Born into the 90's [ sic ] is R. Kelly 's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement . Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at No. 3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two No. 1 R&B hits: "Honey Love ," and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) ." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, Born into the 90's was eventually certified platinum and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). R. Kelly separated from the group before he began recording his next album.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "She's Loving Me" R. Kelly, Tyrone Blatcher, Michael Jefferson R. Kelly 3:38 2. "She's Got That Vibe " R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:34 3. "Definition of a Hotti" R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:21 4. "I Know What You Need" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:29 5. "Keep It Street" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:57 6. "Born into the 90's" R. Kelly, Karen Evans, Patrice Rushen R. Kelly 4:41 7. "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) " R. Kelly R. Kelly 5:03 8. "Dedicated " R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:40 9. "Honey Love " R. Kelly R. Kelly 5:04 10. "Hangin' Out" R. Kelly R. Kelly 4:07 11. "Hey Love (Can I Have a Word) " (Mr. Lee featuring R. Kelly) R. Kelly, Morris Broadnax, Lee Haggard , Clarence Paul , Wayne Williams, Stevie Wonder Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams, R. Kelly 3:19
Timmy Allen – Programming
Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
Michael Clark – Producer
Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Gary "Bump City" Daniels – Programming[ 7]
Jose Fernandez – Programming
Georgette Franklin – Background Vocals
Marcus Geeter – Grooming
Stephen George – Producer
Karen Gordon – Background Vocals
Joe Grant – Photography
Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
R. Kelly – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Mixing
Steven Levy – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Doug Michael – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
Mr. Lee – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Rap, Performer, Mixing
Peter Mokran – Engineer, Mixing
Tim Nitz – Engineer
Cirland Noel – Engineer
Tim Nutz – Assistant Engineer
Herb Powers – Mastering
Michael Schlesinger – Engineer, Mixing
Dana Stovall – Background Vocals
Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Background Vocals
Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
Bobby West – Keyboards
Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
Wayne Williams – Producer
Nicole Wilson – Background Vocals
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