Act Like You Know

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Act Like You Know
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991 (1991-09-17)
Recorded1990–1991
Genre
Length62:18
Label
Producer
MC Lyte chronology
Eyes on This
(1989)
Act Like You Know
(1991)
Ain't No Other
(1993)
Singles from Act Like You Know
  1. "When in Love"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Poor Georgie"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Eyes are the Soul"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]


Act Like You Know is the third studio album by American rapper MC Lyte. It was released on September 17, 1991, for First Priority Records, distributed by Atlantic Records and featured production from big-name producers, Audio Two, The 45 King, Epic Mazur and Richard Wolf. Act Like You Know had a softer, more R&B-like sound than her more hardcore albums, Lyte as a Rock and Eyes on This, and reviews were generally mixed. The album fell in the charts, only peaking at #102 on the Billboard 200 and #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. However, two singles made it high on the Hot Rap Singles, "When In Love" made it to #3 on the Hot Rap Singles chart, while "Poor Georgie" made it to #1 on the chart and #83 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When In Love"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:58
2."Eyes Are the Soul"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:53
3."Search 4 the Lyte"MC Lyte, King Of Chill3:21
4."Act Like You Know"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur3:50
5."Mickey Slipper (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur1:36
6."Poor Georgie"MC Lyte, Dee Jay Doc4:30
7."Take It Off"Spoonie Gee, Pal Joey, MC Lyte4:51
8."Beyond the Hype"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur4:20
9."All That"MC Lyte, Dana Eaves, Audio Two3:10
10."Big Bad Sister"MC Lyte, The 45 King3:11
11."Like that Anna (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Audio Two0:53
12."Kamikaze"MC Lyte, 45 King4:10
13."Can You Dig It"King Of Chill3:15
14."Like a Virgin"MC Lyte, 45 King4:13
15."Lola from the Copa"MC Lyte, Audio Two3:04
16."2 Young 4 What"MC Lyte, DJ Master Tee3:32
17."Absolutely Positively..... Practical Jokes"MC Lyte, 45 King3:42
18."Another Dope Intro (Interlude)"MC Lyte, Richard Wolf, Bret Mazur0:43
19."K-Rock's the Man" (CD only Bonus Track) 2:05
Total length:62:18

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Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 14

References

  1. ^ link
  2. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=914&name=MC+Lyte link
  3. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "MC Lyte". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 526. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.