Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

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Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words cover
Studio album by Plan B
Released June 26, 2006
Recorded 2005, 2006
Genre Hip hop
A cappella
Acoustic
Length 67:21
Label 679 Recordings
Professional reviews
Plan B chronology
It's Time 4 Plan B
(2006)		 Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
(2006)		 Paint it Blacker
(2007)

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words is the debut album from UK rapper Plan B. The album features two limited edition 7" vinyl singles, the double A-side "Kidz" / "Dead and Buried", the double A-side "No Good" / "Sick 2 Def" and his first full debut single "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)".

The album reached and peaked at #30 in the UK album chart when it was released in June 2006. It received very favourable reviews from critics in the hip-hop, indie and mainstream communities.

The title comes from a line in the Meat Puppets song "Plateau"

In 2006, Q Magazine rated the album 64th in their 100 Best Albums of 2006.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Kidz"
  2. "Sick 2 Def"
  3. "No Good"
  4. "Dead and Buried"
  5. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)"
  6. "Charmaine"
  7. "I Don't Hate You"
  8. "Everyday"
  9. "Tough Love"
  10. "Where Ya From?"
  11. "No More Eatin'"
  12. "Missing Links"
  13. "Couldn't Get Along"
  14. "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words"

The double 12" vinyl release of this album contains 12 tracks, negating "Everyday" and "Dead and Buried" from the above. Also, Sick 2 Def is an Alternative version to the one included on the CD version. An initial run of the album also included a limited additional 7" record, the tracks included on this were;

  1. "Breakdown" (featuring The Earlies)
  2. "Dead and Buried"

[edit] Singles

  1. "Kidz"/"Dead and Buried" [7" vinyl only]
  2. "No Good"/"Sick 2 Def" [7" vinyl only]
  3. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" (#41 UK Singles Chart)