℗ 2020 UMG Recordings; A Geffen Records Release
| Released | June 20, 1988 |
| Duration | 47m 10s |
| Record Label | Geffen |
| Genre | R & B |
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1.1
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Cruel Prelude
Bobby Brown |
0:37 | |||
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1.2
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Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown |
6:52 | |||
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1.3
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My Prerogative
Bobby Brown |
4:57 | |||
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1.4
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Roni
Bobby Brown |
5:58 | |||
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1.5
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Rock Wit'cha
Bobby Brown |
4:47 | |||
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1.6
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Every Little Step
Bobby Brown |
3:59 | |||
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1.7
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I'll Be Good To You
Bobby Brown |
4:25 | |||
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1.8
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Take It Slow
Bobby Brown |
5:22 | |||
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1.9
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All Day All Night
Bobby Brown |
4:40 | |||
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1.10
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I Really Love You Girl
Bobby Brown |
5:11 | |||
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1.11
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Cruel Reprise
Bobby Brown |
0:22 |
Don't Be Cruel is the second studio album by American singer Bobby Brown. It was released in the United States on June 20, 1988 by MCA Records. Brown changed producers for this album, and worked extensively with hit-making songwriting and production duo Babyface and L.A. Reid. The album is dedicated to Brown's deceased best friend, James "Jimbo" Flint, who was stabbed to death when Brown was aged 11. Don't Be Cruel incorporates new jack swing, R&B, funk, dance and soul.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Geffen Studio Masters
Tracks 1-11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-11 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.37 -11.90 to -0.23 | -15.17 -30.52 to -12.02 | -12.35 -26.00 to -8.90 | 8 7 to 10 | |
| 1 | Cruel Prelude | -7.83 | -24.02 | -20.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Don't Be Cruel | -0.28 | -12.15 | -9.9 | 8 |
| 3 | My Prerogative | -0.43 | -12.02 | -8.9 | 8 |
| 4 | Roni | -1.11 | -12.22 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 5 | Rock Wit'cha | -1.11 | -12.37 | -10.1 | 7 |
| 6 | Every Little Step | -0.37 | -12.31 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 7 | I'll Be Good To You | -0.34 | -12.27 | -9.2 | 8 |
| 8 | Take It Slow | -1.36 | -12.09 | -9.5 | 7 |
| 9 | All Day All Night | -1.11 | -13.81 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 10 | I Really Love You Girl | -0.23 | -13.15 | -10.7 | 9 |
| 11 | Cruel Reprise | -11.90 | -30.52 | -26.0 | 10 |