Don't Be Cruel by Bobby (R&B) Brown (CD, Oct-1990, MCA Records USA)

I remember when I bought the CD many years ago. To me, this did to Bobby Brown what Control did to Janet Jackson. And like the Control CD, I beat "Don't Be Cruel" to death with it's many killer tracks; from the title track, to Roni, to My Prerogative, and everything in between. Obviously, I bought it again to replace the now damaged original. But it's one of those high profile albums that not only brought the former Mr. Whitney Houston to the spotlight, it also helped define the New Jack R&B era. If like me, you are a huge fan of such artists like Michael Cooper, Troop, The System and Tony Toni Tone, this is definitely an album to add to your collection. My only gripe now is what it was then: The Cruel Outro is just so out of place...