Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
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| Age Ain't Nothing but A Number | ||
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| Studio album by Aaliyah | ||
| Released | May 24, 1994 (US) | |
| Recorded | 1993 - 1994 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 48:54 | |
| Label | Blackground/Jive Records | |
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly | |
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| Aaliyah chronology | ||
| Age Ain't Nothing but A Number (1994) |
One in a Million (1996) |
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Age Ain't Nothing but A Number was the debut album for Aaliyah, released in 1994. The album debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200 album chart selling 74,000 copies in the first week. The album went on to sell over 3 million copies in the US alone, but is certified Double Platinum[1].
Entirely produced and written (save for one cover song) by R. Kelly, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number featured two hit singles, the #5 Billboard Hot 100/#1 R&B hit "Back & Forth" and the top 10 Hot 100 hit "At Your Best (You Are Love)", a cover of a 1976 Isley Brothers single. A hip-hop soul styled remix of "At Your Best" was also released.
In 1995, a rumor surfaced that 15-year old Aaliyah and 27-year old R. Kelly had secretly married. Both camps initially denied the rumor, but VIBE magazine magazine published a copy of their marriage license, which showed that Aaliyah's age had been falsely listed as eighteen. Some claim that this is the reason why the album's third single, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", made it to number seventy-five on the Hot 100. The marriage was annulled a few months later.
Late Rapper Proof of D12 makes a cameo appearance in the music video of Age Ain't Nothing but A Number.
[edit] Track listing
All songs produced and written by R. Kelly, with the exception of "At Your Best", which was produced by R. Kelly and written by Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, and Chris Jasper.
| # | Title | |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:30 |
| 2. | "Throw Your Hands Up" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Back & Forth" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Down With The Clique" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "At Your Best (You Are Love)" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "No One Knows How To Love Me Quite Like You Do" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "I'm So Into You" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Street Thing" | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Young Nation" | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Old School" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "I'm Down" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Back & Forth (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly Remix)" (bonus track) | 3:44 |
| 14. | "The Thing I Like" (UK bonus track) | 3:24 |
| 15. | "At Your Best (Gangsta Child Remix)" (Japan Bonus Track) | 4:30 |
[edit] Singles
- "Back & Forth" (1994)
- "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (1994)
- "The Thing I Like" (1994)
- "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" (1995)
- "Down With The Clique" (1995)
- "No One Knows How To Love Me Quite Like You Do" (1995)
Studio albums: Age Ain't Nothing but a Number · One in a Million · Aaliyah
Compilation albums: I Care 4 U · Ultimate Aaliyah
Hit singles: "Back and Forth" · "At Your Best (You Are Love)" · "If Your Girl Only Knew" · "One in a Million" · "The One I Gave My Heart To" · "Are You That Somebody?" · "Try Again" · "We Need a Resolution" · "Rock the Boat" · "More Than a Woman" · "I Care 4 U" · "Miss You" · "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" · "Come Over"
Films: Romeo Must Die · The Queen of the Damned
Related: Missy Elliott · Timbaland · Static · R. Kelly · Lil' Kim · Ginuwine · Tweet
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