Operation: Get Down
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Operation: Get Down | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 24, 1997 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 56:48 | |||
Label | Street Life, Scotti Brothers | |||
Producer | Eric B.(Executive Producer), Demarie Sheki Ty "Sugarless" Fyffe Johnny "J" Al West Mark Morales | |||
Craig Mack chronology | ||||
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Singles from Operation: Get Down | ||||
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Operation: Get Down is the second studio album by rapper Craig Mack, released in June 1997, three years after his successful debut album Project: Funk Da World. After his split from Bad Boy Records, Mack's popularity quickly went downhill; Operation: Get Down failed to reach Gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and also failed to produce a hit single. A few years following the release, Craig disappeared from the hip hop industry for almost a decade, with the exception of a few guest spots and soundtrack appearances until his death from heart failure on March 12, 2018.
Critical reception
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Wade Kergen of AllMusic commented on the late release of the album: "If Operation: Get Down had appeared sooner, it's possible that "Drugs, Guns and Thugs" could have broken out as a single and Mack would never have had to write "Jockin' My Style"—a song attacking all the MCs who had taken on his style during the long absence."[1]
Track listing
# | Title | Time | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Sample (s) |
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1 | "Can You Still Love Me" | 4:39 | Eric B. | Craig Mack, Natasha Barr | |
2 | "What I Need" | 4:07 | Demarie Sheki | Craig Mack, Demarie Sheki, PJ DeMarks |
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3 | "Jockin' My Style" | 4:45 | Ty Fyffe | Craig Mack | |
4 | "Rap Hangover" | 4:00 | Johnny J | Craig Mack, La Shawn Monet | *"Love Hangover" by Diana Ross |
5 | "Sit Back & Relax" | 5:17 | Al West, Mark Morales | Craig Mack, Demarie Sheki, PJ DeMarks |
*"It Never Rains (In Southern California)" by Tony! Toni! Toné! |
6 | "Do You See" | 4:58 | Demarie Sheki | Craig Mack, Demarie Sheki, PJ DeMarks |
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7 | "Put It on You" | 4:58 | Demarie Sheki | Craig Mack, Demarie Sheki | |
8 | "Rock Da Party" | 3:58 | Al West, Mark Morales | Craig Mack | *"Games People Play" by Sweet G |
9 | "Today's Forecast" | 4:19 | Ty Fyffe | Craig Mack | |
10 | "Style" | 4:37 | Al West, Mark Morales | Craig Mack | *"Spoonin' Rap" by Spoonie Gee |
11 | "You!" | 4:10 | Johnny J | Craig Mack | |
12 | "Drugs, Guns and Thugs" | 5:19 | Demarie Sheki | Craig Mack, Keith Murray | |
13 | "Prime Time Live" | 1:44 | Al West, Mark Morales | Craig Mack | *"Heart of Stone" by Silver Convention |
Album singles
Single information |
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"What I Need"
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"Style"
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the media notes of Operation: Get Down.[2]
- Doug Haverty: Art direction
- Brian Johnson: Design for Command A Studios, Inc.
- Johnny Buzzerio: Photography
- Risa Kerr: Stylist for Fierro, Inc.
- Jennifer Rade: Stylist (pictures 2, 3, 6, 11 and 12)
- Jennifer Davis: Grooming
Chart positions
Album chart positions
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
1997 | Operation: Get Down | #46 | #17 |
Singles chart positions
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
1997 | "What I Need" | — | #55 | #16 | #9 |
1998 | "Style" | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b Kergan, Wade. "Operation: Get Down - Craig Mack". AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Operation: Get Down (media notes). Craig Mack. Attic. 1997. SBD 5521.
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