CrazySexyCool

by TLC

Overview

On their second album, TLC downplay their overt rap connections, recording a smooth, seductive collection of contemporary soul reminiscent of both Philly soul and Prince, powered by new jack and hip-hop beats. Lisa Lopes contributes the occasional rap, but the majority of CrazySexyCool belongs to Tionne Watkins and Rozonda Thomas. While they aren't the most accomplished vocalists -- they have a tendency to be just slightly off-key -- the material they sing is consistently strong. As the cover of Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" indicates, TLC favor erotic, midtempo funk. Yet the group removes any of the psychosexual complexities of Prince's songs, leaving a batch of sexy material that just sounds good, especially the hit singles. Both "Creep" and "Red Light Special" have a deep groove that accentuates the slinky hooks, but it's "Waterfalls," with its gently insistent horns and guitar lines and instantly memorable chorus, that ranks as one of the classic R&B songs of the '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/08/2012
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0886919866421
Rank:	5378

Tracks

1. Iude (Intro)
2. Creep
3. Kick Your Game
4. Diggin' on You
5. Case of the Fake People
6. CrazySexyCool (Interlude)
7. Red Light Special
8. Waterfalls
9. Intermission (Interlude)
10. Let's Do It Again
11. If I Was Your Girlfriend
12. Sexy (Interlude)
13. Take Our Time
14. Can I Get a Witness (Interlude)
15. Switch
16. Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

TLC   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Dre   Guest Artist
Phife   Guest Artist
Busta Rhymes   Guest Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Trey Lorenz   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Babyface   Guest Artist,Synthesizer
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dallas Austin   Drums,Keyboards,Co-Producer,Multi Instruments
Martin Terry   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Thomas Burton   Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Fitch   Horn,Horn Section
Chucky Thompson   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Multi Instruments
Craig Love   Guitar
CeeLo Green   Vocals (Background)
Debra Killings   Vocals (Background)
Jermaine Dupri   Vocals
Jerry Lloyd   Horn,Horn Section
Mike Patterson   MIDI,MIDI Design
Phife Dawg   Vocals,Guest Artist
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
LaMarquis Jefferson   Bass
Organized Noize   Keyboards
Rick Sheppard   MIDI,MIDI Design
Shorty B.   Guitar
Colin Wolfe   Bass
Tim Kelley   Keyboards
Manuel Seal, Jr.   Co-Producer
André 3000   Featured Artist
Sol Messiah   Scratching
Dwight Sills   Guitar
Carlos Glover   Bass
Dean Gant   Guitar,Keyboards
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes   Vocals
Kenneth Wright   Wurlitzer
Jon-John Robinson   Synthesizer
Arnold Hennings   Drums,Keyboards
Charles Nix   Horn,Horn Section
Bebe   Vocals (Background)
Edward Stroud   Guitar
Ceelo   Vocals

Technical Credits

Antonio Reid   Executive Producer
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins   Composer,Group Member
Dallas Austin   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Executive Producer
Rico Lumpkin   Mixing Assistant,Recording Assistant
Ivy Skoff   Project Coordinator
Herb Powers   Mastering
Carl Glover   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Lamont Hyde   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Ricco Lumpkins   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
John Bernasky Wall   Mixing Assistant,Recording Assistant
Sharliss Asbury   Project Coordinator
Brian Smith   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Eric Fischer   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Dah Len   Photography
Mike Wilson   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Neal H. Pogue   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Trevor Smith   Composer
Nashiem Myrick   Recording
Chucky Thompson   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Debra Killings   Composer
Phife   Composer
Sean Combs   Composer,Producer,Vocal Ad-Libs
Jermaine Dupri   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Remixing,Recording
Marqueze Etheridge   Composer
Prince   Composer,Producer
Mike Patterson   Engineer,Recording,Sound Design
Busta Rhymes   Composer
John Frye   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Phife Dawg   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Richard Travali   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Organized Noize   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming,Keyboard Programming
Rick Sheppard   Sound Design
Alvin Speights   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Shock   Horn Arrangements
Blake Eiseman   Engineer
Babyface   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Leslie Brathwaite   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Brad Gilderman   Engineer,Recording
Alex Lowe   Assistant Engineer
Dave Way   Mixing
Manuel Seal, Jr.   Composer,Producer
Kenneth Edmonds   Executive Producer
Andre Benjamin   Composer
Carlos Glover   Engineer
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes   Composer,Group Member,Vocal Ad-Libs
Scott Little   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Jon-John Robinson   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Carl Thompson   Composer
Arnold Hennings   Composer,Producer
Davett Singletary   Creative Director
Ron Gresham   Mixing
Brian Frye   Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Christopher Stern   Art Direction