1990 studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown
Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown.[2] It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. The recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio, and Image Recorders, in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. The album was produced 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.
The album peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200 and No. 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 peaked at No. 59 and No. 39, respectively, on the Hot 100.
Track listing
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1. | "Brown and Proud" (featuring Chulo) | -
• 27 | 34 | 29 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 47 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 45 | 47 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 30 | 41 | |
• On a Sunday Afternoon1991 single by A Lighter Shade of Brown featuring Shiro Stokes and Huggy Boy "On a Sunday Afternoon" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the second single from their debut studio album, Brown & Proud (1990). Featuring singer Shiro Stokes and radio disc jockeyHuggy Boy, it was produced by Jammin' James Carter. It is the group's most successful song, peaking at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number one in New Zealand for two weeks; it is certified gold in the latter country. Background and content[edit] Clif Richey, the manager of A Lighter Shade of Brown, wanted them to write a song with a vibe similar to that of "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, which was a hit at the time, but about what their friends and family did at the park. As a result, the duo composed "On a Sunday Afternoon", in which they rap about topics such as "jamming the oldie tunes" and "kids playing on the merr 
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