Brown & Proud

About Brown & Proud

Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown from Riverside, California. It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio and Image Recorders in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. Production was handled by Fabe Love, Jammin' James Carter, D. J. Romeo, D. J. Battlecat and Tony G. It features guest appearances from Chulo, Huggy Boy, Teardrop, King Ed and Shiro. The album peaked at #184 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "T. J. Nights", "Latin Active" and "On a Sunday Afternoon". The latter two made it to the Billboard charts, peaking at #59 and #39 respectively on the Hot 100. more »