Brown & Proud

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Brown & Proud
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 1990
Recorded1990
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length37:57
Label Pump Records
Producer
  • Cliff Richey Jr. (exec.)
  • Jammin' James Carter (also exec.)
  • DJ Romeo (also exec.)
  • Fabe Love
  • DJ Battlecat
  • Tony G
A Lighter Shade of Brown chronology
Brown & Proud
(1990)
Hip Hop Locos
(1992)
Singles from Brown & Proud
  1. "T.J. Nights"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Latin Active"
    Released: 1991
  3. "On A Sunday Afternoon"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown from Riverside, California. It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio and Image Recorders in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. Production was handled by Fabe Love, Jammin' James Carter, D.J. Romeo, D.J. Battlecat and Tony G. It features guest appearances from Chulo, Huggy Boy, Teardrop, King Ed and Shiro.

Contents

The album peaked at #184 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "T.J. Nights", "Latin Active" and "On a Sunday Afternoon". The latter two made it to the Billboard charts, peaking at #59 and #39 respectively on the Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brown and Proud" (featuring Chulo)
  • Fabe Love
  • Jammin' James Carter
  • DJ Romeo
3:46
2."El Varrio"
  • R. Gutierrez
  • B. Ramirez
  • D. Aldridge
  • F. Alfaro
  • A. Pearson
  • Fabe Love
  • DJ Romeo
4:13
3."Spill the Wine"
  • Fabe Love
  • DJ Romeo
3:06
4."Pancho Villa"
  • R. Gutierrez
  • J. Carter
Jammin' James Carter3:54
5."Paquito Soul"
  • R. Gutierrez
  • B. Ramirez
  • F. Alfaro
  • K. Gilliam
  • D. Lynem
  • M. Noble
  • M. McClain
  • R. Sause
DJ Battlecat 4:01
6."La Cucaracha" 
  • Fabe Love
  • Jammin' James Carter
0:18
7."T.J. Nights" (featuring King Ed)
  • R. Gutierrez
  • B. Ramirez
  • J. Carter
  • F. Alfaro
  • Fabe Love
  • Jammin' James Carter
  • Tony G. (add.)
3:29
8."On a Sunday Afternoon" (featuring Huggy Boy)
Jammin' James Carter3:47
9."Bouncin'"
  • R. Gutierrez
  • B. Ramirez
  • D. Aldridge
  • F. Alfaro
  • D. Lynem
  • Fabe Love
  • DJ Romeo
3:17
10."Latin Active" (featuring Teardrop & Shiro)
  • R. Gutierrez
  • J. Carter
  • F. Alfaro
  • Chulo
  • L. Ortiz
  • D. Cash
  • Fabe Love
  • Jammin' James Carter
3:31
11."T.J. Nights (Club Oh Version)"
  • R. Gutierrez
  • B. Ramirez
  • J. Carter
  • F. Alfaro
 4:50
Total length:37:57

Samples

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [3] 8

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References

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Brown & Proud at Discogs (list of releases)