- This page is about Bobby Brown, the American singer; for Scottish football (soccer) manager with this name, see Bobby Brown (football) .
Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown February 5, 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American singer.
He began his music career as a member of the R & B group New Edition The group's hits (w/ Brown) have included "Cool It Now", "Candy Girl", and "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", "Every Little Step", "Rock Wit' cha", "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 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 model Bobbie Brown or the cosmetecian 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
