Behind Bars

Behind Bars
Studio album by Slick Rick
Released November 22, 1994
Genre Hip hop
Length 40:14
Label Def Jam/PolyGram Records
523 847
Producer Slick Rick, Prince Paul, Easy Mo Bee, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Vance Wright
Slick Rick chronology
The Ruler's Back
(1991)		 Behind Bars
(1994)		 The Art of Storytelling
(1999)
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Behind Bars is the third studio album by British-American rapper Slick Rick, released November 22, 1994, on Def Jam Recordings. The album features production from Vance Wright, Pete Rock, Prince Paul, Large Professor, Easy Mo Bee and Warren G, as well as guest appearances by Doug E. Fresh, Nice & Smooth, and Warren G.

Upon its release, Behind Bars achieved moderate chart success, peaking at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned two singles, "Behind Bars" and "Sittin' in My Car," which made it to number 12 and number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles, respectively.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Producer Length
1. "Behind Bars"   Prince Paul 3:25
2. "All Alone (No One to Be with)"   Vance Wright 4:05
3. "Sittin' in My Car" (feat. Doug E. Fresh) Doug E. Fresh, Vance Wright (co.) 3:47
4. "A Love That's True, pt. 1"   Slick Rick 3:55
5. "Cuz It's Wrong"   Easy Mo Bee 3:23
6. "Let's All Get Down" (feat. Nice & Smooth) Greg Nice 3:41
7. "I'm Captive"   Pete Rock 4:11
8. "Get a Job"   Pete Rock 4:03
9. "A Love That's True, pt. 2"   Slick Rick 2:20
10. "It's a Boy (Remix)"   Large Professor 4:01
11. "Behind Bars (Dum Ditty Dum Mix)" (feat. Warren G) Warren G 3:22

Personnel

Charts

Chart Position
Billboard 200[1] 51
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[1] 11

References

  1. ^ a b Behind Bars Chart Positions. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-09-11

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