Don't Be Cruel (studio album)
by Bobby Brown

Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 11,782nd   
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 51 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1988 (168th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,661st)
Award Best albums of all time (11,782nd)

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Don't Be Cruel is ranked as the best album by Bobby Brown.

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Don't Be Cruel track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Don't Be Cruel rankings

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Overall rank: 11,782nd | 1980s rank: 1,661st | 1988 rank: 168th

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One good song. the rest...meh.
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From 02/01/2012 17:35 | #36299
well, before there was boyz ii men, abc and bbd, there was new edition, and the member whose career took off the most from that pre-NKOTB boy band was bobby brown. "don't be cruel" marks the apex of his r&b/hip-hop career. This album is half hits & half filler approximately, so if you stick to the first 6 tracks, then you'll hear the best bobby b. has to offer.
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