Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released on February 11, 1991, on Motown.

The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart. By May 1991, it was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[2]

The album peaked at seven on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the second spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3] The album was certified gold in April 1991 and platinum the following month.[4]

Rob Theakston of AllMusic called the album "an enjoyable, infectious, bubblegum/R&B record," and noted that the work "unquestionably helped to re-position Motown's status as the dominant force in R&B."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Parents"Dallas AustinAustin2:53
2."Playground"Austin, Michael Bivins, Kevin WalesAustin4:15
3."Mental (So Pay Attention)"AustinAustin1:08
4."Little Soldiers"Austin, Bivins, WalesAustin4:13
5."My World"Austin, WalesAustin3:50
6."Iesha"Austin, BivinsAustin4:22
7."Spydermann"Christopher Sellers, David Shelton, Demetrius Pugh, Elliott Straite, Marliss Pugh, Rommell ChapmanDr. Freeze, Howie Tee (co.)4:40
8."That's My Girl"Austin, Wales, Nathan MorrisAustin3:08
9."Jealous Girl"Maurice Starr, Michael JonzunAustin5:38
10."A.B.C."Sellers, Shelton, D.Pugh, Straite, M.Pugh, Chapman, Rico AndersonRico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.)3:52

Charts

Album

Chart (1991)[3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 7
U.S. R&B Albums 2
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] 80

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Dance Music/Club Play Singles U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1990 "Iesha" 9 9 6
1991 "Playground" 10 36 6 4
"Jealous Girl" 25
1992 "My World" 77

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • arranging – Dallas Austin
  • engineering – Dallas Austin, Jim Hinger, Darin Prindle, Christopher Shaw, Rick Sheppard
  • production – Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze
  • programming – Rick Sheppard
  • vocals – Dallas Austin, Biv, Grecco Bush, Regina Chapman, Todd Harris, Tracy Harris, Rene Pugh, Racer X, Desiaray Shelton, Kevin Wales
  • vocals (background) – Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, Dr. Freeze, Debra Killings

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