BBD (album)

BBD is the third studio album by American R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe, released in December 2001 through Biv 10 and Universal Records. It's the group's first recording since 1993's Hootie Mack.[1]

BBD
Studio album by
Bell Biv DeVoe
ReleasedDecember 18, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre
Length42:49
LabelBiv 10/Universal
ProducerRockwilder, Them Damn Twins, Heavy D, Tony Dofat, Chris "The Arsonist" Jenkins, Junior "J-Nod" Etienne, Dave Hummel
Bell Biv DeVoe chronology
Hootie Mack
(1993)		 BBD
(2001)		 Three Stripes
(2017)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Vibe[2]

Jason Birchmeier from AllMusic said that despite some decent production, he was oft-put by the misogynistic slant in the group's brag and floss content, calling it "too harsh and too direct to be sexy […] too one-dimensional to appeal to anyone who is disinterested in hearing three guys channel their frustrations towards submissive, generic women with no voice." He concluded that, "[I]t's perhaps ironic that BBD's comeback album showcases precisely why the general public stopped caring about these guys in the first place. These guys went from "Candy Girl" to "Dance Bitch" and wonder why the masses grew weary."[1] Barry Walters, writing for Vibe, felt the record "sounds more like contract fulfilment than musical inspiration", pointing out the lewd material that was implicit on "Poison" now being explicitly in the forefront, concluding that "the hardcore-playa front BBD erect to mask their pop past is just another bad creation."[2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sic' Wit' It"
DJ Twinz3:47
2."Da Hot Shit (Aight)" (feat. Shaheed 'The Poster Boy', Shamari Fears, and Jak Frawst)
Rockwilder3:40
3."Breezy"
  • Dwight Meyers
  • Richard Smith
  • DeVoe
  • Austin Donawa
  • John Luks
  • Jonathan Short
  • Michael Brown
  • Bell
4:28
4."Shorty Gone Get It"
  • Robert Taylor
  • William Davison
  • Dorian Daniels
  • Bell
  • Icarus
  • DeVoe
  • Sean White
Epitome3:31
5."Dance Bitch"
  • Junod Etienne
  • Davison
  • S. Dixon
  • White
Junod "J-Nod" Etienne3:57
6."Pesos"
  • Etienne
  • Davison
  • S. Dixon
Junod "J-Nod" Etienne3:39
7."Scandalous"
  • Janette Sewell
  • Davison
  • Steve Estiverne
  • S. Dixon
Steve Estiverne3:55
8."I Ain't Going Nowhere"
  • DeVoe
  • Ken Francis
  • Chris Jenkins
Chris "The Arsonist" Jenkins4:05
9."In My Crib"
4:10
10."Since I Blew"
  • Dave Hummel
  • Dwayne Morgan
  • DeVoe
Dave Hummel3:49
11."Home Alone"
  • Jenkins
  • DeVoe
  • Francis
  • Bivens
Chris "The Arsonist" Jenkins3:48

References
  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Bell Biv DeVoe - BBD". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  2. Walters, Barry (Feb 2002). "Bell Biv DeVoe 'BBD'". Vibe. Vibe Media. 10 (2): 123. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. BBD (booklet). Biv 10, Universal. 2001.


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