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
Producer
  • 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. [2] It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. The recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio, and Image Recorders, in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. The album was produced 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 No. 184 on the Billboard 200 and No. 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 peaked at No. 59 and No. 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 [3] 184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 8

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Brown & Proud at Discogs (list of releases)