''8th Wonder'' is the second album by the American rap group the Sugarhill Gang. The album was released in 1981 for Sugar Hill Records and was again produced by

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and James Cullimore. Though not as successful as the group's previous album, the album did feature the minor hits " 8th Wonder" and "

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" and featured an appearance by another

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rap group, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 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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'' 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."

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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."

Track listing

Charts

References

The Sugarhill Gang albums 1981 albums {{1980s-hiphop-album-stub