Very Necessary

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Very Necessary
Studio album by Salt-n-Pepa
Released October 12, 1993
Recorded 1993
Genre Hip hop
Length 58:44
Label Next Plateau Records
London
Producer Herby "Luvbug" Azor / Salt-n-Pepa
Salt-n-Pepa chronology
Blacks' Magic
(1990)		 Very Necessary
(1993)		 Brand New
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.0/5 stars [1]
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention) [2]

Very Necessary is the title of the fourth studio album by rap/hip-hop group Salt-n-Pepa Released in 1993, the album went on to become the most successful rap album by a female act. It was produced by Cheryl James (Salt), Sandy Denton (Pepa), Dee Dee "Diedra" Roper (Spinderella), and Hurby Azor. It resulted in several Billboard hits for the female hip-hop trio, including "Shoop" (their first top 5 pop hit, peaking at #4), "Whatta Man" (featuring En Vogue) (their biggest hit at #3), and "None of Your Business", a top 40 hit which would win them their first Grammy Award. "Very Necessary" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, and has been certified 5 times platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of five million copies in the US. The album sold an additional two million copies internationally, for total sales of seven million.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Groove Me" (Hurby Azor, Dave Kelly, Anthony Williams) – 4:21
  2. "No One Does It Better" (Trevor Guthrie) – 3:53
  3. "Somebody's Gettin' on My Nerves" (Hurby Azor, Steve Azor) – 3:57
  4. "Whatta Man" (duet with En Vogue) (Hurby Azor, Dave Crawford, Cheryl James) – 5:07
  5. "None of Your Business" (Hurby Azor) – 3:32
  6. "Step" (Hurby Azor) – 3:10
  7. "Shoop" (Sandra Denton, Cheryl James, Mark Spark, O Roberts, Ike Turner) – 4:07
  8. "Heaven or Hell" (Hurby Azor, Mike Oliver) – 4:43
  9. "Big Shot" (Hurby Azor, Steve Azor, Dana Mozie, Anthony Williams) – 3:47
  10. "Sexy Noises Turn Me On" (Hurby Azor) – 3:54
  11. "Somma Time Man" (Cheryl James, David Wynn) – 3:25
  12. "Break of Dawn" (Hurby Azor) – 3:45
  13. "Psa We Talk" (Hurby Azor) – 3:18
  14. "Shoop (Danny D's Radio Mix)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3089. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
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