Fan Mailis sinuous, sexy, and soulful, filled with slammin' dance numbers and smoothed-out ballads. The trio — Lopes, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas — had plenty of help in constructing the album: It's executive-produced by LaFace stalwarts L.A. Reid and Babyface(who reconciled with the group), Dallas Austin, and the group members themselves. Adding to the already crowded mix are producers Darryl Simmons, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jermaine Dupri, and Kevin "Shekspere" Briggs.

That's an awful lot of cooks, and it's a wonder this soufflé didn't fall from the weight of the credits alone. Instead, Fan Mail is buoyant, assertive, and even crazier, sexier, and cooler than its predecessor. If the lyrics aren't particularly deep — criticizing social vultures of both sexes ("Silly Ho," "No Scrubs"), conventional standards of beauty ("Unpretty"), and offering the usual observations on love and its pitfalls — the songs are delivered with razor-sharp precision and with up-to-the-minute hip-hop, pop, and soul production values. The street-savvy "I'm So Good at Being Bad" is as nasty as it wants to be.

In fact, TLC is so hot with nominations. They lead the nominees for the 14^th annual Soul Train Music Awards, where Fan Mail received two nods, for best R&B/soul album by a group, band, or duo and R&B/ soul or rap album of the year. “No Scrubs” is up for best R&B/soul single by a group, band, or duo.

Also, at the Grammy’s Award, TLC has been nominated in all the categories, including the top three most prestigious categories:

1) Record of the Year: "No Scrubs" (for best song on an album)
2) Album of the Year: FanMail
3) Song of the Year: "Unpretty" (T-Boz and Dallas nominated for best songwriting)