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Born into the 90's (1992)

Where the lyrics of Born into the 90's take you, and where it was really made.

This was R. Kelly's only album with his backing group Public Announcement, and he left the group soon after its release to pursue a solo career.

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Born into the 90's is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement
Released in January 1992
Counted as R. Kelly's first album and the only album he made with Public Announcement
11 tracks, a little under 45 minutes long, a fairly short studio album
Produced by R. Kelly himself together with Barry Hankerson, founder of Blackground Records

The album was produced in 1991 and released in early 1992
Credits list R. Kelly as producer, vocalist, keyboardist, drum programmer and mixer
Other engineers and mixers in the credits include Peter Mokran, Tom Vercillo and Chris Trevett

Born Robert Sylvester Kelly on January 8, 1967, on Chicago's South Side, Illinois.
Began performing in the subway under Chicago "L" tracks, busking at the Jackson station on the Red Line.
Joined the group MGM (Musically Gifted Men) formed in 1989, which won a $100,000 prize on the TV show Big Break in 1991 before disbanding.

Signed with Jive Records in 1991; debut Born into the 90's (1992, with Public Announcement) yielded hits including "She's Got That Vibe".
Solo album 12 Play (1993) produced the number-one hit "Bump N' Grind", which spent a record 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
"I Believe I Can Fly" (1996) won three Grammy Awards in 1998.
Wrote and produced "You Are Not Alone" for Michael Jackson, which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100.
Sold over 75 million records worldwide; Billboard ranked him the 9th greatest R&B artist of all time.
Convicted in 2021 and 2022 on child sex offences and sentenced to a combined 31 years; his career ended after these convictions.

The album became an R&B hit with its January 1992 release
Singles including She's Got That Vibe, Dedicated, Honey Love and Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) became hits
Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for two weeks
She's Got That Vibe was the album's biggest hit in the UK, reaching No. 3
Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ) reached the Top 40
Honey Love was Kelly's first of two No. 1 R&B hits from the album

Billboard 200: 62 weeks in total, 45 of them consecutive, from February 1992 to mid-April 1993
Certified platinum by June 1992, with 1,000,000 copies cited for the certification
Estimated worldwide sales of 2,000,000
France: placed 79th in 2001, nine years after release
United Kingdom: spent only one week in the charts
Nominated for an American Music Award in Favorite Soul/R&B Single for Honey Love

Honey Love spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, and was one of Kelly's first two No. 1 R&B hits.
On his first English tour, R. Kelly played three sold-out shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo, and five more sold-out shows in the same hall 18 months later.
The Discogs release notes say the record was manufactured in Europe.
R. Kelly is credited as mixer on tracks 1 to 10 of the Discogs release.
R. Kelly separated from the group before he began recording his next album.