Brown & Proud

Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown from Riverside, California. It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio and Image Recorders in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. Production was handled by Fabe Love, Jammin' James Carter, D.J. Romeo, D.J. Battlecat and Tony G. It features guest appearances from Chulo, Huggy Boy, Teardrop, King Ed and Shiro.

Brown & Proud
Studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown
Released	October 30, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Beach Recording Studios (Redondo Beach, California) Trax Recording Studio (Hollywood, California) Image Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	37:57
Label	Pump Records
Producer	Cliff Richey Jr. (exec.) Jammin' James Carter (also exec.) DJ Romeo (also exec.) Fabe Love DJ Battlecat Tony G
A Lighter Shade of Brown chronology
Brown & Proud (1990) Hip Hop Locos (1992)
Singles from Brown & Proud
"T.J. Nights" Released: 1990 "Latin Active" Released: 1991 "On A Sunday Afternoon" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album peaked at #184 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "T.J. Nights", "Latin Active" and "On a Sunday Afternoon". The latter two made it to the Billboard charts, peaking at #59 and #39 respectively on the Hot 100.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brown and Proud" (featuring Chulo)	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez D. Aldridge J. Carter F. Alfaro Chulo L. Troutman R. Troutman	Fabe Love Jammin' James Carter DJ Romeo	3:46
2.	"El Varrio"	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez D. Aldridge F. Alfaro A. Pearson	Fabe Love DJ Romeo	4:13
3.	"Spill the Wine"	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez D. Aldridge F. Alfaro C. Miller H. Scott M. Dickerson L. Jordan H. Brown L. Levitin T. Allen	Fabe Love DJ Romeo	3:06
4.	"Pancho Villa"	R. Gutierrez J. Carter	Jammin' James Carter	3:54
5.	"Paquito Soul"	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez F. Alfaro K. Gilliam D. Lynem M. Noble M. McClain R. Sause	DJ Battlecat	4:01
6.	"La Cucaracha"		Fabe Love Jammin' James Carter	0:18
7.	"T.J. Nights" (featuring King Ed)	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez J. Carter F. Alfaro	Fabe Love Jammin' James Carter Tony G. (add.)	3:29
8.	"On a Sunday Afternoon" (featuring Huggy Boy)	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez J. Carter Chulo B. Stewart B. Strong N. Whitfield Quiet Storm	Jammin' James Carter	3:47
9.	"Bouncin'"	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez D. Aldridge F. Alfaro D. Lynem	Fabe Love DJ Romeo	3:17
10.	"Latin Active" (featuring Teardrop & Shiro)	R. Gutierrez J. Carter F. Alfaro Chulo L. Ortiz D. Cash	Fabe Love Jammin' James Carter	3:31
11.	"T.J. Nights (Club Oh Version)"	R. Gutierrez B. Ramirez J. Carter F. Alfaro		4:50
Total length:				37:57

Samples

• "Bouncin'"
  • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
  • "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
  • "Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix)" by Eazy-E
• "On a Sunday Afternoon"
  • "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
  • "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals
  • "Crystal Blue Persuasion" by Tommy James and the Shondells
• "Paquito Soul"
  • "Respect" by Aretha Franklin
  • "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
  • "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
• "Spill the Wine"
  • "Spill the Wine" by Eric Burdon & War
• "T.J. Nights"
  • "One of These Nights" by Eagles
  • "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
• "Latin Active"
  • "I Like What You're Doing to Me" by Young and Company
  • "Radio Activity" by Royal Cash

Personnel

• Robert "ODM" Gutierrez – main artist, sleeve notes
• Bobby "DTTX" Ramirez – main artist, sleeve notes
• Chulo – featured artist (track 1)
• King Ed – featured artist (track 7)
• Huggy Boy – featured artist (track 8)
• Teardrop – featured artist (track 10)
• Shiro – featured artist (track 10)
• The Hou Dog Houston – keyboards, guitar & bass (tracks: 1-6, 8-11), recording
• Stan "The Guitar" Man – guitar & bass (track 7)
• Fabian Alfaro – producer (tracks: 1-3, 6-7, 9-10)
• James Calvin Carter – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 6-8, 10), executive producer
• Dominic Aldridge – producer (tracks: 1-3, 9-10), executive producer
• Kevin Gilliam – producer (track 5)
• Antonio Gonzalez – additional producer (track 7), mixing (track 11)
• Danny Clay Williams – recording
• Geza Gedeon – recording
• Brian Carey – recording
• Jason Roberts – recording
• Cliff Richey Jr. – executive producer, management
• Gino Daniels – design
• Ithaka Darin Pappas – photography*

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3]	8

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Brown & Proud - Lighter Shade of Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
2. "Lighter Shade Of Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
3. "Lighter Shade Of Brown Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

External links

Brown & Proud at Discogs (list of releases)