- contemporary r&b, new jack swing, r b
- 47 min
- 11 tracks
- MCA Records
Don't Be Cruel is the second studio album by American singer Bobby Brown. It was released in the United States on June 20, 1988, by MCA Records. MCA changed producers for this album and had Brown work with hit-making songwriting and production duo Babyface and L.A. Reid. Brown dedicated the album to his deceased best friend James "Jimbo" Flint who was stabbed to death when Brown was aged 11. Don't Be Cruel incorporates new jack swing, R&B, funk, dance and soul.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Tracks
- A1aCruel Prelude0:39
- A1bDon’t Be Cruel6:52
- A2My Prerogative4:57
- A3Roni5:58
- A4Rock Wit’cha4:47
- B1Every Little Step3:59
- B2I’ll Be Good to You4:25
- B3Take It Slow5:22
- B4All Day All Night4:40
- B5aI Really Love You Girl5:11
- B5bCruel Reprise0:18
11 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bobby Brown
- Label
- MCA Records
- Released
- 1988
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- AU
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