Bobby Brown

Robert Beresford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969 in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and dancer. Brown began his career with the popular boy band New Edition in 1980 and was later ousted from the group due to behavioural problems. He embarked on a solo career in 1986 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits. Brown is the husband of R&B singer Whitney Houston. He began singing with schoolmates Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell in 1980. The group, which would later include Ralph Tresvant and Ronnie DeVoe, developed into New Edition and, after a few talent show wins, were discovered by producer Maurice Starr. Starr signed the group to his label and co-authored its debut hit, "Candy Girl", in 1983, which helped get New Edition a deal with MCA. Along with "Candy Girl", Brown and New Edition scored several other pop and R&B hits in the early 1980s, including "Mr. Telephone Man", "Cool It Now", and "Is This The End". After a few moments of teen stardom, Brown longed to move on to an adult solo career. His disruptive behaviour led to Brown being kicked out of New Edition in 1985; he was replaced by Johnny Gill in 1988. Brown released his debut solo album, King of Stage, in 1986, and while it didn't make a name for Brown as a pop star, it did spawn an R&B hit in the ballad "Girlfriend". King of Stage gave little indication that Brown was about to become a breakout star on the cutting edge of modern R&B.

Don't Be Cruel is the sophomore album from American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1988 by MCA Records. It includes the hit singles "Don't Be Cruel" and "My Prerogative", Brown's only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

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