''8th Wonder'' is the second album by the American rap group
the Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's onl ...
. The album was released in 1981 for Sugar Hill Records and was again produced by
Sylvia Robinson and James Cullimore. Though not as successful as the group's previous album, the album did feature the minor hits "
8th Wonder" and "
Apache" and featured an appearance by another
Sugar Hill Records rap group,
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole (not to be confused with Kid Creole), Keef Cowboy, S ...
on "Showdown".
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 66 on Billboard's Soul LPs chart on January 16, 1982.
Critical reception
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The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'' advised: "Don't expect anything new—there's still a lot of stuff about how great it is to be a member of The Sugarhill Gang and how the ladies fall for it."
noted that "professional is as good as they get, and in the absence of vaguely interesting words the singing tracks are funktional dance music at best."
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Track listing
Charts
References
The Sugarhill Gang albums
1981 albums
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