Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury

Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
Studio album by Naughty by Nature
Released April 27, 1999
Recorded 1998–1999
Genre East Coast hip-hop, hip-hop
Length 59:42
Label Arista/BMG Records
07822-19047
Producer Naughty by Nature, Donald Robinson, Falonte Moore, Kay Gee
Naughty by Nature chronology

Poverty's Paradise
(1995)
19 Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
(1999)
IIcons
(2002)
Singles from Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
  1. "Dirt All by My Lonely"
    Released: March 23, 1999
  2. "Live or Die"
    Released: May 11, 1999
  3. "Jamboree"
    Released: June 15, 1999
  4. "Holiday"
    Released: October 20, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune (favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly A−[3]
Melody Maker [4]
NME (7/10)[5]
Q [6]
Robert Christgau [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Spin (7/10)[4]

Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury is the fifth album by Naughty by Nature, which was released on April 27, 1999, as their first and only album for Arista Records. The album was a success, peaking at 22 on the Billboard 200 and produced a big comeback hit for the group with "Jamboree", which reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Three additional singles, "Dirt All By My Lonely", "Live or Die" and "Holiday", all had minor success on the charts.

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:35
  2. "Ring the Alarm" – 3:57
  3. "Dirt All By My Lonely" – 3:14
  4. "Holiday" (Featuring Phiness) – 4:08
  5. "Live or Die" (Featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Phiness) – 3:41
  6. "On the Run" – 3:21
  7. "Radio" (Featuring Rustic Overtones) – 4:37
  8. "Jamboree" (Featuring Zhané) – 3:34
  9. "Would've Done the Same for Me" (Featuring Koffee Brown) – 4:18
  10. "Thugs & Hustlers" (Featuring Mag, Krayzie Bone) – 3:28
  11. "Work" (Featuring Mag, Castro) – 3:20
  12. "We Could Do It" (Featuring Big Punisher) – 4:48
  13. "The Blues" (Featuring Next) – 3:49
  14. "Wicked Bounce" – 3:54
  15. "Live Then Lay" (Featuring Phiness) – 4:01
  16. "The Shivers" (Featuring Chain Gang Platune) – 4:57

Samples

Ring the Alarm

Dirt All by My Lonely

Holiday

Live or Die

On the Run

Jamboree

Would've Done the Same for Me

We Could Do It

The Blues

Wicked Bounce

Live Then Lay

Chart performance

Album

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999 Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury 22 9

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1999 "Dirt All By My Lonley" - 109 -
"Live Or Die" - 86 -
"Jamboree" 10 4 1
"Holiday" - 101 -

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Chicago Tribune review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. 4.0 4.1 Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. NME review
  6. Cranna, Ian. "Naughty By Nature - Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd) (July 1999): 121.
  7. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. Rolling Stone review