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Produced by Babyface, also Thnks fr th Mmrs (Fall Out Boy), When You Believe (Mariah Carey) and You’re Makin Me High (Toni Braxton)
Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Mixed by Jon Gass, also When You Believe (Mariah Carey), Every Little Step and Roni
Written by Babyface, also When You Believe (Mariah Carey), You’re Makin Me High (Toni Braxton) and Take a Bow (Madonna)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
8 other songs on fono were recorded at Silverlake Studios, by Karyn White and Sheena Easton and others
Babyface mixed 6 of Bobby Brown’s top 10 songs
Babyface produced 6 of Bobby Brown’s top 10 songs
Babyface wrote 160 songs on fono
Credits
All 24 credits
- Written by
- Babyface, Daryl Simmons and L.A. Reid
- Produced by
- Babyface, L.A. & Babyface, L.A. Reid and Louil Silas, Jr.
- Performed by
- Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons, Karyn White, Kayo and L.A. Reid
- Engineered by
- Don Emerson, John Guggenheim and Jon Gass
- Mixed by
- Babyface, Fred Howard, Jon Gass, L.A. Reid and Toni Greene
- Part of
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Recorded at
- Silverlake Studios
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Babyface, Daryl Simmons and L.A. Reid
- Produced by
- Babyface, L.A. & Babyface, L.A. Reid and Louil Silas, Jr.
- Performed by
- Babyface, Bobby Brown, Daryl Simmons, Karyn White, Kayo and L.A. Reid
- Engineered by
- Don Emerson, John Guggenheim and Jon Gass
- Mixed by
- Babyface, Fred Howard, Jon Gass, L.A. Reid and Toni Greene
- Part of
- Don’t Be Cruel
- Recorded at
- Silverlake Studios
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Babyface
Same mixer: Jon Gass
Same engineer: Jon Gass
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: Don’t Be Cruel
Same writer: Babyface
Same engineer: Jon Gass
Same label: MCA Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Babyface
Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Babyface
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2MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Bobby Brown
Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Bobby Brown
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3MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Daryl Simmons
Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Daryl Simmons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Karyn White
Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Karyn White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by Kayo
6MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was performed by L.A. Reid
Don’t Be Cruel was performed by L.A. Reid
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was produced by Babyface
8MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was produced by L.A. & Babyface
Don’t Be Cruel was produced by L.A. & Babyface
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was produced by L.A. Reid
Don’t Be Cruel was produced by L.A. Reid
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was produced by Louil Silas, Jr.
Don’t Be Cruel was produced by Louil Silas, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was written by Babyface
12MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was written by Daryl Simmons
Don’t Be Cruel was written by Daryl Simmons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was written by L.A. Reid
14MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel is part of the release Don’t Be Cruel
Don’t Be Cruel is part of the release Don’t Be Cruel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was recorded at Silverlake Studios
Don’t Be Cruel was recorded at Silverlake Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song Don’t Be Cruel
MCA Records is the label of the song Don’t Be Cruel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by Don Emerson
Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by Don Emerson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by John Guggenheim
Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by John Guggenheim
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by Jon Gass
Don’t Be Cruel was engineered by Jon Gass
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was mixed by Babyface
21MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was mixed by Fred Howard
22MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was mixed by Jon Gass
23MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was mixed by L.A. Reid
24MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was mixed by Toni Greene
25MusicBrainz Don’t Be Cruel was released on 1988-06-20
Don’t Be Cruel was released on 1988-06-20
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026