''No Need for Alarm'' is the second solo studio album by American hip hop musician

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. It was released in 1993 through

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. Recording sessions took place at Hyde Street Studios in

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and at Chung King House of Metal in

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. The album spawned the two singles "Catch A Bad One", and "Wrong Place"

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was handled by Del himself along with A-Plus, Casual,

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, Jay-Biz, Snupe and

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. The album peaked at number 125 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Critical reception

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called the album "a challenging, unique, and uncompromising follow-up, one well worth picking up for anyone interested in either the evolution of West Coast hip-hop or just the evolution of one of its most talented, eccentric, and gifted artists".

Track listing

Personnel

* Teren Delvon Jones – vocals, producer (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 13) * Unicron – vocals (track 7) * Adam " A-Plus" Carter – vocals (track 8), turntables (tracks: 5, 7, 11, 14), producer (track 14) * Jon " Casual" Owens – vocals (track 8), producer (tracks: 2, 7) * Duane 'Snupe' Lee – vocals (track 8), producer (track 1) * Toure Batiste Duncan – turntables (track 1) * Jamie "Jay-Biz" Suarez – turntables (tracks: 12, 13), production (track 12) * Damian "

" Siguenza – producer (tracks: 4, 8, 11) *

– producers (tracks: 5, 6) * Matt Kelley – engineering (tracks: 1-4, 7-14) * John Gamble – engineering (tracks: 5, 6) * Tim Latham – mixing * Ross Yeo – assistant engineering * Adam Cudzin – assistant mixing * Joe Thomas – assistant mixing * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering * Scott Idleman – design * Carl Posey – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1993 albums Del the Funky Homosapien albums Elektra Records albums Albums produced by Dante Ross Albums produced by John Gamble (record producer) Albums produced by A-Plus (rapper) Albums recorded at Chung King Studios