RIAA Platinum Album Award for Babyface album For The Cool In You. Released on Aug. 24, 1993, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA for one million copies sold on Jan. 7, 1994.
The third album from Babyface included the singles "Never Keeping Secrets", "And Our Feelings", "Rock Bottom", the title track, and "When Can I See You" which became his highest ranking top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, at #4. The album picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. It peaked at #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop-Albums chart. By 1997 the release was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1994
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any Babyface fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1994, making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® Mastering, where the album was mastered.
This award is in VG condition with very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. The award is all original and although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off, the construction indicates it was made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio/mastering facility.
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As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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