B-side "Fool for You" Genre R&B, New Jack Swing | Released 1991 | |
Format CD single, 12", cassette single Recorded Right Tracks StudiosCleveland, OhioSigma Sound StudiosPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Length 6:21 (Album version)4:10 (Radio edit) | ||
"Written All Over Your Face" is a song by American R&B group The Rude Boys, released as the second single from their debut album Rude Awakening. The song was written and produced by group member Larry Marcus with additional production from session musician and recording engineer Jim Salamone. The song became the group's signature song and spent one week at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. It also peaked at number sixteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. "Written All Over Your Face" made the group a sensation, as the single topped the R&B charts and, The song showcased the vocals of Joe N Little III and Edward Buddy Banks and featured extra vocals from their mentor, the late Gerald Levert. The single rode the charts for 31 weeks, and finally made it to #1 on the Billboard R&B charts and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1991, it won the Billboard Music Award for No. 1 R&B Single of the Year.