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| Released | November 9, 1993 | |||
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| Length | 63:10 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| The Village Voice | C+[4] |
12 Play is the debut solo studio album by American R&B and soul singer-songwriter R. Kelly; it was released on November 9, 1993, by Jive Records. The album follows his tenure with R&B group Public Announcement, with whom he released one album, Born into the 90's (1992). It went on to top the R&B albums chart for nine weeks straight, while reaching the second position on the US Billboard 200 chart.
The album features four singles including the sexually-themed singles "Bump n' Grind" (US, number 1), "Your Body's Callin'" (US, number 13), and the more overtly direct "Sex Me, Pts. 1 & 2" (US, number 20). The album serves as the first of a trilogy of albums Kelly released under the "12 Play" moniker including TP-2.com (2000) and TP-3: Reloaded (2005). Since receiving an initially mixed response from critics, 12 Play has received more favorable retrospective criticism.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg (January 20, 1994). "Suave Chicagoan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c Easlea, Daryl (2010). "R. Kelly 12 Play Review". BBC Music. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c Aaron, Charles (December 10, 1993). "12 Play". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "12 Play – R. Kelly". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2002). "Kelly, R.". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-85227-923-0.
- ^ Cromelin, Richard (December 12, 1993). "R. Kelly, '12 Play,' Jive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "R. Kelly". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 448. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved October 11, 2009.