WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album explained

WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album
Type:Remix
Artist:Bell Biv DeVoe
Cover:WBBD.jpg
Released:August 27, 1991
Recorded:1991
Length:55:23
Label:MCA
Prev Title:Poison
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Hootie Mack
Next Year:1993

WBBD - Bootcity!: The Remix Album is a remix album released by R&B group Bell Biv DeVoe.[1] It was released on August 27, 1991 via MCA Records, and was composed of remixes of songs from the group's debut album Poison. The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200.[2] It was certified gold on October 23, 1991.

Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant appear on "Word to the Mutha!", making for a New Edition reunion.[1]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the beefed up beats are generally a plus," but panned the New Edition reunion. The Sun Sentinel called the album "unimaginative," writing that "buried underneath all this remixing, heavy studio gimmickry, scratching and technological gymnastics, the group's vocals are barely audible."[3] The Globe and Mail wrote that "deejays and those who live to dance will revel in the furious, bottom-heavy rhythms."[4]

Track listing

  1. Intro/D.J. Opening
    1. Word to the Mutha! Ain't Nut'in' Changed!
  2. B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? [DJ Mo Grind Time]
  3. Do Me! [Smooth]
  4. I Do Need You
  5. Interview/Uhh Ahh
  6. Let Me Know Something!
  7. She's Dope! [EPOD Mix]
  8. Do Me! [Mental]
  9. When Will I See You Smile Again? [DJ Close]
  10. Poison [London Style]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bell Biv DeVoe | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Bell Biv DeVoe. Billboard.
  3. Wilker . Deborah . BELL BIV DEVOE: WBBD Bootcity! The Remix Album (MCA Records) . Sun Sentinel . 19 Sep 1991 . 3E.
  4. SHORTLIST . The Globe and Mail . 21 Oct 1991 . C1.