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To The Extreme is the mainstream debut album by American rapper Vanilla Ice, released on August 28, 1990 (see 1990 in music). It was the most successful rap album by a white artist since The Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill in 1987. The album topped the Billboard 200 charts for 16 consecutive weeks, and has been certified 7x Platinum for seven million copies sold in the US, making it the 3rd highest selling hip hop album by a white rapper (only behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show).
[edit] Track listing
- "Ice Ice Baby" - 4:28 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake;M. Smooth)
- "Yo Vanilla" - :04 (Vanilla Ice)
- "Stop That Train" - 4:27 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake;Mike Smooth;Paul Loomis)
- "Hooked" - 4:49 (Khayree)
- "Ice Is Workin' It" - 4:34 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake;G Anderson;Mike Smooth;P Loomis)
- "Life Is A Fantasy" - 4:41 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake)
- "Play That Funky Music" - 4:19 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake)
- "Dancin'" - 4:58 (Vanilla Ice;Earthquake)
- "Go Ill" - 4:52 (Vanilla Ice;David Deberry;Kim Sharp)
- "It's A Party" - 4:36 (Vanilla Ice;Khayree)
- "Juice To Get Loose Boy" - :07 (Vanilla Ice)
- "Ice Cold" - 4:00 (Vanilla Ice;D. Williams;W. Stallings)
- "Rosta Man" - 4:29 (Vanilla Ice;D Williams;Graig Pride;W Stallings)
- "I Love You" - 5:02 (Vanilla Ice)
- "Havin' A Roni" - 1:07 (Vanilla Ice)
[edit] Personnel
- Vanilla Ice – vocals, producer
- Deshay – overdubs, beats
- George Anderson – engineer
- Tim Kimsey – engineer
- Paul Loomis – keyboards, producer, engineer, keyboard bass
- Craig Pride – vocals
- Tommy Quon – executive producer
- Kim Sharp – producer
- Gary Wooten – engineer
- Henry Falco – engineer
- Khayree – producer
- Janet Perr – art direction, design
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Darryl Williams – producer
- Michael Sarsfield – engineer
[edit] Singles Remixes and Other Versions
[edit] Ice Ice Baby
- Ice Ice Baby [Album Version] 4:29
- Ice Ice Baby [12 Remix] 4:58
- Ice Ice Baby [Acapella Mix] 3:47
- Ice Ice Baby [Club Mix] 4:59
- Ice Ice Baby [Miami Drop Live] 8:57
- Ice Ice Baby [Miami Drop Mix Instrumental] 4:56
- Ice Ice Baby [Miami Drop Mix] 4:57
- Ice Ice Baby [Radio Mix] 3:47
- Ice Ice Baby [Radio Version] 4:28
[edit] Play That Funky Music
- Play That Funky Music [Album Version] 4:19
- Play That Funky Music [Acapella Mix] 4:32
- Play That Funky Music [Extremely Live Version] 4:55
- Play That Funky Music [Short Radio Funk] 3:20
- Play That Funky Music [Long Radio Funk] 4:14
- Play That Funky Music [Single Version] 3:20
- Play That Funky Music [Sky King's Funky Club Jam] 5:39
- Play That Funky Music [Sky King's Groove Icestrumental] 4:30
- Play That Funky Music [Sky King's Short Sweet Funk] 3:39
- Play That Funky Music [Sky's 12 Club Vocal] 5:16
- Sky King's Medley - Ice Ice Baby-Play That Funky Music 5:41
[edit] I Love You
- I Love You [Album Version] 5:02
- I Love You [Long Version] 5:07
- I Love You [Icetrumental] 5:08
- I Love You [Extremely Live Version] 5:58
[edit] Charts
| Billboard Music Charts (North America) |
| 1990 |
To the Extreme |
The Billboard 200 |
#1 (16 weeks) |
| 1990 |
To the Extreme |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
#6 |
| 1990 |
"Ice Ice Baby" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
#1 (1 week) |
| 1990 |
"Ice Ice Baby" |
Hot Rap Singles |
#1 |
| 1990 |
"Ice Ice Baby" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
#6 |
| 1990 |
"Ice Ice Baby" |
Hot Dance Music/Club Play |
#28 |
| 1990 |
"Ice Ice Baby" |
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |
#6 |
| 1990 |
"Play That Funky Music" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
#4 |
| 1991 |
"I Love You" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
#52 |
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