3]
The Los Angeles Times opined: "More comfortable with dreamy balladry than razor-edged rapping, the M.D.'s may not look as harmless as New Edition, but its love songs are equally sweet."[14] The Seattle Times praised the group's "smooth, polished sound," and called "One Plus One" "a high-powered tune influenced by [the] Jackson Five."[15]
AllMusic declared that the group "quietly reinvented quiet storm/R&B for the '80s with their doo wop-heavy 'Tender Love'."[10]