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Face the Nation (Kid 'n Play album)

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Released
  
September 24, 1991

Length
  
49:44

Release date
  
24 September 1991

Recorded
  
1991

Artist
  
Kid 'n Play

Label
  
Select Records

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Genres
  
Hip hop music, Golden age hip hop

Producers
  
Christopher Martin, Pete Rock, Hurby Azor

Similar
  
Funhouse, 2 Hype, House Party, House Party 2

Face the Nation is the third and final album by hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play. It was released on September 24, 1991 on Select Records and produced by Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson, Christopher "Play" Martin, Pete Rock and Hurby Luv Bug. This title of the last album was inspired by the CBS Sunday morning public affairs program of the same name.

Contents

Kid n play face the nation 1991


Reception

The album was a critical and commercial failure, making it to #144 on the Billboard 200 and #27 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. However, it featured the hit single "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody", which made it to #1 on the Hot Rap Singles and #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the few Select Records albums to have major-label distribution.

Track listing

  1. "It's Alright Y'all" - 4:32
  2. "Back on Wax" - 4:40
  3. "Got a Good Thing Going On" - 4:40
  4. "Next Question" - 5:08
  5. "Face the Nation" - 4:44
  6. "Foreplay" - 4:31
  7. "Slippin'" - 4:13
  8. "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" - 4:45
  9. "Give It Here" - 4:35
  10. "Bill's At the Door" - 4:51
  11. "Toe to Toe (Fat R&B Mix)" - 5:54

Samples

Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody

  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" by Brick
  • Foreplay

  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
  • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
  • Got a Good Thing Going On

  • "The Champ" by The Mohawks
  • "Ladies' Night" by Kool & the Gang
  • Slippin'

  • "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller Band
  • Songs

    1It’s Alright Y’all4:48
    2Back on Wax4:45
    3Got a Good Thing Going On4:59

    References

    Face the Nation (Kid 'n Play album) Wikipedia