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. It was released on June 15, 1995, via AWOL Records. Production was handled by Mike Mosley, Sam Bostic, DJ Daryl, Rodney, D-Wiz and Troy-B, with Barbara Shannon serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from

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, Mississippi, Snap and Tuna Bug. The album debuted at number 99 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number four on the

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chart in the United States. Along with a single, a

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was produced for the song "Birds in the Kitchen". West Coast Mafia Records, C-Bo's own label,

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d the album in 2002.

Track listing

Personnel

*Shawn "

" Thomas – vocals (tracks: 2-5, 7-12) *Tyrone "Mississippi" Gibson – vocals (tracks: 3, 9) *Marva Jean "

" Cooks – vocals (tracks: 6, 11) *Snap – vocals (track 10) *Tuna Bug – vocals (track 10) *Dave "D-Wiz" Evelingham – producer (track 1), mixing *Troy B – producer (track 1) *"DJ Daryl" Anderson – producer (tracks: 2, 8, 10, 12) *Rodney – producer (tracks: 3, 6) *Mike Mosley – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11) *Sam Bostic – producer (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11) *Ken Lee – mastering (tracks: 7, 8) *Barbara Shannon – executive producer *Keba Konte – photography *Phunky Phat Graph-X – design

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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