12 Play

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.