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Rank thes (1988 R n B) albums. Al B. Sure: In Effect Mode
May 3, 1988 
Guy: Guy June 13, 1988 
New Edition: Heart Break June 20, 1988 
Bobby Brown: Don't Be Cruel June 20, 1988 
Have fun! [Edited 4/8/10 20:40pm] PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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1.) Don't Be Cruel
2.) Guy 3.) Heartbreak 4.) In Effect Mode | |
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1 - Heartbreak
2 - Don't Be Cruel 3 - Guy I've not listened to In Effect so it defaults to last place. Sorry Al. 
Ewww Al B. Sure has a unibrow.  | |
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It's kind of hard to rank these, Don't Be Cruel has the strongest singles but the weakest album cuts. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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From top...
New Edition: Heart Break June 20, 1988
Guy: Guy June 13, 1988
Bobby Brown: Don't Be Cruel June 20, 1988
Al B. Sure: In Effect Mode May 3, 1988
...to bottom. Order adjustment edit: Due to a preference for Jam/Lewis production over Teddy Riley. Music for adventurous listeners tA  Tribal Records[Edited 4/8/10 20:53pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Both Guy and Don't Be Cruel seem to be tied up though... | |
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Timmy84 said: Both Guy and Don't Be Cruel seem to be tied up though...
 Isn't 'Round and 'Round & My Prerogative the same song?
Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: Timmy84 said: Both Guy and Don't Be Cruel seem to be tied up though...
Isn't 'Round and 'Round & My Prerogative the same song?
Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal RecordsIf You're not My Lover and I'll Be Good To You are the same also. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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1. Guy
2. Bobby Brown 3. New Edition 4. Al B. Sure Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Al B Sure is getting no love. Nobody liked Nite and Day. PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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1. Guy - the introduction of New Jack
2. Bobby - Don't Be Cruel 3. Al B Sure - In effect Mode 4. Heart Break - New Edition "I'm not human I'm a dove, I'm ur conscience. I am love" | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: Al B Sure is getting no love. Nobody liked Nite and Day.
I do.  It's just that compared to the other three, he's on his own. | |
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theAudience said: Timmy84 said: Both Guy and Don't Be Cruel seem to be tied up though...
Isn't 'Round and 'Round & My Prerogative the same song?
Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal RecordsDuh. | |
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1. Guy
2. Bobby Brown 3. New Edition 4. Al B. Sure | |
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What a great thread! This is a hard one...
1) Al B. Sure - In effect mode 2) Guy - Guy 3) New Edition - N.E Heartbreak 4) Bobby Brown -Don't be cruel Can we add Keith Sweats debut album? Was that 1988? Great album! | |
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No that was 1987. | |
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Bobby Brown- Don't Be Cruel
Guy-Guy New Edition- Heartbreak Al B Sure- In Effect Mode I think Heartbreak could've done fine with some production by Teddy Riley. Jam and Lewis did great on the album but tracks like That's The Way We're Livin' and Competition could've killed with Teddy's production "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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1. Guy - Guy (the most consistent album by far)
2. Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel 3. Al B. Sure! - In Effect Mode 4. New Edition - Heartbreak After #1, it's extremely close. I love all these albums.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Yeah, this is a tough one. I never dug New Edition until NE Heartbreak, thanks to Jam & Lewis. In Effect Mode was the soundtrack of my life at that time and could be listened to from beginning to end. So I'll go with:
In Effect Mode NE Heartbreak Don't Be Cruel Guy Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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It’s the 1988 Battle of New Jack Swing, eh? That’s cool. Next we can rate NJS albums from 1989-1992.
Although my opinion has shifted over the past 20 years, when these albums were released this was my preference: Guy Al B. Sure Bobby Brown N.E. Heartbreak These days it’s more like Guy N.E. Heartbreak Bobby Brown Al B. Sure Sales wise, Bobby's DBC and the remix lp that followed owned all their asses....COMBINED! As a producer Teddy may have been King of New Jack Swing, but in terms of sales MJ's Dangerous is the only thing Teddy did comparable to Bobby's DBC. I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Adisa said: Sales wise, Bobby's DBC and the remix lp that followed owned all their asses....COMBINED! As a producer Teddy may have been King of New Jack Swing, but in terms of sales MJ's Dangerous is the only thing Teddy did comparable to Bobby's DBC.
That's actually one of the endearing qualities of Guy IMO. They managed to be extremely successful without ever crossing over to the pop charts. The debut and The Future both went platinum purely based on R&B radio, BET, and R&B fans. Those 3 other albums all achieved a measure of pop success, but Guy was truly all ours. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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1) Al B. Sure - In Effect Mode
2) Guy - Guy 3) New Edition - N.E Heartbreak 4) Bobby Brown -Don't Be Cruel[/quote] Oddly enough,I wasn't a huge fan of 'Don't Be Cruel'  These days,the only song I can listen to is "Every Little Step".A cool song that has aged well.
'In Effect Mode' still sounds fresh and vibrant,imo. | |
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AlexdeParis said: Adisa said: Sales wise, Bobby's DBC and the remix lp that followed owned all their asses....COMBINED! As a producer Teddy may have been King of New Jack Swing, but in terms of sales MJ's Dangerous is the only thing Teddy did comparable to Bobby's DBC.
That's actually one of the endearing qualities of Guy IMO. They managed to be extremely successful without ever crossing over to the pop charts. The debut and The Future both went platinum purely based on R&B radio, BET, and R&B fans. Those 3 other albums all achieved a measure of pop success, but Guy was truly all ours. Agree. Everyone in the hood loved Guy. It didn't matter if you were 5 years old or 50 years old. LOL. The juke joint that my aunt and uncle used to own had Guy's singles on the jukebox, and them old people used to bump that shit! The mebers of Guy were young in age, and their sound was fresh, but they had an old soul about them that made people love them. Same thing with Boyz II Men when they first came out. I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Timmy84 said: 1.) Don't Be Cruel
2.) Guy 3.) Heartbreak 4.) In Effect Mode this. | |
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SoulAlive said: 1) Al B. Sure - In Effect Mode
2) Guy - Guy 3) New Edition - N.E Heartbreak 4) Bobby Brown -Don't Be Cruel Oddly enough,I wasn't a huge fan of 'Don't Be Cruel' These days,the only song I can listen to is "Every Little Step".A cool song that has aged well.
'In Effect Mode' still sounds fresh and vibrant,imo.[/quote] Like me, you put it at the top. I'm trying to get In Effect on CD! Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: Like me, you put it at the top. I'm trying to get In Effect on CD!
Between Amazon and eBay, what's stopping you? "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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theAudience said: From top...
New Edition: Heart Break June 20, 1988
Guy: Guy June 13, 1988
Bobby Brown: Don't Be Cruel June 20, 1988
Al B. Sure: In Effect Mode May 3, 1988
...to bottom. Order adjustment edit: Due to a preference for Jam/Lewis production over Teddy Riley. Music for adventurous listeners tA Tribal Records
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1) New Edition - "Heartbreak"
2) Guy - "Guy" 3) Bobby Brown - "Don't Be Cruel" 4) Al B. Sure! - "In Effect Mode" I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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This is how they rank on my list of 1988 albums:
13. Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel 14. R.E.M. - Green 15. All About Eve - All About Eve 16. New Edition - Heart Break 17. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars 18. Sade - Stronger Than Pride 19. Roachford - Roachford 20. Brownmark - Just Like That 21. Guy - Guy I sold my In Effect Mode album years ago so naturally that means it's last among those four. | |
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All of those were horrible except for Bobby Brown and it was simply decent. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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