Throw on your suit jacket and head over to the barber shop for a fresh Gumby cut as we take you back to the 80s! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...
Artist: Bobby Brown
Song: Don't Be Cruel
Album: Don't Be Cruel (1988)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 8
Album: Don't Be Cruel (1988)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 8
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmunds and L.A. Reid and grabbed the #1 spot on the Billboard "US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart in 1988.
Love the post and I'm not surprised Babyface is the writer. One of the greats!
ReplyDeleteHe really did churn out the hits in the 80s & 90s. One of the pioneers of New Jack Swing.
DeleteAwesome. Now I can't get the song out of my head.
ReplyDeleteMe too! Time to fire up the CD.
DeleteYou are welcome!
DeleteSolid album. One of the best from the 80's.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. My brother had it on casette tape and we listened to it all day and night. Such a huge album with multiple #1 singles!
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