Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969), better known as Bobby Brown, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer. He began his solo career in 1986 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of
After leaving New Edition in 1986, Brown released his first solo album, King of Stage, in 1987. This album included "Girlfriend," a minor hit which went to #1 on the Billboard R&B charts and #57 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other than that, King of Stage did not garner much attention. Brown's third album, "Bobby," did not arrive until 1992. It reached #2 on the Billboard album charts and produced the hit single "Humpin' Around" (#3 on the Billboard Hot 100) as well as a smaller hit in "Get Away" (#14). The album was eventually certified 2x platinum (2,000,000 units sold)[2]. However, it did not come close to matching the album sales or singles chart success of its predecessor.
Brown waited until 1997 to release his next (and thus far, last) album of original material, "Forever." It only managed to climb to #61 on the Billboard Hot 200 album charts and produced no charting singles. On December 1, 2007, Bobby Brown was inducted into the Boston Hall Of Fame.
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