WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album

WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album
Remix album by
Bell Biv DeVoe
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre
Length55:23
LabelMCA
Producer
Bell Biv DeVoe chronology
Poison
(1990) 		WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album
(1991) 		Hootie Mack
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

WBBD - Bootcity!: The Remix Album is a remix album released by R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe.[4] It was released on August 27, 1991 via MCA Records, and was composed of remixes of songs from the group's debut album Poison. The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200.[5] It was certified gold on October 23, 1991.

Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant appear on "Word to the Mutha!", making for a New Edition reunion.[4]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the beefed up beats are generally a plus," but panned the New Edition reunion.[3] The Sun Sentinel called the album "unimaginative," writing that "buried underneath all this remixing, heavy studio gimmickry, scratching and technological gymnastics, the group's vocals are barely audible."[6] The Globe and Mail wrote that "deejays and those who live to dance will revel in the furious, bottom-heavy rhythms."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro/D.J. Opening"
Ron DeVoe0:54
2."Word to the Mutha!" (featuring Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill)
6:38
3."Ain't Nut'in' Changed!"
  • Hank Shocklee
  • Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
  • Keith Shocklee
  • Robert "Money Walker" DeVoe[b]
  • Roland "Rizzo Destroyer" DeVoe[b]
  • Donald "Smooth Mellow" D. Harrison[b]
2:23
4."B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?" (DJ Mo Grind Time)
  • Roney Hooks
  • Sadler
  • K. Shocklee
  • Durant
  • Paul Stewart
  • H. Shocklee
  • Sadler
  • K. Shocklee
  • Bell and DeVoe[b]
  • Wolf & Epic[b]
6:15
5."Do Me!" (Smoothe)
  • Carl Bourelly
  • Bivins
  • DeVoe
  • Bell
  • Carl E. Bourelly
  • Bell Biv DeVoe
  • Wolf & Epic[b]
3:15
6."I Do Need You"Timmy Gatling
  • Timmy Gatling
  • Alton "Wokie" Stewart
  • Stanley Brown[b]
  • Alton "Wokie" Stewart[b]
5:47
7."Interview/Uhh Ahh"
DeVoe2:13
8."Let Me Know Something?!"
  • Hooks
  • Sadler
  • K. Shocklee
  • Durant
4:51
9."She's Dope!" (EPOD Mix)Dr. Freeze
4:42
10."Do Me!" (Mental)
  • Bourelly
  • Bivins
  • DeVoe
  • Bell
  • Bourelly
  • Bell Biv DeVoe
  • K. Shocklee[b]
  • G-Wiz[b]
5:25
11."When Will I See You Smile Again?" (DJ Close)
  • Gatling
  • Alton Stewart
  • Gatling
  • A. Stewart
  • Bell and DeVoe[b]
  • Vassal Benford[c]
  • James Wirrik[c]
6:45
12."Poison." (London Style)Dr. Freeze
  • Dr. Freeze
  • H. Hersh
  • S&P Jervier[b][c]
6:15

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies a remixer
  • ^[c] signifies an additional producer

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "WBBD - Bootcity! The Remix Album - Bell Biv DeVoe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 49–50.
  4. ^ a b "Bell Biv DeVoe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Bell Biv DeVoe". Billboard.
  6. ^ Wilker, Deborah (September 19, 1991). "BELL BIV DEVOE: WBBD Bootcity! The Remix Album (MCA Records)". Sun Sentinel: 3E.
  7. ^ "SHORTLIST". The Globe and Mail: C1. October 21, 1991.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Bell Biv DeVoe – WBBD - BOOTCITY!". Recording Industry Association of America.


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