Age Ain't Nothing But a Number
album by Aaliyah
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number is the debut studio album by American singer Aaliyah, released under Jive and Blackground Records on May 24, 1994, in the United States. The album was produced by fellow R&B singer R. Kelly (who also wrote most of the material for the album). It was around the time that both Aaliyah and R. Kelly secretly got married.[1] The album features mainly R&B and hip hop songs that were influenced by the popular new jack swing genre.
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| Released | May 24, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 1993 – April 1994 Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
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| Length | 48:54 | |||
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| Singles from Age Ain't Nothing But a Number | ||||
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Reviews
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Slant Magazine | [5] |
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Intro" | R. Kelly | Kelly | 1:30 | |||||
| 2. | "Throw Your Hands Up" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:34 | |||||
| 3. | "Back & Forth" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:51 | |||||
| 4. | "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" | Kelly | Kelly | 4:13 | |||||
| 5. | "Down with the Clique" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:24 | |||||
| 6. | "At Your Best (You Are Love)" | Kelly | 4:51 | ||||||
| 7. | "No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" | Kelly | Kelly | 4:07 | |||||
| 8. | "I'm So into You" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:25 | |||||
| 9. | "Street Thing" | Kelly | Kelly | 4:58 | |||||
| 10. | "Young Nation" | Kelly | Kelly | 4:40 | |||||
| 11. | "Old School" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:17 | |||||
| 12. | "I'm Down" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:16 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length | |||||
| 13. | "The Thing I Like[6]" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:28 | |||||
| 14. | "Back & Forth (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's Remix)[6]" | Kelly | Kelly | 3:45 | |||||
Personnel
change- Aaliyah – vocals
- Timmy Allen – bass
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Barry Hankerson – executive producer
- Keith Henderson – guitar
- Stephanie Huff – background vocals
- R. Kelly – background vocals, multi-instruments, producer, mixing
- Doug McBride – mixing assistant
- Peter Mokran – programming, engineer, mixing
- Joshua Shapera – mixing assistant
- Maria Valencia – design
Charts
change| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
Certification (sales threshold) |
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| Canadian Albums Chart | 20 | Gold |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 44 | Gold |
| European Albums Chart | 68 | |
| Japanese Albums Chart[7] | 39 | Gold |
| Israel Albums Chart | 96 | |
| UK Albums Chart | 23 | Silver |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 18 | 3× Platinum |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums (2001)[8] | 13 |
References
change- ↑ "7 Facts About Aaliayh: Get The Scoop Before You Watch the Lifetime Movie". Biography.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ↑ Ehrlich, Dimitri (June 17, 1994). "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number - Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (2001). "Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number". Slant. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number: Aaliyah". Amazon UK. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Website Disabled" (PDF). aaliyahremembered2.homestead.com.
- ↑ "Aaliyah Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2010.