Released towards the end of 1993, "12 Play", is the first solo album from R. Kelly, who originally performed alongside Public Announcement. This album marked a change in the artist as he moved away from his past as a New Jack Swing artist, and decided to join the trend of more traditional R&B, which had been lost for a few years between the end of the eighties and start of the nineties, but as this 'swing' element had become unpopular by the end of 1993, he decided to go for something more soulful. 1. "Your Body's Calling" Here is a big way to open up the album as he gets you right into the ...
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