"CrazySexyCool" (1994): TLC - Track by Track Review | Diva Discography [Part 1]
It’s time to pay our respect to the women who believe in “strength in numbers”. It’s GIRL GROUP DIVAS month(s)! For the next couple weeks on Diva Dailies, Angie (@poetrysoul3) and Steffi (@inn_mho) will be deep diving into girl group albums and eras.
To kick things off, we’re talking about “CrazySexyCool” (1994) by the biggest selling American girl group of all time: TLC. (Also, Angie’s favorite girl group of all time). Because this album and era are so iconic, we will be breaking down our CrazySexyCool deep dive into two. In part 1, we review and discuss EVERY SINGLE TRACK (yes, including the interludes). We then end our conversation sharing our Top 3 favorite songs from the album, 1 song we’d cut, and the underrated gem.
Again, this is just part 1 of the conversation! Tune in next week for part 2 when we talk about the CrazySexyCool era.
Album Info: CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by American girl group TLC. It was released on November 15, 1994, by LaFace and Arista Records. The album saw the group reunite with producers Dallas Austin, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Jermaine Dupri as well as new collaborators Organized Noize and Chucky Thompson, and also featured contributions from Sean "Puffy" Combs who helped with the notable hip hop soul sound. CrazySexyCool featured hip hop beats, funk, deep grooves, propulsive rhythms and smooth production. The album's lyrical content was seen as a departure from the group's debut and was seen as a coming-of-age project which explored themes such as sexuality, romanticism, inexperience, and youthful optimism.
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TIME STAMPS:
- Housekeeping (01:13)
- Upcoming Episodes: Girl Group Divas (03:08)
- Oscar & Razzie Moment of the Week (05:40)
- Opening Discussions: Our Listening Experience & First Impressions (22:10)
- Intro-lude (31:30)
- Creep (33:13)
- Kick Your Game (37:50)
- Diggin’ On You (44:04)
- Case of the Fake People (47:13)
- CrazySexyCool-Interlude (51:25)
- Red Light Special (52:15)
- Waterfalls (56:43)
- Intermission-lude (60:51)
- Let’s Do It Again (60:18)
- If I Was Your Girlfriend (64:01)
- Sexy-Interlude (69:09)
- Take Our Time (70:25)
- Can I Get A Witness-Interlude (73:33)
- Switch (78:48)
- Sumthin’ Wicked This Way Comes (80:00)
- Top 3 Songs, 1 Song to Cut, & Underrated Gem (82:53)
