CrazySexyCool
Studio album by TLC
Released	November 15, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	R&B
Length	56:10
Label	LaFace
Producer	Dallas Austin, Babyface, Organized Noise, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B+) link
TLC chronology
Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip (1992) CrazySexyCool (1994) FanMail (1999)

CrazySexyCool is a bestselling R&B/hip hop album by the group TLC, released on November 15, 1994. The album's sound is a blend of R&B/soul and hip hop music that became the commercial and critical high point of the group's career. CrazySexyCool is one of the most successful R&B albums ever released, shipping over eleven million records domestically and selling over fifteen million worldwide. The album features two Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Creep" and "Waterfalls". Other successful singles included "Diggin' On You" and "Red Light Special". The final track, "Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes," guest stars André Benjamin, of OutKast fame. "Kick Your Game" is the only TLC song in which Left Eye has two verses, instead of the usual one. The album title represents each girl's personality: Left Eye is "Crazy", Chilli is "Sexy" and T-Boz is "Cool". 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Track listing

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Singles and awards information

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Chart positions

TLC SUCCESS IN AUSTRALIA:

TLC have had big success with their singles in Australia. Their biggest hits in the country include:

Baby Baby Baby peaked at #61 on the Urban chart. Red Light Special reached #51 on the singles chart, #7 on the Urban chart. Creep reached #9 on the singles chart, #2 on the Urban chart. Waterfalls reached #2 on the singles chart, #1 on the Urban chart for 6 weeks. Diggin' On You reached #2 on the singles chart, #1 on the Urban chart for 6 weeks. No Scrubs reached #1 for 5 weeks on the singles chart, #1 on the Urban chart for 8 weeks. Unpretty reached #2 on the singles chart, #2 on the Urban chart. Girl Talk reached #42 on the singles chart, #12 on the Urban chart.

Damaged was not released commercially in Australia due to the disappointing sales of Girl Talk. However, the Richard X remixes helped the track to hit the Club charts peaking at #16 on the Club Play chart and #31 on the Dance Airplay chart. The song failed to chart on the Urban chart.

TLC have had multi-platinum album sales with their albums CrazySexyCool (#2 4xPlatinum), FanMail (#7 3xPlatinum) which have helped TLC become one of the biggest selling female girl groups in Australia.

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Personnel

• L.A. Reid - Producer
• Rico Lumpkins - Engineer
• Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins - Vocals
• Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas - Vocals
• Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Vocals/Raps
• Dave Way - Mixing