Hard or Smooth

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Hard or Smooth
Hard or Smooth cover
Studio album by Wreckx-N-Effect
Released November 24, 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Hip-Hop, New Jack Swing
Length 45:20
Label MCA Records
Producer Teddy Riley, DJ Quik, DJ Steve Dee
Professional reviews
Wreckx-N-Effect chronology
Wrecks-N-Effect
(1989)		 Hard or Smooth
(1992)		 Raps New Generation
(1996)

Hard or Smooth was the second album released by Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992 for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy Riley, DJ Quik and DJ Steve Dee. Hard or Smooth turned out to be a huge success for the group thanks in large part to the single Rump Shaker. The album itself made it to 9 on the Billboard 200 and 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Several singles made it to the billboard charts "Rump Shaker" would make it to 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and 9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, "Knock-N-Boots" made it to 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, "My Cutie" made it to 37 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and 75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and "Wreckx Shop" made it to 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks and 46 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Rump Shaker"- 5:13
  2. "New Jack Swing, Pt. 2"- 4:50
  3. "Wreckx Shop"- 4:39
  4. "Knock-N-Boots"- 4:51
  5. "Here We Come"- 4:27
  6. "Tell Me How You Feel"- 4:59
  7. "My Cutie"- 4:07
  8. "Wreckx-N-Effect"- 3:53
  9. "Ez Come Ez Go (What Goes Up Must Come Down)"- 3:44
  10. "Hard"- 2:04
  11. "Smooth"- 2:59