The Stoop (album)

The Stoop
Studio album by Little Jackie
Released July 8, 2008 (USA)
September 1, 2008 (UK)
September 5, 2008 (Ireland)
Genre R&B
Length 34:00
Label S-Curve
Producer Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini, Adam Pallin
Little Jackie chronology

The Stoop
(2008)		 Made4TV
(2011)
Singles from The Stoop
  1. "The World Should Revolve Around Me"
    Released: September 1, 2008

The Stoop is the 2008 studio debut album released by duo Little Jackie on the S-Curve label. The album produced a single hit, "The World Should Revolve Around Me", which reached #92 on the Pop 100 Billboard chart and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2] The album itself did not fare as well on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at #138.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Associated Press (positive)[4]
Billboard (positive)[5]
The Guardian [6]
New York Times (positive)[7]
Salon (positive)[8]
The Times (positive)[9]

The album has been very well received by critics.

The New York Times praised the songwriting as "modern and quick-tongued" with "insouciant, articulate takes on relationships in various stages of disaster".[10]

Associated Press indicated that the music was "contemporary and classic", with a "funky Motown vibe mixed with hip-hop beats".[11]

Billboard called the album an excellent debut and said Coppola's fans would be pleased by the "bubbly blend of swinging hip-hop rhythms, bright R&B horns and sassy soul-siren vocals."[12]

Salon said that the album provided "a perfect soundtrack for a lazy summer day" and that Coppola has a "knack for satire."[13]

Blues & Soul spoke about the music having "A bittersweet musical vibe that combines a respectful nod to the soulful Motown rhythms of the past with a sneer to the many social and cultural issues that consume today's public."[14]

Music

Pallin indicated that the song "28 Butts", about a woman wasting her life, was pivotal to the album with respect to its vibe, which helped set the tone for the rest.[15] Coppola says that in terms of the lyrics she had to tone herself down, as she was "going through a little angry phase, getting in touch with my inner whore."[15] But though the material may be angry, Billboard noted that "attacks on brain-dead celebutantes and deadbeat boyfriends rarely feel like this much fun."[12]

"The World Should Revolve Around Me" was the first single and video off the album.[15] According to Coppola, the song, which was inspired by a break-up, talks about people's need for space, reflecting the kind of thing that people say when they are angry that they might later regret.[16]

The lyrics to "Cryin' for the Queen" are a diatribe launched against chemically-impaired foreign performers that appears to be directed specifically at Amy Winehouse.[17]

Salon singled out two other songs for comment, noting that in "Go Hard or Go Home" Coppola talked about deep family scars without self pity and that the title track of the album captures both the "comforts and craziness of home" even for those who might not "have a Brooklyn stoop to sit on."[13]

The song "The Stoop" appears in the 2009 movie The Final Destination, an episode of 90210 and in New York Goes To Hollywood when Little Jackie asked for Tiffany Pollard's help (New York) to record backing vocals. The song "28 Butts" appears in a season 4 episode of Criminal Minds (titled '52 Pickup').

Tracklist

Except where otherwise noted, all songs by Imani Coppola, Mike Mangini and Adam Pallin.

  1. "The Stoop" – 2:53
  2. "The World Should Revolve Around Me" (Coppola, Mangini, Willie Mitchell, Pallin, Early Randle) – 3:01
  3. "28 Butts" – 3:08
  4. "Guys Like When Girls Kiss" – 3:39
  5. "I Liked You Better Before" – 3:58
  6. "LOL" – 2:46
  7. "Crying for the Queen" – 3:25
  8. "Black Barbie" – 3:21
  9. "One Love" – 2:35
  10. "The Kitchen" – 2:29
  11. "Go Hard or Go Home" – 2:45

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 138
Irish Albums Chart —
US Billboard 200 —

Personnel

Notes

References