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{{Infobox album
| name       = Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Another Bad Creation]]
| cover      = Another Bad Creation Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = February 11, 1991
| recorded   = 1990
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| length     = 37:59
| label      = [[Motown]]
| producer   = Rico Anderson, [[Dallas Austin]], [[Dr. Freeze]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It]]
| next_year  = 1993
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Iesha]]
| single1date = October 2, 1990
| single2     = [[Playground (song)|Playground]]
| single2date = March 25, 1991
| single3     = [[Popcorn Love/Jealous Girl|Jealous Girl]]
| single3date = July 23, 1991
| single4     = My World
| single4date = December 13, 1991
}}
}}
'''''Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!''''' is the debut [[studio album]] from [[Americans|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Another Bad Creation]], released on February 11, 1991, on [[Motown]].
The album peaked at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. By May 1991, it was certified platinum in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], after sales exceeding 1,000,000 copies in the United States.
==Release and reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllmscRvw">{{cite web|last=Theakston|first=Rob|title=allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Review )))|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r742/review|pure_url=yes}}|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2010-12-18}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = D<ref name="EWRvw">{{cite magazine|last=White|first=Armond|title=Coolin' at the Playground — Music — EW.com|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/05/03/coolin-playground/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=2010-12-19|date=May 3, 1991}}</ref>
}}
The album peaked at seven on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and reached the second spot on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums]] chart.<ref name="BllbrdAlbms">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r742/charts-awards/billboard-album|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|website=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-12-18}}</ref> The album was certified gold in April 1991 and platinum the following month.<ref name="ABCRIAA">{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Another%20Bad%20Creation&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 18, 2010 : Search Results - Another Bad Creation|format=|work=|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|accessdate=2010-12-18}}</ref>
Rob Theakston of [[AllMusic]] called the album "an enjoyable, infectious, bubblegum/R&B record," and noted that the work "unquestionably helped to re-position Motown's status as the dominant force in R&B."<ref name="AllmscRvw" />
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| title1		= Parents
| note1		=
| writer1		= [[Dallas Austin]]
| extra1		= Austin
| length1		= 2:53
| title2		= [[Playground (song)|Playground]]
| note2		=
| writer2		= Austin, [[Michael Bivins]], Kevin Wales
| extra2		= Austin
| length2		= 4:15
| title3		= Mental (So Pay Attention)
| note3		=
| writer3		= Austin
| extra3		= Austin
| length3		= 1:08
| title4		= Little Soldiers
| note4		=
| writer4		= Austin, Bivins, Wales
| extra4		= Austin
| length4		= 4:13
| title5		= My World
| note5		=
| writer5		= Austin, Wales
| extra5		= Austin
| length5		= 3:50
| title6		= [[Iesha]]
| note6		=
| writer6		= Austin, Bivins
| extra6		= Austin
| length6		= 4:22
| title7		= Spydermann
| note7		=
| writer7		= Christopher Sellers, David Shelton, Demetrius Pugh, [[Dr. Freeze|Elliott Straite]], Marliss Pugh, Rommell Chapman
| extra7		= [[Dr. Freeze]], [[Howie Tee]] (co.)
| length7		= 4:40
| title8		= That's My Girl
| note8		=
| writer8		= Austin, Wales, [[Nathan Morris]]
| extra8		= Austin
| length8		= 3:08
| title9		= [[Popcorn Love#Cover version|Jealous Girl]]
| note9		=
| writer9		= [[Maurice Starr]], [[Michael Jonzun]]
| extra9		= Austin
| length9		= 5:38
| title10		= A.B.C.
| note10		=
| writer10		= Sellers, Shelton, D.Pugh, Straite, M.Pugh, Chapman, Rico Anderson
| extra10		= Rico Anderson, Dr. Freeze (co.)
| length10	= 3:52
}}
==Charts==
===Album===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (1991)<ref name="BllbrdAlbms" />
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Single
!colspan="4"|Peak chart positions<ref name="BllbrdSingles">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r742/charts-awards/billboard-single|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|website=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-12-18}}</ref>
|-
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]</small>
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Dance Music/Club Play Singles]]</small>
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]</small>
!width="100"|<small>U.S. [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]</small>
|-
|align="center"|1990
|align="left"|"[[Iesha]]"
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1991
|align="left"|"[[Playground (song)|Playground]]"
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|"[[Popcorn Love#Cover version|Jealous Girl]]"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|25
|-
|align="center"|1992
|align="left"|"My World"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|77
|}
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Another Bad Creation|title=Coolin' At The Playground Ya Know|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Personnel==
*arranging – Dallas Austin
*engineering – Dallas Austin, Jim Hinger, Darin Prindle, Christopher Shaw, Rick Sheppard
*production – Rico Anderson, Dallas Austin, Dr. Freeze
*programming – Rick Sheppard
*vocals – Dallas Austin, Biv, Grecco Bush, Regina Chapman, Todd Harris, Tracy Harris, Rene Pugh, Racer X, Desiaray Shelton, Kevin Wales
*vocals (background) – Another Bad Creation, Boyz II Men, Dr. Freeze, Debra Killings
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Another-Bad-Creation-Coolin-At-The-Playground-Ya-Know/release/422054 Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!]'' at [[Discogs]]
{{Another Bad Creation}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:1991 debut albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Dallas Austin]]
[[Category:Another Bad Creation albums]]
[[Category:Motown albums]]