TLC - CrazySexyCool

Produced by Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Babyface, Jon-John Organized Noize, and Sean "Puffy" Combs, 'CrazySexyCool' (1994)is the second studio album by American girl group TLC. The album peaked at three on the Billboard 200 and spent over two years on the Billboard album charts, and spawned two Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, including the worldwide smash hit, "Waterfalls", and earned them two Grammy Awards. 'CrazySexyCool' has sold over 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by an American girl group, and the second best-selling album worldwide by a girl group behind Spice Girls' Spice. The album was certified Diamond, making TLC the first girl group in history to be awarded Diamond status. All four singles from the album reached the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100, two of them ("Creep" "Waterfalls") reaching number one.

CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by girl group TLC, first released by LaFace Records on November 15, 1994. On their second album, TLC downplay their overt rap connections, recording a smooth, seductive collection of contemporary soul reminiscent of both Philly soul and Prince, powered by new jack and hip-hop beats. Lisa Lopes contributes the occasional rap, but the majority of CrazySexyCool belongs to Tionne Watkins and Rozonda Thomas. The cover of Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" indicates, TLC favour erotic, mid-tempo funk.

Yet the group removes any of the psychosexual complexities of Prince's songs, leaving a batch of sexy material that just sounds good, especially the hit singles. Both "Creep" and "Red Light Special" have a deep groove that accentuates the slinky hooks, but it is "Waterfalls", with its gently insistent horns and guitar lines and instantly memorable chorus, that ranks as one of the classic R&B songs of the '90s.

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