Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!

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.

Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
Studio album by
Another Bad Creation
ReleasedFebruary 11, 1991
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop, R&B, new jack swing
Length37:59
LabelMotown
ProducerRico 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: December 13, 1991
  5. "Spydermann"
    Released: June 23, 1992

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[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[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 AustinAustin2:53
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"Chris Sellers, David Shelton, Demetrius Pugh, Elliott Straite, Marliss Pugh, Rommell ChapmanDr. Freeze, Howie Tee (co.)4:40
8."That's My Girl"Austin, Wales, Nathan MorrisAustin3:08
9."Jealous Girl"Maurice Starr, Michael JonzunAustin5:38
10."A.B.C."Sellers, Shelton, Pugh, Straite, Pugh, Chapman, Rico AndersonRico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.)3:52

Chart history

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

Singles
Year Single Peak 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 — 9 6
1991 "Playground" 10 36 6 4
"Jealous Girl" — — — 25
1992 "My World" — — — 77

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[7]

  • arranging – Dallas Austin
  • engineering – Dallas Austin, Jim Hinger, Darin Prindle, Christopher Shaw, Rick Sheppard
  • production – Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze
  • programming – Rick Sheppard
  • vocals – Dallas Austin, Biv, Grecco Bush, Regina Chapman, Todd Harris, Tracy Harris, Rene Pugh, Racer X, Desiaray Shelton, Kevin Wales
  • vocals (background) – Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, Dr. Freeze, Debra Killings

Notes
  1. Theakston, Rob. "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. White, Armond (May 3, 1991). "Coolin' at the Playground — Music — EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  3. "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  4. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010 : Search Results - Another Bad Creation". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  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 2010-12-18.
  7. "allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
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