Aaliyah  -  Age ain't nothing but a number (1994)

Tracklisting

1.  Intro 
2.  Throw Your Hands Up 
3.  Back & Forth 
4.  Age Ain't Nothing But A Number 
5.  Down With The Clique 
6.  At Your Best (You Are Love) 
7.  No One Knows How To Love Me Quite Like You Do 
8.  I'm So Into You 
9.  Street Thing 
10. Young Nation 
11. Old School 
12. I'm Down 
13. Back & Forth - (Mr. Lee & R. Kelly's remix)

Personnel: Aaliyah, Tia Hawkins (vocals); Keith Henderson
(guitar); Lafayette Carthon (keyboards); Timmy Allen
(bass); Peter Mokran (programming); Stephanie Edwards,
Stephanie Huff (background vocals).
Recorded at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Suprisingly enough, it no longer takes an adult to perform
as an adult in today's music industry, especially one filled
with so much young talent. Proving that her age has no
bearing on her music's maturity, R. Kelly's protege Aaliyah
debuts with AGE AIN'T NOTHING BUT A NUMBER. Aaliyah
complements the album's material, appealing to both R&B
and hip-hop listeners, while managing to "keep it smooth
with a jazz attitude."
Detroit's Aaliyah surprised the public when she succesfully
hit with her first single, "Back And Forth," which found its
market on the club scene. The album's other highlights
are soft, mellow tunes like "At Your Best (You Are Love),"
"Young Nation," "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" and
"Down With The Clique." Producing all tracks, R. Kelly
definitely has a `90s swing evident on this project. Also
obvious is that Kelly writes all but one song, because
what fifteen-year-old can drive or make love. It's no
secret that R. Kelly is the mastermind behind this
endearing album.