The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
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| Released | September 20, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | November 1993-August 1994 | |||
| Studio | Rockin Reel Studios Commack NY, | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Producer | Erick Sermon (exec.), KP, Reggie Noble | |||
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| Singles from The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World | ||||
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The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World is the debut studio album from American hip hop artist Keith Murray, released September 20, 1994 on Jive Records.
The album peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard 200 chart. By August 1995, it was certified gold in sales by the RIAA, after sales exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States. The album is now out of print.
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album peaked at thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and reached the fifth spot on the Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] The album was certified gold in August 1995.[3]
Stanton Swihart of Allmusic gave the album's production as well as Murray's rhymes a good review, although he did state that Murray's lyrics "are often tasty going down... but won't necessarily stick around to quell any sort of hunger.[1]
Track listing
- All tracks produced by Erick Sermon, except track 3 produced by KP and track 15 produced by Reggie Noble (rapper Redman).
| # | Title | Performer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Live From New York" | 1:20 | |
| 2 | "Sychosymatic" | Keith Murray | 2:57 |
| 3 | "Dip Dip Di" | Keith Murray | 3:14 |
| 4 | "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World [LP Version]" | Keith Murray | 3:47 |
| 5 | "Herb Is Pumpin'" | Keith Murray | 2:28 |
| 6 | "Sychoward" | 0:37 | |
| 7 | "Straight Loonie" | Keith Murray, Erick Sermon, Jamal |
3:20 |
| 8 | "Danger" | Keith Murray | 3:35 |
| 9 | "Get Lifted" | Keith Murray | 4:02 |
| 10 | "How's That" | Keith Murray, Erick Sermon, Redman |
3:05 |
| 11 | ”The Chase" | 0:45 | |
| 12 | "Take It To The Streets" | Keith Murray | 3:56 |
| 13 | "Bom Bom Zee" | Keith Murray, Hurricane G |
2:16 |
| 14 | "Countdown" | 0:23 | |
| 15 | "Escapism" | Keith Murray | 4:02 |
| 16 | "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World [Green-Eyed Remix]" | Keith Murray | 3:48 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1994)[2] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 34 |
| U.S. R&B Albums | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1994 | "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" | 50 | 5 | 19 | 3 |
| 1995 | "Get Lifted" | 71 | 4 | 33 | 7 |
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[5]
- engineering – Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg
- executive production – Erick Sermon
- mastering – Tony Dawsey
- mixing – Bob Fudjinski, Dave Greenberg
- performing – Hurricane G, Redman, Erick Sermon
- production – Erick Sermon
- rapping – Keith Murray
- vocals – Bob Fudjinski, Jeff Stewart
- vocals (background) – Erick Sermon
Notes
- ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 15, 2006 : Search Results - Keith Murray". RIAA. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
- ^ "allmusic ((( The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "allmusic ((( The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-14.