Another Bad Creation

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Another Bad Creation
Also known asABC
Origin Atlanta, Georgia [1] [2]
United States
Genres Hip hop • new jack swing • R&B
Years active1988–1993, 2007
Labels Biv 10 Records
Another Bad Creation LLC
Past membersRomelle Chapman
Demetrius Pugh
Marliss Pugh
Chris Sellers
David Shelton
Adrian Witcher [3]

Another Bad Creation (sometimes called ABC for short) [4] was an American hip hop and new jack swing group from Atlanta who were active in the early 1990s. [1]

Contents

History

ABC consisted of David Shelton, cousins Romelle "RoRo" Chapman and Chris Sellers, and brothers [5] Demetrius and Marliss ("Red" and "Mark", respectively) Pugh, as well as Adrian "G.A." (General Austin) Witcher. [3] They were discovered by Michael Bivins. ABC's debut album Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! was released on February 11, 1991. [6] The album's two biggest singles were the first and second singles: "Iesha" and "Playground" respectively, which reached the top ten on both the R&B and pop charts (the latter was also the group's only showing on the Dance chart). [7] A cover of New Edition's song "Jealous Girl" followed, as well as the singles "Spydermann" and "My World". [8] The album reached #7 on the Billboard 200 [9] and eventually went platinum. [5]

During this time, Mark and Dave appeared among other children (including Macaulay Culkin) in a scene of Michael Jackson's video "Black or White". [10] Also during the same time, all the members of ABC [11] made their only movie appearance to date, as characters in The Meteor Man (which also featured appearances from various other musicians). [12] They dyed their hair blonde for the movie, [13] a style they also showcased in the video for the East Coast Family's only collective song, [14] "1-4-All-4-1".

On March 3, 1991 Another Bad Creation appeared on the sketch comedy show In Living Color singing "Iesha". Keenen Ivory Wayans introduced them by comparing them to The Jackson 5, New Edition, and The Boys.

ABC's second album It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It was released on September 21, 1993. [15] The album and the singles did not chart on a Billboard chart. [9]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleChart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US U.S. R&B AUS
[16]
1991 Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
  • Released: February 11, 1991
  • Label: Motown
7280
  • US: Platinum
1993 It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It
  • Released: September 21, 1993
  • Label: Motown
–––

Singles

[7] [8] [17]

YearSong U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. D/C AUS
[16] [18] 		Album
1990"Iesha"96917 Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
1991"Playground"1046138
"Jealous Girl"-25--
1992"Spydermann"----
"My World"-77--
1993"I Don't Wanna Be Grown Up"---- It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It
"Where's Ya Little Sista?"----

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References

  1. 1 2 MUSICMATCH Guide: Another Bad Creation Archived May 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  2. ↑ Another Bad Creation. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  3. 1 2 Adrian 'G.A.' Witcher. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  4. ↑ CD Baby: ANOTHER BAD CREATION: Grady Baby Compilation E.P. Archived October 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  5. 1 2 allmusic ((( Another Bad Creation > Overview ))). Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  6. ↑ allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know > Overview ))). Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  7. 1 2 Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  8. 1 2 allmusic ((( Another Bad Creation > Discography > Singles & EPs ))). Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  9. 1 2 Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  10. ↑ Michael Jackson: The King of Pop – Google Book Search. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
  11. ↑ The Meteor Man (1993) – Full cast and crew. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  12. ↑ Another Bad Creation Filmography – Yahoo! Movies Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  13. ↑ Movie Archived November 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  14. ↑ allmusic ((( East Coast Family, Vol. 1 > Overview ))). Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  15. ↑ allmusic ((( It Ain't What U Wear It's How U Play It > Overview ))). Retrieved November 8, 2007.
  16. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf} ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 16.
  17. ↑ Hip-Hop Network – Goldmic Archived May 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  18. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing August 5, 1991" . Retrieved August 6, 2022.
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