C.M.B.

For other uses, see CMB (disambiguation).
C.M.B.
Studio album by Color Me Badd
Released July 23, 1991
Recorded 1990-1991
Genre New jack swing, R&B
Length 44:11
Label Giant, Reprise
Producer Royal Bayyan, Dr. Freeze, Hamza Lee, Nick Mundy, Spyderman, Howie Tee
Color Me Badd chronology
C.M.B.
(1991)		 Time and Chance
(1993)
Singles from C.M.B.
  1. "I Wanna Sex You Up"
    Released: March 2, 1991
  2. "I Adore Mi Amor"
    Released: July 17, 1991
  3. "All 4 Love"
    Released: November 7, 1991
  4. "Color Me Badd"
    Released: 1991
  5. "Thinkin' Back"
    Released: 1992
  6. "Heartbreaker"
    Released: 1992
  7. "Slow Motion"
    Released: 1992

C.M.B. is the debut album of American recording act 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 (),[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

  1. "I Wanna Sex You Up" (Straite, Elliot) - 4:06
  2. "All 4 Love" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 3:30
  3. "Heartbreaker" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard, Bayyan, Tarik) - 3:58
  4. "I Adore Mi Amor" (Color Me Badd, /Lee, Hamza) - 4:49
  5. "Groove My Mind" (Bayyan, Royal) - 5:06
  6. "I Wanna Sex You Up (Reprise)" (Straite, Elliot) - 1:09
  7. "Roll the Dice" (Mundy, Nick, /Gomez, Gina) - 4:47
  8. "Slow Motion" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 4:24
  9. "Thinkin' Back" (Color Me Badd, /Taylor, Troy, /Lee, Hamza) - 5:21
  10. "I Adore Mi Amor (Interlude)" (Color Me Badd, /Lee, Hamza) - :48
  11. "Color Me Badd" (Straite, Elliot) - 4:05
  12. "Your da One I Onena Love" (Color Me Badd, /Thompson, Howard) - 4:08

Personnel

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

  • Bryan Abrams – Vocals
  • Royal Bayyan – Producer, Mixing
  • Mark Calderon – Vocals
  • Steve Casper – Assistant Engineer
  • Pavel DeJesus – Assistant Engineer
  • Buck Dewit – Assistant Engineer
  • D'La Vance – Keyboards
  • Dr. Freeze – Producer, Mixing
  • Michael Fossenkemper – Engineer
  • Michael Lavine – Photography
  • Hamza Lee – Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
  • Josh Melville – Engineer
  • Cassandra Mills – Executive Producer
  • Nick Mundy – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Engineer
  • Angela Piva – Engineer
  • James Pollock – Engineer, Mixing
  • Johnny Potoker – Mixing
  • Donna Roth – Assistant Engineer
  • Doug Schwartz – Engineer
  • Donnell Spencer – Drum Programming
  • Spyderman – Producer, Mixing
  • Howie Tee – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Kevin Thornton – Vocals
  • Dirk Walter – Design
  • Sam Watters – Vocals
  • Warren Woods – Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[10] 17
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 32
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 6
Dutch Albums Chart[13] 9
European Albums Chart[14] 8
German Albums Chart[15] 23
New Zealand Albums Chart[16] 15
Swedish Albums Chart[17] 30
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 27
UK Albums Chart[19] 3
US Billboard 200[1] 3
US Billboard Top R&B Albums[20] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[24] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[25] 33
UK Albums Chart[26] 62
US Albums Chart[27] 58
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Albums Chart[28] 19

References

  1. 1 2 Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  2. 1 2 Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Color Me Badd. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 116. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  5. ↑ Berger, Arion (August 9, 1991). Review: C.M.B.. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 1, 1991). "Consumer Guide: C.M.B.". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26.
  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 2011-01-26.
  10. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  11. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  12. ↑ "CAN Charts > Color Me Badd". RPM. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  13. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  14. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bCgEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
  15. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  16. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  17. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  18. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
  19. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/color%20me%20badd/
  20. ↑ Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  22. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B.". Music Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  23. ↑ "British album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B.". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Enter C.M.B. in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  24. ↑ "American album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B.". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  25. ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1991&cat=a
  26. ↑ "Gallup Year End Charts 1992: Albums". Record Mirror (London, England: Spotlight Publications): 37. 23 January 1988.
  27. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/the-billboard-200?
  28. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200?

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