Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
1991 studio album by Another Bad Creation
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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.
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| Released | February 11, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing, bubblegum[1] | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze | |||
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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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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" | Christopher 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, D.Pugh, Straite, M.Pugh, Chapman, Rico Anderson | Rico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.) | 3:52 |
Charts
| Chart (1991)[3] | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] | 80 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 7 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 2 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- 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