It Takes a Thief (album)
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| Studio album by Coolio | ||||
| Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-94 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, west coast hip hop, G-funk | |||
| Length | 59:14 | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Paul Stewart, Dobbs The Wino, Rashad Coles, Billy Boy, Crazy Toones, CS Coleman | |||
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It Takes a Thief is the debut studio album by American rapper Coolio. It was released on July 19, 1994 on Warner Bros. Records.
"Fantastic Voyage", a hit from the early 1980s, returned to the charts after Coolio released a song of the same name from this album. The song received regular airplay on MTV and became his breakout hit, peaking at #3 in the US.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Track listing
- "Fantastic Voyage (Timber mix)" 5:32
- "County Line" 2:57
- "Mama, I'm in Love wit a Gangsta" (feat. LeShaun) 4:09
- "Hand on My Nutsac" 3:28
- "Ghetto Cartoon (include's Cleo's Mood)" 3:13
- "Smokin' Stix" 3:20
- "Can-o-Corn" 3:40
- "U Know Hoo!" (feat. WC) 3:51
- "It Takes a Thief" 5:06
- "Bring Back Somethin' fo da Hood" 3:11
- "N da Closet" 3:51
- "On My Way to Harlem" 3:13
- "Sticky Fingers" 2:59
- "Thought You Knew" 3:19
- "Ugly Bitches" 4:06
- "I Remember" (feat. J-Ro and Billy Boy) 4:47
Samples
- "Bring Back Somethin Fo Da Hood"
- "Dem N****s Ain't Playin'" by The Watts Prophets
- "Seven Minutes of Funk" by The Whole Darn Family
- "Lover Jones" by Johnny Guitar Watson
- "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club
- "Ghetto Cartoon"
- "Cleo's Mood" by Willie Mitchell
- "Fantastic Voyage"
- "Fantastic Voyage" by Lakeside
- "Hand On My Nutsac"
- "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- "It Takes a Thief"
- "Good Ole Music" by Funkadelic
- "2001" by The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
- "I Remember"
- "Cowboys to Girls" by The Intruders
- "Tomorrow's Dream" by Al Green
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins
- "Mama, I'm in Love wit a Gangsta"
- "Mystic Voyage" by Roy Ayers
- "N Da Closet"
- "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat
- "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye
- "Let 'Em In" by Wings
- "Body Talk" by Eddie Kendricks
- "Sticky Fingers"
- "The Payback" by James Brown
- "Black Man, White Woman" by Richard Pryor
- "It Feels So Good" by Grover Washington, Jr.
- "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
- "Throw Ya Gunz" by Onyx
- "Thought You Knew"
- "Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team
- "Ugly B****es"
- "Oh Honey" by Delegation
- "Smokin' Stix"
- "You Got It I Want It" by B.T. Express
- "Who Got Da Props" by Black Moon
- "County Line"
- "Mango Meat" by Mandrill
- "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
- "Hit and Run" by Bar-Kays
- "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
- "Children's Story" by Slick Rick
- "Can-O-Corn"
- "Everlasting Love" by Rufus & Chaka Khan
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203084
- ↑ "It Takes a Thief Review - Music Reviews and News - EW.com". EW.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Coolio". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Album Reviews, Ratings, and Best New Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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