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. It was released on March 13, 1990, through

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. Recording sessions took place at Bayside Sound Recording Studio and at Soundcheck Studio in New York. Production was handled by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor and the Invincibles. It features the lone

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from

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. The album reached number 58 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 11 on the

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. It was certified Gold by the

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on June 12, 1992. The album spawned two singles, "Funhouse" from '' House Party (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'', which peaked at No. 27 on the

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and topped the

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chart, and "Back to Basics", which peaked at No. 69 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 16 on the Hot Rap Songs. The song "Toe to Toe" was released as a promotional single.

Track listing

Personnel

* Christopher Reid – main artist * Christopher Martin – main artist, co-producer (track 10) *

– featured artists (track 6) * Hurby "Luv Bug"/"Fingerprints" Azor – backing vocals, producer *Robin Feinberg – backing vocals *Glenn D. Gibson – guitar *Stanley Aaron Brown – keyboards, co-producer (tracks: 3, 6, 11) *Eric "Quicksilver" Johnson – co-producer (tracks: 1, 9) *The Wizard M.E. – co-producer (tracks: 2, 8) *"The Grand Composer" Dre – co-producer (track 2) *Dana Mozie – co-producer (tracks: 4, 7, 10) *Steve Azor – co-producer (track 5) *Andre DeBourg – engineering *Amy Bennick – art direction

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1990 albums Kid 'n Play albums Select Records albums Albums produced by Hurby Azor