CrazySexyCool

Authorship Breakdown 6 / 16 self-written

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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

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