Don't Be Cruel

About Don't Be Cruel

Don't Be Cruel is the second studio album by American singer Bobby Brown. It was released in the United States on June 20, 1988 by MCA Records. Brown changed producers for this album, and worked extensively with hit-making songwriting and production duo Babyface and L. A. Reid. The album is dedicated to Brown's deceased best friend, James "Jimbo" Flint, who was stabbed to death when Brown was aged 11. Don't Be Cruel incorporates new jack swing, R&B, funk, dance and soul. Don't Be Cruel peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and included five top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits, with "My Prerogative" being a number-one hit. Three of the singles also reached number one on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. "My Prerogative" was also the second-biggest single of 1989, ranking at number two on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1989. The album also spent a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard R&B Albums chart over the course of 1988 and 1989. Internationally, it reached number one in Ireland and the top five in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.  more »