Ace Is a Spade

"Ace Is a Spade"
Single by Overweight Pooch
from the album Female Preacher
B-side Remix
Hip House Party
Released June 18, 1991
Format CD Single
CD Maxi
12" Maxi
Recorded 1990
Genre House
Dance-Pop
Length 3:45
Label A&M
Writer(s) Tonya Davis
Felipe Delgado
Producer

DJ Wax Dawg
Tommy Musto
Frank Mitchell
Kellan Fluckiger
Ramone Forrestor
Manny Lehman
Mark Mazzetti
Music sample
"Ace Is A Spade (LP Version)"
Music video
"Ace Is A Spade" on YouTube
Overweight Pooch singles chronology
"Hip House Party"
(1991)		 "Ace Is a Spade"
(1991)		 "I Like It"
(1991)

"Ace Is a Spade" is a 1991 song recorded by Overweight Pooch.

The single was written by Tonya Davis herself, along with Felipe Delgado, a producer of the Pooch's debut album. Originally titled just "Ace a Spade", the track was picked as the second single from Female Preacher set, and contained samples of "New Day" and the James Brown's hit "Soul Power" from 1971[1] that charted at number three in the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart,[2]

Contents

Credits and personnel

Track listings

CD Maxi, US, Promo, 75021 7544-2[3]
  1. "Ace Is A Spade (Radio Mix) - 4:07
  2. "Ace Is A Spade (LP Version) - 3:45
  3. "Ace Is A Spade (Overweight Club Mix) - 6:49
  4. "Ace Is A Spade (Hefty Deep Vocal) - 5:46
12" Maxi, US, 75021 2362-1[3]
  1. "Ace Is A Spade (Overweight Club Mix) - 6:49
  2. "Ace Is A Spade (Hefty Deep Vocal) - 5:46
  3. "Ace Is A Spade (LP Version) - 3:45
  4. "Ace Is A Spade (Hefty Deep Dub) - 6:16
  5. "Hip House Party (12" Mix) - 6:46
12" Maxi, US, Promo, 75021 2362-1[3]
  1. "Ace Is A Spade (Overweight Club Mix) - 6:49
  2. "Ace Is A Spade (Hefty Deep Vocal) - 5:46
  3. "Ace Is A Spade (LP Version) - 3:45
  4. "Ace Is A Spade (Hefty Deep Dub) - 6:16
  5. "Hip House Party (12" Mix) - 6:46

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Rap Samples Faq - James Brown - Soul Classics". The Breaks. the-breaks.com. http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Soul+Power&type=4. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 
  2. ^ "James Brown - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-brown-p3779/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 
  3. ^ a b c For reviewing track lists, covers and/or additional notes regarding the all releases of the single "Ace Is a Spade" issued to date, follow the discogs link.

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