RIAA Platinum Single Award for TLC song "Waterfalls". Released on May 19, 1995, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold later that year on July 13.* Remember Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971-2002) with this award.
"Waterfalls" was the third single from TLC's second album, which was released in 1994, CrazySexyCool. It spent an impressive seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. It also picked up two Grammy nominations including one for Record of the Year and also won several MTV and Soul Train awards. It also charted highly in many other countries worldwide and would later make appearances in films such as We're The Millers, (albeit sung by the cast, not TLC).
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Single award
- In Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 1991
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original with manufacturer label
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any TLC fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Single award would have been manufactured in 1995, making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory Mastering, the studio facility in New York City where the track was mastered.
This award is in Excellent condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with its' Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio, mastering facility or other.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com