RIAA Gold Album Award for the Crystal Waters album Storyteller. This album was released on May 17, 1994 and certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 copies sold on Aug. 1, 1995.*
Waters' debut album produced the singles "What I Need", "Relax", "Ghetto Day", and "100% Pure Love". "Ghetto Day" includes a sample of The 5th Dimension's "Stoned Soul Picnic", a hit from 1968. The album reached at #199 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart after peaking at #8 on the Top Heatseekers chart, and also charted at #73 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally. It also did well in Australia.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1995
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from from 1990-1997
- Presented to recording studio/mastering facility
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Great collector's item for any Crystal Waters fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold Album award was made in 1995, making it about 31 years old. It is presented to a The Hit Factory® Mastering facility in New York City, where the album was mastered.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio/mastering facility.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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