Wednesday, April 26, 2023 9pm ET: Feature LP: TLC – 3D (2002)

3D is the fourth studio album by American girl group TLC, released on October 10, 2002, by Arista Records. Recorded from May 2001 to July 2002, much of the album was finalized after the death of member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, with her unreleased material that she had recorded for her solo albums Supernova and N.I.N.A. being reworked into new songs. Remaining group members Rozonda Thomas and Tionne Watkins enlisted Dallas Austin, Babyface, Rodney Jerkins, the Neptunes, Raphael Saadiq, Missy Elliott and Timbaland to work with them on 3D.

The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 and at number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 143,000 copies in its first week of release, and was met with positive reviews from critics. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 3D earned TLC two Grammy Award nominations and spawned three singles, including “Girl Talk”, peaking at number 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; “Hands Up”, which peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and “Damaged”, which managed to peak at number 19 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart.

  1. “3D” (intro) 2:25
  2. “Quickie” 4:19
  3. “Girl Talk” 3:34
  4. “Turntable” 3:25
  5. “In Your Arms Tonight” 4:24
  6. “Over Me” 4:17
  7. “Hands Up” 3:48
  8. “Damaged” 3:51
  9. “Dirty Dirty” 3:40
  10. “So So Dumb” 4:05
  11. “Good Love” 4:12
  12. “Hey Hey Hey Hey” 4:05
  13. “Give It to Me While It’s Hot” 3:28

Dallas Austin – arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 8)
Rick Sheppard – MIDI, sound design (tracks 1, 8)
Chilli – background vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–13)
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins – background vocals (tracks 1–5, 7–13)
Debra Killings – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10, 12, 13); bass (track 4)
Marde Johnson – additional vocals (track 1); background vocals (track 9)
Tierra Johnson – additional vocals (track 1)
Sharliss Asbury – additional vocals (track 1)
Jasper Cameron – additional vocals (track 1)
Cindy Pace – additional background vocals (track 2)
Eddie Hustle – all instruments (tracks 3, 11)
Rodney Jerkins – all music (tracks 4, 6, 12); drum overdubs (track 4); intro vocals (track 6); intro (track 12)
Tomi Martin – guitar (track 4)
Danny O’Donoghue – guitar (track 4)
Alex Greggs – drum overdubs (track 4)
Riprock n Alex G – digital programming (track 4)
Pharrell Williams – all instruments (track 5)
Chad Hugo – all instruments (track 5)
Tron Austin – intro vocals (track 6)
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – rap (track 6)
Babyface – all keyboards, drum programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar (track 7)
Tavia Ivey – background vocals (track 7)
Tony Reyes – guitar (track 8)
Colin Wolfe – bass (track 8)
Sigurdur Birkis – drums (track 8)
Tom Knight – drums (track 8)
DJ Ruckus – scratches (track 8)
Missy Elliott – background vocals (track 9)
Chase Rollison – background vocals (track 9)
Lester Finnel – background vocals (track 9)
Bill Diggins – background vocals (track 9)
Mark Pitts – background vocals (track 9)
Shawn Beasley – background vocals (track 9)
Raphael Saadiq – guitar, bass (track 10)
Jake and the Phatman – drum programming (track 10)
Kelvin Wooten – keyboards (track 10)
Organized Noize – arrangements, drum programming, music programming (track 13)
Shorty B – bass (track 13)
Marqueze Ethridge – vocal arrangement (track 13)
Chanz Parkman – vocal arrangement (track 13)