Mr. Scarface Is Back
Mr. Scarface Is Back | ||||
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Studio album by Scarface | ||||
Released | October 1, 1991 | |||
Recorded | Nov 1990-Sept 1991 | |||
Genre | Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop | |||
Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Rap-a-Lot | |||
Producer | Crazy C, Scarface | |||
Scarface chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
RapReviews | (8/10)[3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The Source | [6] |
Mr. Scarface Is Back is the debut solo album by Scarface of the Geto Boys. The album peaked at 51 on the Billboard 200 and 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on April 23, 1993. Two singles were released, "Mr. Scarface" and "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die", both of which had minor success on the rap and R&B charts.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length | |
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1. | "Mr. Scarface" | 5:52 | |
2. | "The Pimp" | 3:08 | |
3. | "Born Killer" | 3:38 | |
4. | "Murder by Reason of Insanity" | 3:47 | |
5. | "Your Ass Got Took" | 3:44 | |
6. | "Diary of a Madman" | 3:04 | |
7. | "Body Snatchers" | 3:12 | |
8. | "Money and the Power" | 3:49 | |
9. | "P D Roll 'Em" | 3:47 | |
10. | "Good Girl Gone Bad" | 4:17 | |
11. | "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die" | 4:44 | |
12. | "I'm Dead" | 2:27 | |
Total length: |
45:29 |
Samples
- "Your Ass Got Took"
- "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Four Cornered Room" by War
- "A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die"
- "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" by Marvin Gaye
- "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye
- "Kissing My Love" by Bill Withers
- "Born Killer"
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Theme From "Buck & the Preacher"" by The Nite-Liters
- "The Assembly Line" by Commodores
- "Good Girl Gone Bad"
- "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
- "Do Like I Do" by Smokey Robinson
- "I'm Dead"
- "Thinking" by The Meters
- "Down on the Avenue" by Fat Larry's Band
- "Money and the Power
- "Love Serenade (Part II)" by Barry White
- "UFO" by ESG
- "Mr. Scarface"
- "Itsy Bitsy Spider" by Nursery Rhyme
- "Gimme What You Got" by Le Pamplemousse
- "Murder by Reason of Insanity"
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "UFO" by ESG
- "Untitled Instrumental" by James Brown
- "PD Roll 'Em"
- "I' Been Watchin' You" by Southside Movement
- "The Pimp"
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Sportin' Life" by James Brown
Chart positions
Chart (1991) | Peak position[7] |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 51 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 13 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
References
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ RapReviews review
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 329. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Reef. "Review: Mr. Scarface Is Back". The Source: 56. December 1991.
- ↑ allmusic ((( Mr. Scarface Is Back > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
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