Bobby Brown
Active: 1988–1997
13
Releases
10
Active Years
About Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown’s rise to superstardom led new jack swing to the forefront of American music, shifted the parameters of pop, and paved the way for hip-hop’s commercial ascension.
Born Robert Barisford Brown in Boston in 1969, Brown emerged as one fifth of the adolescent, Jackson 5-inspired New Edition, with their 1983 saccharine debut album Candy Girl.
The group’s polished, self-titled follow-up marked a shift towards a sleeker pop image in 1984, spawning the post-disco smash “Cool It Now” and the teenage torch song “Mr.
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Complete Discography
DON'T BE CRUEL
Documented across 16 weeks
MY PREROGATIVE
Documented across 23 weeks
EVERY LITTLE STEP
Documented across 11 weeks
ON OUR OWN
Documented across 9 weeks
ROCK WIT'CHA
Documented across 6 weeks
RONI
Documented across 7 weeks
THE FREE STYLE MEGA-MIX
Documented across 7 weeks
HUMPIN' AROUND
Documented across 12 weeks
GOOD ENOUGH
Documented across 4 weeks
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS
Documented across 2 weeks
TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME
Documented across 23 weeks
SOMETHING IN COMMON
Documented across 2 weeks
FEELIN' INSIDE
Documented across 2 weeks