Bobby Brown - Definition and Overview

This page is about Bobby Brown, the American singer, there was also a Scottish football manager with this name. See Bobby Brown (footballer).

Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown February 5, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a American singer.

He began his music career as a member of the R & B group New Edition He recorded a moderate solo hit Mr. Telephone Man.

A pioneer of New Jack Swing music, Brown released his second album Don't Be Cruel in 1988. With hits like "Don't Be Cruel", "My Prerogative" and "Roni", the album made Brown famous. The following year he contributed a song (#2 pop single On Our Own) to the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack.

He married pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston in July 1992. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Brown's drug and alcohol troubles threatened to overshadow his music.

In February 2004 Brown was arrested and jailed in Georgia on a parole violation related to a previous drunk driving conviction.

Note: Bobby Brown should not be confused with the actress Bobbie Brown and the cosmetician Bobbi Brown.

Discography

• 1987 "King of Stage" #88 US, #40 UK (1989 release)
• 1988 "Don't Be Cruel" #1 US, #3 UK (1989 release); US Sales: 7 million
• 1990 "Dance!... Ya Know It!" #9 US, #26 UK (1989 release); US Sales: 1 million
• 1992 "Bobby" #2 US, #11 UK; US Sales: 2 million
• 1993 "Remixes N the Key of B"
• 1997 "Forever" #61 US
• 2000 "Greatest Hits"

Hit singles

• 1988 "My Prerogative" #1 US, #6 UK
• 1989 "Don't Be Cruel" #8 US, #13 UK
• 1989 "Every Little Step" #3 US, #6 UK
• 1989 "On Our Own (Theme from Ghostbusters II)" #2 US, #4 UK
• 1989 "Rock Wit'cha" #7 US, #33 UK
• 1989 "Roni" #3 US, #21 UK
• 1990 "The Free Style Mega-Mix" #14 UK
• 1990 "She Ain't Worth It" (Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown) #1 US, #12 UK
• 1992 "Humpin' Around" #3 US, #19 UK
• 1992 "Good Enough" #7 US
• 1993 "Get Away" #14 US
• 1994 "Something in Common" (with Whitney Houston) #16 UK
• 1994 "Two Can Play That Game" #38 UK
• 1995 "Two Can Play That Game" (re-release) #3 UK
• 1995 "Humpin' Around" (remix) #8 UK
• 1995 "My Prerogative" (remix) #17 UK
• 1996 "Every Little Step" (remix) #25 UK
• 1997 "Feelin' Inside" #40 UK
• 2002 "Thug Lovin'" (Ja Rule feat. Bobby Brown) #15 UK