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.
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", failed, only making it to number seventy-five on the Hot 100. The marriage was annulled a few months later.
Age Ain't Nothing but A Number has sold over 2 million copies in the U.S.
Late Rapper Proof of D12 makes a cameo appearance in the 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) | |
| 15. | "At Your Best (You Are Love) Remix" (Japan Bonus Track) | 4:30 |
[edit] Singles
- "Back & Forth" (1994)
- " At Your Best (You Are Love)" (1994)
- "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" (1994)
- "Down With A Clique" (1995)
- "No One Knows How To Love Me Quite Like You Do" (1995)
- "The Thing I Like" (1995)
| Aaliyah |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Age Ain't Nothing but a Number - One In A Million - Aaliyah |
| Compilations/Others: Anastasia Soundtrack (with other artist) - Dr. Dolittle Soundtrack (with other artist) - Romeo Must Die Soundtrack (with other artist) - The Queen of the Damned Soundtrack (with other artist) - I Care 4 U - Ultimate Aaliyah - Turn The Page |
| Hit-Singles: " Back & Forth" - " At Your Best (You Are Love)" - Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" - "Down With The Clique" - "The Thing I Like" - "If Your Girl Only Knew" - " One In A Million" - "The One I Gave My Heart To" -"4 Page Letter" - " Hot Like Fire" - "Got to Give It Up" - "Journey to the Past" - "Are You That Somebody?" -"I Don't Wanna" - "Are You Feelin' Me" - "Try Again" - "Come Back In One Piece" - "We Need A Resolution" - " Rock The Boat" - "More Than A Woman" - "I Care 4 U" - "Don't Know Want To Tell Ya" - " Miss You" |
| Filmography: Romeo Must Die - The Queen of the Damned |
