''America'' is the sixth album by rapper
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper ...
, released in 1985 on
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
. The album includes the song "If I Ruled the World" from the film ''
Krush Groove
''Krush Groove'' is a 1985 American musical comedy-drama film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures that was written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz (who also produced the movie, along with George Jackson and Doug McHenry). This ...
'', Blow's biggest hit since "
The Breaks" and one of the last of his musical career. The album was the first album Kurtis Blow produced in a new deal with Polygram Records that gave Kurtis the title, 'Hip Hop's First Millionaire". The album was released in an era when old school hip hop was being overtaken by a harder sound and attitude. The album includes the first sample loop which revolutionized the music industry.
[Strong, Martin C. (2002) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 105-6] The single, "If I Ruled the World", reached number 24 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top ...
in January 1986.
Track listing
# "America (Vocal)" (
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper ...
) – 6:17
# "America (Dub Mix)" (Blow) – 2:42
# "Super Sperm" (Blow) – 1:16
# "AJ Meets Davy DMX" (Blow,
David Reeves) – 6:37
# "Hello Baby" (Blow, Reeves) – 6:42
# "If I Ruled the World" (Blow, Reeves, AJ Scratch) – 7:10
# "Respect to the King"(Blow, Delaney McGill) – 1:57
# "AJ is Cool" (Blow, Reeves) – 5:51
# "Summertime Groove" (Blow, Danny Harris, Robert Robertson) – 5:44
# "MC Lullaby" (Blow) – :28
# "Don't Cha Feel Like Making Love" (Anthony Foster, Daniel Harris) – 4:16
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Kurtis Blow albums
1985 albums
Mercury Records albums
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