Naughty by Nature (album)

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Naughty by Nature
Studio album by Naughty By Nature
Released	September 3, 1991
Genre	East Coast Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop
Length	60:15
Label	Tommy Boy
Producer	Naughty By Nature Louie Vega
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Naughty By Nature chronology
Independent Leaders (1989) Naughty By Nature (1991) 19 Naughty III (1993)

Naughty by Nature is the self-titled second album from Naughty by Nature, released on September 3, 1991 on Tommy Boy. It is not their debut album despite common belief. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. It was a critical success, bolstered by hit single, "O.P.P.," which reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Stanton Swihart of All Music Guide claims that it was the most "contagious crossover radio smash in the autumn of 1991."^[1] In addition, Swihart considers Naughty by Nature to be "both a pop and a rap classic," as well as a "must-have album for fans of East Coast rap."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples 3 Album chart positions 4 Singles chart positions 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Yoke the Joker"
2. "Wickedest Man Alive"
3. "O.P.P."
4. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
5. "Let the Ho's Go"
6. "Every Day All Day"
7. "Guard Your Grill"
8. "Pin the Tail on the Donkey"
9. "1, 2, 3"
10. "Strike a Nerve"
11. "Rhyme'll Shine On"
12. "Thankx for Sleepwalking"
13. "Uptown Anthem"

• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" is known as "Ghetto Bastard" on certain explicit releases.
• "Uptown Anthem" first appeared on the Juice soundtrack and did not appear on early releases of the album.

[edit] Samples

Yoke the Joker

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Wickedest Man Alive

• "Big Beat" by Billy Squier

O.P.P.

• "ABC" by Jackson 5
• "Oh Honey" by Delegation
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

• "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
• "I'll Take You There" by Staple Singers
• "No Woman, No Cry" by Boney M

Let the Ho's Go

• "Housequake" by Prince
• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James

Every Day All Day

• "Pride and Vanity" by Ohio Players

Guard Your Grill

• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

• "I Don't Know What this World is Coming To" by Wattstax
• "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy

1, 2, 3

• "Candy Man" by Quincy Jones
• "The Last Song" by Above the Law
• "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.

Rhyme'll Shine On

• "Devotion (Live)" by Earth, Wind & Fire
• "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic
• "For the Love of You" by Isley Brothers

Thankx for Sleepwalking

• "You Know My Name (Look up the Number)" by The Beatles

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1991	Naughty by Nature	#16	#10

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	Hot Dance Music/Club Play
1991	"O.P.P."	#6	#5	#1	#1	#7
1992	"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"	#53	#12	#9	#8	-
1992	"Uptown Anthem"	-	#58	#27	#16	-

[edit] References