Brown & Proud

Brown & Proud
Brown & Proud
Studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown
Released	October 30, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California); Beach Recording Studios (Redondo Beach, California); Trax Recording Studio (Hollywood, California); Image Recorders (Hollywood, California);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	37:57
Label	Pump
Producer	Jammin' James Carter (also exec.); DJ Romeo (also exec.); Fabe Love; DJ Battlecat; Tony G;
A Lighter Shade of Brown chronology
Singles from Brown & Proud
	"T.J. Nights"; Released: 1990; "Latin Active"; Released: 1991; "On a Sunday Afternoon"; Released: 1991;

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Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution via Quality Records. The recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios, Trax Recording Studio, and Image Recorders, in Hollywood, and at Beach Recording Studios in Redondo Beach. The album was produced by Fabe Love, Jammin' James Carter, D.J. Romeo, D.J. Battlecat, and Tony G. It features guest appearances from Chulo, Huggy Boy, Teardrop, King Ed, and Shiro.

The album peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "T.J. Nights", "Latin Active" and "On a Sunday Afternoon". The latter two peaked at No. 59 and No. 39, respectively, on the Hot 100.