CrazySexyCool

1994 LaFace Records 16 tracks

Produced by Dallas Austin, Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize

LaFace Records R&BHip-hopNew Jack SwingPop
38%
Authorship
Co-Performer

TLC wrote 6 of 16 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 6 / 16 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Every track is scored by writing credit — whether TLC carries a lyricist or composer credit.

38%
6 trackswritten by TLC 10 tracksoutside writers
TLC's roles on this album

Share of the 16 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist38%
Composer38%
Producer0%
Performer0%

By the Numbers

16
Tracks
20
Lyricists
9
Producers
1994
Released

CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by TLC, released in November 1994 on LaFace Records and produced by Babyface, Dallas Austin, and L.A. Reid, one of the best-selling R&B albums in history, certified 11-times platinum in the United States, and the record that generated 'Waterfalls' and 'Creep,' both of which became among the most commercially successful and culturally significant pop singles of the decade. T-Boz and Chilli sang leads while Left Eye contributed rap verses; Babyface co-wrote 'Creep' and 'Red Light Special,' Dallas Austin wrote the majority of the other tracks. 'Creep' spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, 'Waterfalls' spent seven weeks at number one, and 'Red Light Special' and 'Diggin' on You' both reached the top five, four songs from a single album simultaneously in the top ten simultaneously at one point. CrazySexyCool debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and sold over 23 million copies worldwide, winning the Grammy for Best R&B Album. The album's explicit address of HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and drug addiction on 'Waterfalls' was unprecedented in the commercial mainstream of 1994 female pop and contributed to the song's cultural impact beyond its commercial performance.

Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Intro-lude
Jermaine DupriMalike Taylor Jermaine DupriMalike Taylor Jermaine Dupri T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)Phife Dawg (Rap)
2
Creep
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin Dallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
3
Kick Your Game
Jermaine DupriManuel SealLisa Lopes Jermaine DupriManuel SealLisa Lopes Jermaine DupriManuel Seal T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
4
Diggin' on You
Kenneth Edmonds Kenneth Edmonds Babyface T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
5
Case of the Fake People
Dallas Austin Dallas Austin Dallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
6
CrazySexyCool – Interlude
Tionne WatkinsSean CombsCarl Thompson Tionne WatkinsSean CombsCarl Thompson Chucky ThompsonSean Combs T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
7
Red Light Special
Kenneth Edmonds Kenneth Edmonds Babyface T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
8
Waterfalls
Marqueze EtheridgeLisa LopesRico WadePatrick BrownRaymond Murray Marqueze EtheridgeLisa LopesRico WadePatrick BrownRaymond Murray Organized Noize T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
9
Intermission-lude
Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
10
Let's Do It Again
Kenneth EdmondsJon-John Robinson Kenneth EdmondsJon-John Robinson BabyfaceJon-John Robinson T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
11
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Prince Nelson Prince Nelson Sean CombsChucky ThompsonDallas Austin T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
12
Sexy – Interlude
Rozonda ThomasSean Combs Rozonda ThomasSean Combs Chucky ThompsonSean Combs T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
13
Take Our Time
Arnold HenningsDebra Killings Arnold HenningsDebra Killings Dallas AustinArnold Hennings T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
14
Can I Get a Witness – Interlude
Trevor Smith Jr.Sean CombsCarl Thompson Trevor Smith Jr.Sean CombsCarl Thompson Chucky ThompsonSean Combs T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)Busta Rhymes (Rap)
15
Switch
Jermaine DupriManuel SealLisa Lopes Jermaine DupriManuel SealLisa Lopes Jermaine DupriManuel Seal T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)
16
Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes
Rico WadePatrick BrownRaymond MurrayMarqueze EtheridgeLisa LopesAndré Benjamin Rico WadePatrick BrownRaymond MurrayMarqueze EtheridgeLisa LopesAndré Benjamin Organized Noize T-Boz (Lead Vocals)Left Eye (Rap, Lead Vocals)Chilli (Lead Vocals)Dré of Outkast (Rap)

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