12 Play is the debut solo album of American R&B; and soul musician R. Kelly, released November 9, 1993 on Jive Records. It follows his tenure with R&B; group Public Announcement, with whom he released one album, Born into the 90's (1992). The album features the sexually-themed singles "Bump n' Grind" (U.S. #1), "Your Body's Callin'" (U.S. #13), and the more overtly direct "Sex Me, Pts. 1 & 2" (U.S. #20). 12 Play helped establish R. Kelly in the u...
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12 Play is the debut solo album of American R&B; and soul musician R. Kelly, released November 9, 1993 on Jive Records. It follows his tenure with R&B; group Public Announcement, with whom he released one album, Born into the 90's (1992). The album features the sexually-themed singles "Bump n' Grind" (U.S. #1), "Your Body's Callin'" (U.S. #13), and the more overtly direct "Sex Me, Pts. 1 & 2" (U.S. #20). 12 Play helped establish R. Kelly in the urban music world. The album serves as the first of a tetralogy of albums. Kelly later released under the "12 Play" moniker including TP-2.com (2000) and TP-3: Reloaded (2005). Since its initial mixed response from critics, 12 Play has received more favorable retrospective criticism.
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