WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album

WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album
Remix album by Bell Biv DeVoe
Released	August 27, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	55:23
Label	MCA
Producer	Ronnie DeVoe Gary G-Wiz Hank Shocklee Marley Marl Wolf & Epic
Bell Biv DeVoe chronology
Poison (1990) WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album (1991) Hootie Mack (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

WBBD - Bootcity!: The Remix Album is a remix album released by R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe. ^[4] It was released on August 27, 1991 via MCA Records, and was composed of remixes of songs from the group's debut album Poison . The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200. ^[5] It was certified gold on October 23, 1991.

Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant appear on "Word to the Mutha!", making for a New Edition reunion. ^[4]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the beefed up beats are generally a plus," but panned the New Edition reunion. ^[3] The Sun Sentinel called the album "unimaginative," writing that "buried underneath all this remixing, heavy studio gimmickry, scratching and technological gymnastics, the group's vocals are barely audible." ^[6] The Globe and Mail wrote that "deejays and those who live to dance will revel in the furious, bottom-heavy rhythms." ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro/D.J. Opening"	Dallas Austin Michael Bivins Jeff Gill Ronnie DeVoe	Ron DeVoe	0:54
2.	"Word to the Mutha!" (featuring Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill)	Ricky Bell Bivins DeVoe Bret "Epic" Mazur Richard Wolf	Wolf & Epic New Edition [a]	6:38
3.	"Ain't Nut'in' Changed!"	Keith Shocklee Hank Shocklee Eric Sadler Darrol Durant	Hank Shocklee Eric "Vietnam" Sadler Keith Shocklee Robert "Money Walker" DeVoe [b] Roland "Rizzo Destroyer" DeVoe [b] Donald "Smooth Mellow" D. Harrison [b]	2:23
4.	"B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?" (DJ Mo Grind Time)	Roney Hooks Sadler K. Shocklee Durant Paul Stewart	H. Shocklee Sadler K. Shocklee Bell and DeVoe [b] Wolf & Epic [b]	6:15
5.	"Do Me!" (Smoothe)	Carl Bourelly Bivins DeVoe Bell	Carl E. Bourelly Bell Biv DeVoe Wolf & Epic [b]	3:15
6.	"I Do Need You"	Timmy Gatling	Timmy Gatling Alton "Wokie" Stewart Stanley Brown [b] Alton "Wokie" Stewart [b]	5:47
7.	"Interview/Uhh Ahh"	Bivins Nathan Morris Wanya Morris Gill DeVoe	DeVoe	2:13
8.	"Let Me Know Something?!"	Hooks Sadler K. Shocklee Durant	H. Shocklee Sadler K. Shocklee H. Shocklee [b] Gary G-Wiz [b]	4:51
9.	"She's Dope!" (EPOD Mix)	Dr. Freeze	Dr. Freeze Howie Hersh Marley Marl [b]	4:42
10.	"Do Me!" (Mental)	Bourelly Bivins DeVoe Bell	Bourelly Bell Biv DeVoe K. Shocklee [b] G-Wiz [b]	5:25
11.	"When Will I See You Smile Again?" (DJ Close)	Gatling Alton Stewart	Gatling A. Stewart Bell and DeVoe [b] Vassal Benford [c] James Wirrik [c]	6:45
12.	"Poison." (London Style)	Dr. Freeze	Dr. Freeze H. Hersh S&P Jervier [b] [c]	6:15

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a remixer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an additional producer

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix Album - Bell Biv DeVoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 49–50.
4. "Bell Biv DeVoe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. "Bell Biv DeVoe". Billboard.
6. Wilker, Deborah (19 Sep 1991). "BELL BIV DEVOE: WBBD Bootcity! The Remix Album (MCA Records)". Sun Sentinel: 3E.
7. "SHORTLIST". The Globe and Mail: C1. 21 Oct 1991.
8. "American album certifications – Bell Biv DeVoe – WBBD - BOOTCITY!". Recording Industry Association of America.