Hootie Mack
Hootie Mack
Studio album by Bell Biv DeVoe
Released June 22, 1993
Recorded 1992–1993
Producer Bell Biv DeVoe Chris Stokes Cyrus MelchorWolf Epic Mazur Daryl Simmons L.A. Reid Babyface Rico AndersonKenyatta "Kelo" WilliamsFatin Dantzler Lionel CavinessJay WrightAnthony VelazquezBell Biv DeVoe chronology
WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album (1991) Hootie Mack Bell Biv DeVoe's Greatest Hits (2000)
WBBD-Bootcity!: The Remix Album (1991) · Hootie Mack Bell Biv DeVoe's Greatest Hits (2000)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Robert Christgau C+
Hootie Mack Bell Biv DeVoe . It was released through MCA Records on June 22, 1993, and featured production from the group itself and some of R&B's top producers such as Chris Stokes , L.A. Reid and Babyface . As the follow-up to the group's quadruple platinum debut album, Poison Hootie Mack was not as successful as Poison , the album peaked at 19 on the Billboard 200Top R&B Albums . Two singles made it to the charts—"Something in Your Eyes" and "Above the Rim", the former making it to 38 on the Billboard Hot 100
Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Nickel" Chris StokesCyrus MelchorJacques KennedyLouie Carr, Jr.Ricky Bell Michael Bivins Ronnie DeVoe Chris StokesCyrus MelchorLouie Carr, Jr.Jacques Kennedy 3:17 2. "Above the Rim" Rico AndersonBellBivinsDeVoeMark Wilson Rico Anderson 3:37 3. "Lovely" Carl BourellyKennedyCarr, Jr.BellBivinsDeVoeShonda CrableWilson Carl BourellyCarr, Jr. (co.)Kennedy (co.) 3:52 4. "Ghetto Booty" Anderson Anderson 3:52 5. "Hootie Mack" Kenyatta "Kelo" WilliamsCarr, Jr.KennedyBellBivinsDeVoeHamilton Bohannon Kenyatta "Kelo" WilliamsCarr, Jr.Kennedy 4:08 6. "From the Back" Richard Wolf Bret MazurBellBivinsDeVoeCrableWolf & Epic 3:52 7. "Show Me the Way" Jay WrightAnthony VelasquezBellBivinsDeVoe Jay WrightAnthony Velasquez 3:44 8. "The Situation" WilliamsBellBivinsDeVoeTaina MongesCrable Williams 5:34 9. "Something in Your Eyes" Kenneth Edmonds L.A. Reid Babyface Daryl Simmons 4:54 10. "Please Come Back" Fatin DantzlerLionel CavinessCharles Robinson, Jr. Fatin DantzlerLionel Caviness 4:32 11. "Lost in the Moment" (CD bonus track) DantzlerCaviness DantzlerCaviness 5:27
Charts Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Hootie Mack Chart (1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA ) 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ ) 33 US Billboard 200 19 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard 6
Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Hootie Mack Chart (1993) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard ) 75
Certifications Region Certification Certified units /salesUnited States (RIAA ) Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.