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Behind Bars (Slick Rick album)

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Released
  
November 22, 1994

Length
  
40:14

Release date
  
22 November 1994

Genre
  
Hip hop music

Recorded
  
1993-1994

Artist
  
Slick Rick

Label
  
Def Jam Recordings

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Behind Bars (1994)
  
The Art of Storytelling (1999)

Producers
  
Slick Rick, Prince Paul, Easy Mo Bee, Pete Rock, Large Professor

Similar
  
The Ruler's Back, The Art of Storytelling, The Great Adventures of Slick Ri, Business as Usual, RegulateG Funk Era

Slick rick behind bars


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.

Contents

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.

Samples

  • "All Alone (No One to Be With)"
  • "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick and The Get Fresh Crew
  • "Cuz It's Wrong"
  • "In Bed" by Rare Earth
  • "A Love That's True, Pt. 1 & 2"
  • "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
  • "Behind Bars"
  • "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder
  • "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
  • "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
  • "Behind Bars (Dum Ditty Dum Mix)"
  • "Sometimes I Cry" by Les McCann
  • "The Real Deal" by Lifers Group
  • "Get a Job"
  • "Mind Power" by James Brown
  • "I'm Captive"
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Wilmer & the Dukes
  • "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick and The Get Fresh Crew
  • "Peter Piper" by Run–D.M.C.
  • "Sittin' in My Car"
  • "Sitting in the Park" by Billy Stewart
  • Personnel

  • Slick Rick - performer, producer
  • Warren G - performer, producer, remixing
  • Nice & Smooth - performer, producer
  • Doug E. Fresh - performer
  • Vance Wright - producer
  • Prince Paul - producer
  • Pete Rock - producer, remixing
  • Large Professor - producer, remixing
  • Easy Mo Bee - producer
  • Al "Purple" Hayes - bass
  • Joe Quinde - engineer, mixing, mixing engineer
  • Yianni Papadopoulos - engineer, mixing
  • Darroll Gustamachio - engineer
  • Doug Wilson - engineer
  • Mike Glowik - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Leroy Southwell - assistant engineer
  • Rich July - remixing, mixing, mixing engineer
  • Djinji Brown - remixing, mixing engineer
  • Greg Geitzenauer - remixing, mixing engineer
  • Epitome of Scratch - remixing
  • Songs

    1Behind Bars3:22
    2All Alone (No One to Be With)4:05
    3Sittin’ in My Car3:47

    References

    Behind Bars (Slick Rick album) Wikipedia