Don't Be Cruel

Don't Be Cruel

Track Listings

1. Cruel Prelude
2. Don't Be Cruel
3. My Prerogative
4. Roni
5. Rock Wit'cha
6. Every Little Step
7. I'll Be Good to You
8. Take It Slow
9. All Day All Night
10. I Really Love You Girl
11. Cruel Reprise

Don't Be Cruel,Bobby Brown,Mca,Club/Dance,Contemporary R&B,Dance-Pop,Hip-Hop,New Jack Swing,R&B,Urban
Don't Be Cruel
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  • every little step i take
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Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
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ASIN: B000002PHV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Cruel Prelude
  2. Don't Be Cruel
  3. My Perogative
  4. Roni
  5. Rock Wit'cha
  6. Every Little Step
  7. I'll Be Good To You
  8. Take It Slow
  9. All Day All Night
  10. I Really Love You Girl
  11. Cruel Reprise

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Although his first solo record tanked, this release looked like the beginning of a superstar career. Brown, a former lead vocalist with New Edition (he was replaced by Johnny Gill, but both men participate in most NE reunions) has an appealing, if somewhat grainy, voice. It's a good match for the hip-hop beats that underpin some of the best songs here, especially "My Prerogative," which at the time sounded like an anthem. His ability to deftly merge R&B's upscale and hip-hop street esthetic (both Teddy Riley and Babyface produce tracks on this CD) changed the role of the rake hero. Sadly, this was Brown's lone significant musical moment as a solo artist. Except for marrying Whitney Houston, his life since has become a skein of self-destructive activities. --Martin Johnson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars every little step i take.......2007-07-24

bobby brown's don't be creul is an awesome album. my favorite song are don't be creul,my perogitive,roni,every little steprock wit'cha.i'll be good to you,and allday and all night. this was one of my favorite albums back in high school. ed wilson

5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2007-07-17

Buy this CD. Excellent. Classic. Most of the songs on this CD are excellent.

5 out of 5 stars He Was Good.......2007-04-15

Before Bobby Brown became Mr. Houston and spent more time in the headlight cause of troubles with the law, Marital problems and a drug addiction he was actually a very good musician. First he was part of the boyband New Edition, and then went solo and while his second album "Don't Be Cruel" was released by 1988 he was a superstar. Kind of Usher Raymond of the late 80's, Good dancer, singer and entertainer and with lethal songwriters such as l.A Reid and Babyface that knew how to write a hit single, it made him the best of R&B of his time. "Don't Be Cruel" mixes both uptempo New Jack Swing with occasional rap (making Bobby one of the first successful singers to combine the two) and then some traditional bedroom romanticism from his early days with New Edition. This album spawned an amazing numbers of hits, the title track only reached the #8 place but was a big hit worlwide, "My Prerogative" reached the the top of the billboard charts and later Britney Spears made a silly cover of it too. Catchy uptempo "Every Little Step" reaching #3 and the two more laidback romantic "Roni" #3 and "Rock Wit'cha" #7. If that wasn't enough Bobby also made the soundtrack to the new Ghostbusters movie and had another hit with "On Our Own" at #2 but unfortunately it doesn't appear on this album. The album continues with "I'll Be Good To You", "Take It Slow", "All Day All Night" and "I Really Love You Girl" where only one is uptempo and the rest ballads/slow jamz. Unfortunately there are only 9 songs of this album if you don't count the intro and outro but the material present on the album is top notch, making it Bobby Brown's greatest and only essential album of his career (But third album "Bobby" is defenitely alright). If you enjoy this album, check out Guy, Bell Biv DeVoe and Tony! Toni! Toné! all simular kind of music, almost equally good.


5 out of 5 stars Just Plain Classic.......2007-02-17

Hearing this album again after quite a while took me back to my 8th grade year. The songs are just wonderful. This is easily the best original album Bobby Brown made. There are so many songs on here that you are sure to remember if you listened to Top 40 music around the time of its release.

The album is just plain classic.

5 out of 5 stars Don't Be Cruel..........2007-02-03

Mr. Brown was in top form during this phase of his life/career. A great album...he was definitely on his game...Five stars for Bobby Brown...
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ASIN: B00000FDM7
Release Date: 2000-01-01

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  3. Oh Caroline
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  5. I Know What I Want
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  7. Elo Kiddies
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  10. Come On, Come On

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3 out of 5 stars Cheap Trick - 'Don't Be Cruel' (Sony Music Special Product).......2006-10-23

A second-rate ten track compilation. Don't let the cover mislead you, as this isn't a live CD as I first assumed it might be. Sound quality isn't perfect,but acceptable. Cuts I sort of took notice of(a few that I haven't heard in awhile)were "Surrender", their beloved Elvis cover title track "Don't Be Cruel", "ELO Kiddies" and "Oh,Candy". Pretty much for all you die-hards.

1 out of 5 stars Buy this, and you are a moron.......2005-07-07

If you are hardcore Cheap Trick Fan and you buy this, you are an idiot. There are plenty of other cds that are much better under the Cheap Trick name. Try Authorized Greatest Hits leave these crap to rot on the shelves forever. I curse you Sony, Stop putting out all this crap. I don't know who has more crap put out by you guys, ELO or Cheap Trick. And both bands deserve better.

4 out of 5 stars Don't Be Cruel.......2003-04-10

Cheap 80s retro nostalgia glee. Four stars because the CD is so darn cheap, who can resist the flashback? You can't remember who the heck these guys were? They did the "Don't Be Cruel" revival cover. This was a favorite when I was in high school. The nice thing about these cheapo 80s retro nostalgia glee CDs is you get to find out whether or not the music you loved had any sustaining quality... and, of course, it does. People love garbage, but they don't remember garbage 15 years later. Give it a listen. Then, listen to: Surrender, ELO Kiddies, etc. Feel-good rock and roll tracks.

3 out of 5 stars Oh No-Oh Candy!.......1999-04-17

This poor reproduction of some classics is released by Sony.Please put the hand claps back in "Oh Candy"!
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