| Ain't No Shame in My Game | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Candyman |
| Cover: | Aint No Shame in my Game.jpg |
| Alt: | A man wearing a multi-colored striped suit has four colored circles in front of him: blue, magenta, green and orange. He has his left hand and foot on a magenta and blue circle respectively, and has his right hand and foot on the orange circles. |
| Recorded: | 1989–1990 |
| Genre: | Hip hop[1] |
| Label: | Epic |
| Next Title: | Playtime Is Over |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Ain't No Shame in My Game is the debut studio album by American rapper Candyman. It was released on October 2, 1990, via Epic Records with distribution by CBS Records Inc. The album was produced by the Candyland Band and executive producer Ken Komisar. It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States, and number 65 on the Album Top 100 in the Netherlands. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 18, 1990.
The album spawned three hit singles: "Knockin' Boots", "Melt in Your Mouth" and "Nightgown". Its lead single, "Knockin' Boots", reached number-one position in the Netherlands, number 9 in Belgium and in the United States, and number 28 in Germany. "Melt in Your Mouth" peaked at number 41 in the Netherlands and number 69 in the United States. "Nightgown" made it to number 91 in the United States.
The Baltimore Sun noted that "the album isn't entirely sugar-coated—there's plenty of bite as well, from the nasty funk of 'Don't Leave Home Without It' to the breathless rhymes of 'The Mack Is Back'."[2] The Chicago Tribune wrote: "A slightly amusing rapper in the Fresh Prince/Young M.C. mold, Candyman's biggest fault is that he's a little too enamored of his own cleverness."
| Chart (1991) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 91 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 71 |