C.M.B.

C.M.B. is the debut album by American recording act Color Me Badd, released July 23, 1991, on Giant Records. It was produced by several record producers, including Dr. Freeze, Nick Mundy, and Howie Tee.

For other uses, see CMB (disambiguation).

C.M.B.
Studio album by Color Me Badd
Released	July 23, 1991
Recorded	1990–1991
Studio	Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
Length	44:11
Label	Giant Reprise
Producer	Royal Bayyan Dr. Freeze Hamza Lee Nick Mundy Spyderman Howie Tee
Color Me Badd chronology
C.M.B. (1991) Time and Chance (1993)
Singles from C.M.B.
"I Wanna Sex You Up" Released: March 2, 1991 "I Adore Mi Amor" Released: July 17, 1991 "All 4 Love" Released: November 7, 1991 "Color Me Badd" Released: 1991 "Thinkin' Back" Released: 1992 "Heartbreaker" Released: 1992 "Slow Motion" Released: 1992

The album received mixed reviews from critics who found the production and lyrics generic despite some decent vocal work. C.M.B. peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 and spawned seven singles: "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", "All 4 Love", "Color Me Badd", "Thinkin' Back", "Heartbreaker" and "Slow Motion". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of three million copies in the country.

Commercial performance

The album reached number three on the US Billboard 200, spending 77 weeks on the chart,[2] and shipped one million copies within its first two months of release in the United States.[3] It also charted at number three in the United Kingdom,[4] and it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry on September 1, 1991, having shipped 100,000 copies in the UK.[5] It produced five US hit singles, "I Wanna Sex You Up" (US #2), "I Adore Mi Amor" (US #1), "All 4 Love" (US #1), "Thinkin' Back" (US #16), and "Slow Motion" (US #18). On July 15, 1992, C.M.B was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of three million copies in the US.[3]

Critical reception

Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "C+" and criticized its content: "However decent C.M.B.'s intentions of turning street-corner harmonies into dance-floor grooves, nothing on their debut — not their four fine voices, glossy production, or titillating youthful smut — sounds honest".[6] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau gave it a one-star honorable mention (),[7] indicating "a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like".[8] In a retrospective review of the album, AllMusic editor Alex Henderson gave C.M.B. four out of five stars and said that "most of the songs are pedestrian and generic", but wrote that it "does have its moments, including the hit slow jams 'I Adore Mi Amor' and 'I Wanna Sex You Up' (which samples rapper Slick Rick in a rather clever fashion)".[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"I Wanna Sex You Up"	Elliot Straite	Dr. Freeze	4:06
2.	"All 4 Love"	Color Me Badd Howard Thompson	Howie Tee	3:30
3.	"Heartbreaker"	Color Me Badd Thompson Tarik Bayyan	Tee	3:58
4.	"I Adore Mi Amor"	Color Me Badd Hamza Lee	Royal Bayyan Hamza Lee	4:49
5.	"Groove My Mind"	Royal Bayyan	Royal Bayyan	5:06
6.	"I Wanna Sex You Up (Reprise)"	Straite		1:09
7.	"Roll the Dice"	Nick Mundy Gina Gomez	Nick Mundy	4:47
8.	"Slow Motion"	Color Me Badd Thompson	Tee	4:24
9.	"Thinkin' Back"	Color Me Badd Troy Taylor Lee	Royal Bayyan Lee	5:21
10.	"I Adore Mi Amor (Interlude)"	Color Me Badd Lee		0:48
11.	"Color Me Badd"	Straite	Dr. Freeze Spydermann^[a]	4:05
12.	"Your da One I Onena Love"	Color Me Badd Thompson	Tee	4:08

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Credits for C.M.B. adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Bryan Abrams – vocals Royal Bayyan – producer, mixing Mark Calderon – vocals Steve Casper – assistant engineer Pavel DeJesus – assistant engineer Buck Dewit – assistant engineer D'La Vance – keyboards Dr. Freeze – producer, mixing Michael Fossenkemper – engineer Michael Lavine – photography Hamza Lee – keyboards, producer, mixing Josh Melville – engineer Cassandra Mills – executive producer

Nick Mundy – arranger, programming, producer, engineer Angela Piva – engineer James Pollock – engineer, mixing Johnny Potoker – mixing Donna Roth – assistant engineer Doug Schwartz – engineer Donnell Spencer – drum programming Spyderman – producer, mixing Howie Tee – producer, engineer, mixing Kevin Thornton – vocals Dirk Walter – design Sam Watters – vocals Warren Woods – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11]	32
Canadian Albums (RPM)[12]	6
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11]	9
European Albums Chart[13]	8
German Albums (Media Control Charts)[11]	23
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[11]	15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	30
Swiss Albums (Swiss Hitparade)[11]	27
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	3
US Billboard 200[2]	3
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[15]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[19]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart[20]	33
UK Albums Chart[21]	62
US Albums Chart[22]	58
Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Albums Chart[23]	19

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/cmb-mw0000264421
2. Color Me Badd Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
3. Gold & Platinum – Searchable Database: Color Me Badd. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 116. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. Certified Awards Search Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-01-27.
6. Berger, Arion (August 9, 1991). Review: C.M.B.. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
7. Christgau, Robert (October 1, 1991). "Consumer Guide: C.M.B.". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-26.
8. Christgau, Robert (1990–). CG 90s: Key to Icons. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
9. Henderson, Alex (August 1, 2003). Review: C.M.B.. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
10. Credits: C.M.B.. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-26.
11. http://swisscharts.com/album/Color-Me-Badd/C.M.B.-1289
12. "CAN Charts > Color Me Badd". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
13. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (12 October 1991). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via Internet Archive. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
14. "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
15. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
16. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 64.
17. "Canadian album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B." Music Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
18. "British album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 15, 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type C.M.B. in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
19. "American album certifications – Color Me Badd – C.M.B." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 15, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
20. Hung, Steffen. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
21. "Gallup Year End Charts 1992: Albums". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 37. 23 January 1988.
22. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/the-billboard-200?
23. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200?

External links

• C.M.B. at Discogs (list of releases)