Born into the 90's

Born into the 90's [sic] is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at No. 3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two No. 1 R&B hits: "Honey Love," and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, Born into the 90's was eventually certified platinum and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). R. Kelly separated from the group before he began recording his next album.

Born into the 90's
Studio album by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Released	January 14, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B[1][2][3] new jack swing[1][3] soul[1] hip hop[1]
Length	46:52
Label	Jive
Producer	R. Kelly (also exec.), Barry Hankerson (exec.), Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams
R. Kelly chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) 12 Play (1993)
Public Announcement chronology
Born into the 90's (1992) All Work, No Play (1998)
Singles from Born into the 90's
"She's Got That Vibe" Released: November 1991 "Honey Love" Released: April 1992 "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" Released: August 1992 "Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" Released: October 1992 "Dedicated" Released: January 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	D+[2]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Loving Me"	R. Kelly, Tyrone Blatcher, Michael Jefferson	R. Kelly	3:38
2.	"She's Got That Vibe"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:34
3.	"Definition of a Hotti"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:21
4.	"I Know What You Need"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:29
5.	"Keep It Street"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	3:57
6.	"Born into the 90's"	R. Kelly, Karen Evans, Patrice Rushen	R. Kelly	4:41
7.	"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:03
8.	"Dedicated"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:40
9.	"Honey Love"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	5:04
10.	"Hangin' Out"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly	4:07
11.	"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" (Mr. Lee featuring R. Kelly)	R. Kelly, Morris Broadnax, Lee Haggard, Clarence Paul, Wayne Williams, Stevie Wonder	Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams, R. Kelly	3:19

Personnel

• Timmy Allen – Programming
• Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
• Michael Clark – Producer
• Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Gary "Bump City" Daniels – Programming^[7]
• Jose Fernandez – Programming
• Georgette Franklin – Background Vocals
• Marcus Geeter – Grooming
• Stephen George – Producer
• Karen Gordon – Background Vocals
• Joe Grant – Photography
• Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
• R. Kelly – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Mixing
• Steven Levy – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Doug Michael – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Mr. Lee – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Rap, Performer, Mixing
• Peter Mokran – Engineer, Mixing
• Tim Nitz – Engineer
• Cirland Noel – Engineer
• Tim Nutz – Assistant Engineer
• Herb Powers – Mastering
• Michael Schlesinger – Engineer, Mixing
• Dana Stovall – Background Vocals
• Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Background Vocals
• Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Bobby West – Keyboards
• Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
• Wayne Williams – Producer
• Nicole Wilson – Background Vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[9] 67 US Billboard 200[10] 42 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 3 Chart (2001) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[12] 79

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Billboard 200[13] 96 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Born into the '90s R. Kelly, Public Announcement". AllMusic.
2. "Born Into the 90's".
3. "R. Kelly, behind the love". The Sunday Star-Times. May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
4. Weiner, Jonah. "R. Kelly, Born Into the 90's". Blender. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
5. "Robert Christgau: CG: R. Kelly and Public Announcement". Robert Christgau.
6. "R. Kelly: Album Guide - Rolling Stone Music". June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011.
7. Tatum & West
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Born into the 90's" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
10. "R. Kelly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
11. "R. Kelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
12. "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Born into the 90's". Hung Medien.
13. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
15. "American album certifications – R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Born into the 90's". Recording Industry Association of America.