It Takes Two (album)

It Takes Two
It Takes Two
Studio album by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
Released	August 9, 1988
Studio	Hillside Sound Studio (Englewood, NJ)
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	41:11
Label	Profile
Producer	Rob Base; William Hamilton; DJ E-Z Rock; Donald Dee Bowden; Thomas Dean;
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock chronology
Singles from It Takes Two
	"It Takes Two"; Released: August 2, 1988; "Get on the Dance Floor"; Released: 1988; "Joy and Pain"; Released: 1989;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

It Takes Two is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. It was released on August 9, 1988 through Profile Records.^[2] Recording sessions took place at Hillside Sound Studio in Englewood, New Jersey. Production was handled by William Hamilton, Donald Dee Bowden, Thomas Dean, Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. Both the album and the title track/single were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 12, 1989 and December 28, 1989, respectively.

The album produced two minor hit singles, "It Takes Two" and "Joy and Pain", and the #1 Dance single produced by David "DJ" Wynn, "Get on the Dance Floor".

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Takes Two"	5:00
2.	"Joy and Pain"	3:45
3.	"Don't Sleep on It"	4:00
4.	"Check This Out"	2:59
5.	"Crush"	5:29
6.	"Get on the Dance Floor"	4:23
7.	"Times Are Gettin' Ill"	3:38
8.	"Keep It Going Now"	3:50
9.	"Make It Hot"	4:19
10.	"Creativity"	3:48
Total length:		41:11

Charts[edit]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	4

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Henderson, Alex. "It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ "Hip-Hop's Greatest Year: Fifteen Albums That Made Rap Explode". Rolling Stone. February 12, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ "Rob Base Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ "Rob Base Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^ "American album certifications – ROB BASE & DJ E-Z ROCK – IT TAKES TWO". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[edit]

Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock – It Takes Two at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Henderson, Alex. "It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[2] "Hip-Hop's Greatest Year: Fifteen Albums That Made Rap Explode". Rolling Stone. February 12, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Rob_Base-3] "Rob Base Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Rob_Base-4] "Rob Base Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2019.

[RIAA-5] "American album certifications – ROB BASE & DJ E-Z ROCK – IT TAKES TWO". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Studio albums	It Takes Two (1988) The Incredible Base (1989) Break of Dawn (1994)
Singles	"It Takes Two" "Get on the Dance Floor" "Joy and Pain"