Dedicated (song) explained

Dedicated
Type:single
Artist:R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Album:Born into the 90's
Released:January 1993
Recorded:1991
Genre:R&B
Length:4:40
Label:Jive
Producer:R. Kelly
Prev Title:Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Sex Me
Next Year:1993

"Dedicated" is a song by American singer, songwriter, and record producer R. Kelly and his group Public Announcement from their debut collaboration album, Born into the 90's (1992). The song was written and produced by Kelly, dedicated to his mother, Joanne Kelly, who died in 1993.[1] It was released by Jive Records in January 1993 as the fifth and last single from the album.[2] The single was a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and peaked at numbers 31 and 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, becoming the album's best charting single on the pop chart. An accompanying music video was released in January 1993.[3] It was Kelly's first music video to be added to regular rotation by MTV.[4] "Dedicated" was used in the 1993 film Menace II Society.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heath . Chris . January 20, 2016 . The Confessions Of R. Kelly . August 31, 2023 . GQ . en-US.
  2. January 16, 1993 . Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles . . 21.
  3. February 6, 1993 . The Clip List . . 40.
  4. May 1, 1993 . Jive's R. Kelly is Announced To Pop Audience . . 85.
  5. Top 100 Pop Singles. Cash Box. LVI. 38. May 29, 1993. 12. April 20, 2024.
  6. The Year in Music 1993. Billboard. 105. 52. YE-29. December 25, 1993. August 16, 2021. June 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf. live.