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Released
  
November 24, 1992

Artist
  
Wreckx-n-Effect

Label
  
MCA Records

Length
  
46:04

Release date
  
24 November 1992

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Recorded
  
1992 Future Recording Studios Virginia Beach, Virginia

Producer
  
Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, David Wynn, Wreckx-n-Effect, Franklyn Grant, Menton L. Smith

Hard or Smooth (1992)
  
Raps New Generation (1996)

Genres
  
New jack swing, Hip hop music

Similar
  
New jack swing albums, Other albums

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Hard or Smooth was the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992 for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy Riley, Ty Fyffe, Riley's engineers Franklyn Grant and David Wynn and Wreckx-n--Effect. This marked Wreckx-n-Effect's first album following the death of member, Brandon Mitchell, who was shot to death in 1990.

Contents

Hard or Smooth became a success for the group thanks in large part to the single "Rump Shaker". The album itself made it to #9 on the Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Several singles made it to the Billboard charts; "Rump Shaker" would make it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, as well as #9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play; "Knock-N-Boots" made it to #72 on the Hot 100 and #71 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; "My Cutie" made it to #37 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales and #75 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart; and "Wreckx Shop" made it to #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks and 46 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

Track listing

  1. "Rump Shaker" (Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, David Wynn, Anton Hollins, Pharrell Williams) – 5:13
  2. "New Jack Swing, Pt. 2" (hard version) (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley, Tyrone Fyffe, Pharrell Williams, Franklyn Grant) – 4:50
  3. "Wreckx Shop" (Aqil Davidson, Tyrone Fyffe, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 4:39
  4. "Knock-N-Boots" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Menton L. Smith) – 4:51
  5. "Here We Come" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 4:27
  6. "Tell Me How You Feel" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley) – 4:59
  7. "My Cutie" (Menton L. Smith, Teddy Riley) – 4:07
  8. "Wreckx-N-Effect" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley) – 3:53
  9. "Ez Come Ez Go (What Goes Up Must Come Down)" (Aqil Davidson, Teddy Riley, David Wynn) – 3:44
  10. "Hard" (Teddy Riley, Aqil Davidson, Tyrone Fyffe) – 2:04
  11. "Smooth" (Markell Riley, Tyrone Fyffe, Teddy Riley, Franklyn Grant, Menton L. Smith) – 2:59

Personnel

  • Teddy Riley - all instruments, executive producer, mixing, recording engineer
  • Tammy Lucas - background vocals
  • Tyrone Fyffe - production, background vocals, scratches
  • Franklyn Grant - production, recording engineer, mixing
  • David Wynn - production, scratches
  • Jean Marie Horvat - recording engineer, mixing
  • Steve Thomas - scratches
  • Darryl Shuler - background vocals
  • Robert Nickerson - background vocals
  • Dante Drew - background vocals
  • Earl Thomas - assistant engineer
  • Keston Wright - assistant engineer
  • Steve Hall - mastering
  • Todd Gray - photography
  • Vartan - art direction
  • DEY International - design

    • Samples

    "Rump Shaker"

  • "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
  • "Darkest Light" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
  • "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
  • "Midnight Theme" by Manzel
  • "I Like It" by DeBarge

    • "New Jack Swing, Pt. 2"

  • "Woman to Woman" by Joe Cocker
  • "The Bridge" by MC Shan
  • "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
  • "Just Rhymin' Wit Biz" by Biz Markie feat. Big Daddy Kane

    • "Wreckx Shop"

  • "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
  • "The Payback" by James Brown
  • "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier

    • "Knock-N-Boots"

  • "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins
  • "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown
  • "You'll Like It Too" by Funkadelic

    • "My Cutie"

  • "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
  • "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown

    • "Hard"

  • "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding
  • "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

    • "Smooth"

  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Playing Your Game, Baby" by Barry White

    • Songs

    1Rump Shaker5:13
    2New Jack Swing II (hard version)4:50
    3Wreckx Shop4:39

    References

    Hard or Smooth Wikipedia
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