Born into the 90's

Born into the 90's
Studio album by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Released	January 14, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B • New jack swing
Length	46:52
Label	Jive
Producer	R. Kelly ( also exec.), Barry Hankerson (exec.), Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams
R. Kelly chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) 12 Play (1993)
Public Announcement chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) All Work, No Play (1998)
Singles from Born into the 90's
"She's Got That Vibe" Released: 1991 "Honey Love" Released: May 16, 1992 "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" Released: September 11, 1992 "Dedicated" Released: 1993 "Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" Released: 1993

Professional ratings
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Born into the 90's is R. Kelly's debut studio album with his back-up group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at #3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two #1 R&B hits: "Honey Love," and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, Born into the 90's was eventually certified platinum and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). This would be R. Kelly's only album with Public Announcement as he separated from the group before he began recording his next album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Loving Me"	R. Kelly, Tyrone Blatcher, Michael Jefferson	R. Kelly	3:38
2.	"She's Got That Vibe"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:37
3.	"Definition of a Hotti"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:21
4.	"I Know What You Need"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:29
5.	"Keep It Street"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:57
6.	"Born into the 90's"	R. Kelly, Karen Evans, Patrice Rushen	R. Kelly	4:41
7.	"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:03
8.	"Dedicated"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:40
9.	"Honey Love"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:04
10.	"Hangin' Out"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:07
11.	"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" (Mr. Lee featuring R. Kelly)	R. Kelly, Morris Broadnax, Lee Haggard, Clarence Paul, Wayne Williams, Stevie Wonder	Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams, R. Kelly	3:19

Personnel

• Timmy Allen – Programming
• Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
• Michael Clark – Producer
• Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Gary "Bump City" Daniels - Programming^[1]
• Jose Fernandez – Programming
• Georgette Franklin – Background Vocals
• Marcus Geeter – Grooming
• Stephen George – Producer
• Karen Gordon – Background Vocals
• Joe Grant – Photography
• Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
• R. Kelly – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Mixing
• Steven Levy – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Doug Michael – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Mr. Lee – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Rap, Performer, Mixing
• Peter Mokran – Engineer, Mixing
• Tim Nitz – Engineer
• Cirland Noel – Engineer
• Tim Nutz – Assistant Engineer
• Herb Powers – Mastering
• Michael Schlesinger – Engineer, Mixing
• Dana Stovall – Background Vocals
• Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Background Vocals
• Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Bobby West – Keyboards
• Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
• Wayne Williams – Producer
• Nicole Wilson – Background Vocals

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2]	50
UK Albums (OCC)	1
US Billboard 200	42
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[3]	79

References

1. Tatum & West
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Born into the 90's" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
3. "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Born into the 90's". Hung Medien.