Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!

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Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
Another Bad Creation Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!.jpg
Studio album by
Another Bad Creation
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1991
Recorded1990
Genre R&B, new jack swing, bubblegum [1]
Length37:59
Label Motown
Producer Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze
Another Bad Creation chronology
Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
(1991)		 It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It
(1993)
Singles from Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
  1. "Iesha"
    Released: October 2, 1990
  2. "Playground"
    Released: March 25, 1991
  3. "Jealous Girl"
    Released: July 23, 1991
  4. "My World"
    Released: February, 1992

Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released on February 11, 1991, on Motown.

Contents

The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart. By May 1991, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly D [2]

The album peaked at seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B Albums chart. [3] The album was certified gold in April 1991 and platinum the following month. [4]

Rob Theakston of AllMusic called the album "an enjoyable, infectious, bubblegum/R&B record," and noted that the work "unquestionably helped to re-position Motown's status as the dominant force in R&B." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Parents" Dallas Austin Austin2:53
2."Playground"Austin, Michael Bivins, Kevin WalesAustin4:15
3."Mental (So Pay Attention)"AustinAustin1:08
4."Little Soldiers"Austin, Bivins, WalesAustin4:13
5."My World"Austin, WalesAustin3:50
6."Iesha"Austin, BivinsAustin4:22
7."Spydermann"Christopher Sellers, David Shelton, Demetrius Pugh, Elliott Straite, Marliss Pugh, Rommell Chapman Dr. Freeze, Howie Tee (co.)4:40
8."That's My Girl"Austin, Wales, Nathan Morris Austin3:08
9."Jealous Girl" Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun Austin5:38
10."A.B.C."Sellers, Shelton, D.Pugh, Straite, M.Pugh, Chapman, Rico AndersonRico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.)3:52

Charts

Album

Chart (1991) [3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 7
U.S. R&B Albums 2
Australia (ARIA Charts) [5] 80

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1990"Iesha"9—96
1991"Playground"103664
"Jealous Girl"———25
1992"My World"———77

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Review )))". AllMusic . Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ White, Armond (May 3, 1991). "Coolin' at the Playground — Music — EW.com". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010 : Search Results - Another Bad Creation". RIAA . Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. ↑ "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ "American album certifications – Another Bad Creation – Coolin' At The Playground Ya Know". Recording Industry Association of America.
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