"Straighten It Out" is the second single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth from their album, ''

Mecca and the Soul Brother ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' is the 1992 debut album from hip-hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The album contains their best known song, "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)". ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'' has been widely acclaimed as one of the ...

'', which was released to critical acclaim in 1992. The song deals with bootleggers and sample clearance opportunists. Unlike the previous single, "

They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" is a song by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, inspired by the death of their close friend Troy Dixon (better known as "Trouble" T. Roy of Heavy D & the Boyz) in 1990. The song was the lead single off their debut album, ...

", "Straighten It Out" did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song contains a sample from "Our Generation" by Ernie Hines.

Track listing

: Side A 1. Straighten It Out (Vocal) (4:12)
2. Straighten It Out (Vocal Remix) (4:18)
3. Straighten It Out (Instrumental) (4:14)
: Side B 1. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Remix) (4:55)
2. They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Remix Instrumental) (4:44)
3. Straighten It Out (Remix Instrumental) (4:14) ---- {{Pete Rock & CL Smooth Pete Rock songs 1992 singles 1992 songs Elektra Records singles Song recordings produced by Pete Rock Songs written by Pete Rock Songs written by CL Smooth CL Smooth songs