TLC - CrazySexyCool

180-gram gatefold double LP reissue

"On their second album, the multiplatinum trio TLC gave up most of their debut's tomfoolery and matured into a very modern deep Southern soul, watered and nurtured in hip-hop culture. The album's centerpiece is the magnificent "Waterfalls," a revival meeting of new jack swing, gospel, and Prince (whose 'If I Was Your Girlfriend' they turn inside out).

"Their spare, surprising arrangements rely on the kind of live instrumentation they single-handedly brought back in style. Lyrically, CrazySexyCool concentrates on love at the point when it's grown deeper but also more frustrating — for every great love song there's a great cheating song — and the group's singing and rapping balances sassiness with depth and nuance." — Amazon.com