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| Sugarhill Gang | |
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| Studio Album by | The Sugarhill Gang (rap group) |
| Released | February 7, 1980 |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre/Style | Old school hip-hop |
| Length | 39:17 |
| Label | Sugar Hill Records (record label) |
| Producer(s) | Sylvia Robinson, Billy Jones, Nate Edmonds |
| Writer(s) | |
| Last album | |
| This album | Sugarhill Gang (album) |
| Next album | 8th Wonder (The Sugarhill Gang album) |
Sugarhill Gang is the self titled debut album by influential rap group The Sugarhill Gang.
Reception[]
The album was released in 1980 for Sugarhill Records and was produced by Sylvia Robinson. The single "Rapper's Delight" was a #36 hit on the US pop chart and a #4 hit on the R&B chart. Although "Rapper's Delight" was the only charting single, the album also included the minor hit, "Rapper's Reprise".
Track listing[]
1. "Here I Am" - 5:09 (Craig Derry, Nate Edmonds)
2. "Rapper's Reprise (Jam, Jam)" featuring The Sequence - 7:40 (Sylvia Robinson)
3. "Bad News Don't Bother Me" - 6:45 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright)
4. "Sugarhill Groove" - 9:52 (Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson)
5. "Passion Play" - 5:10 (Brenda Reynolds, Nate Edmonds, Ray Smith)
6. "Rapper's Delight (single)" - 14:37 [4:55 - shortened single version] (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers)
Personnel[]
- The Sugarhill Gang - Lead Vocals
- Bernard Rowland, Douglas Wimbish - Bass
- Brian Horton, Keith LeBlanc - Drums
- Bert Williams, Skip McDonald - Guitar
- Nate Edmonds, Skitch Smith - Keyboards
- Harry Reyes, John Stump - Percussion
- Craig Derry - Vocals, Congas
- Sylvia Robinson - Vibraphone
Singles[]
Links[]
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarhill_Gang_%28album%29
- The Sugarhill Gang-Sugarhill Gang at Discogs
See Also[]
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