Brand New (Salt-n-Pepa album)

Brand New
Studio album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	October 21, 1997 (1997-10-21)
Studio	Axis (New York City)[a] Quad (New York City)[b] Soundtrack (New York City)[c] The Music Palace (West Hempstead, New York)[d] The Basement, Inc. (Dix Hills, New York)[e] Tone X Recording (Washington, D.C.)[f] Record Plant (Los Angeles)[g] The Hit Factory (New York City)[h] Chung King (New York City)[i] AMG (New York City)[j] Horizon (Capitol Heights, Maryland)[k] Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)[l]
Length	57:27
Label	London
Producer	Cheryl "Salt" James Sandra "Pepa" Denton Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott Esmail Sean "The Mystro" Mather Josef Powell Al West David "D.J." Wynn
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
Very Necessary (1993) Brand New (1997) The Best of Salt-N-Pepa (1999)
Singles from Brand New
"R U Ready" Released: August 29, 1997 "Gitty Up" Released: December 7, 1997

Brand New is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, released on October 21, 1997, by London Records. The group's international label at the time, Red Ant Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy before the album was officially released; aside from a brief tour and some TV and print ads, almost no promotion was available to boost the record. Brand New spawned two singles: "R U Ready" and "Gitty Up". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 25, 1997, a sharp decline from the group's previous efforts.
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